Month: February 2025

Taliban have no legal right to multibillion-dollar Afghan fund, says U.S. watchdog

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Representational image of an Afghan man carrying bags of bread for earthquake victims in Gayan, Afghanistan | Photo Credit: Reuters The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognised as its government and are…

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What citizenship laws do countries follow? | Explained

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: In the gale of executive orders announced after Donald Trump assumed office for a second term, the President issued one diluting birthright citizenship, which has…

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What citizenship laws do countries follow? | Explained

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: In the gale of executive orders announced after Donald Trump assumed office for a second term, the President issued one diluting birthright citizenship, which has…

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Why is there a row over border fencing? | Explained

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BSF personnel keep vigil at the India-Bangladesh border at Chhatrahati, in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: In January, India and Bangladesh exchanged words over security measures at the border, including issues around fencing, with both countries summoning diplomats and sending a message about protocols and past…

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Why is there a row over border fencing? | Explained

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BSF personnel keep vigil at the India-Bangladesh border at Chhatrahati, in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: In January, India and Bangladesh exchanged words over security measures at the border, including issues around fencing, with both countries summoning diplomats and sending a message about protocols and past…

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Trump signs executive order to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (February 1, 2025) signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, fulfilling a campaign promise but…

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WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE Updates: John Cena, Roman Reigns Headline Men’s Rumble Match

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WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Match LIVE Updates© X/@TeamCody__ WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE: WWE Royal Rumble 2025 is upon us, with all roads leading to WrestleMania 41. This year’s Royal Rumble will take place at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 2 (IST). Apart from the men’s and women’s Royal…

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Union Budget 2025: Viewpoint – The Hindu

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, unseen, holds a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ style pouch containing the paperless ‘Union Budget 2025-26’, outside the Finance Ministry, at North Block in New Delhi on February 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive Budget on Saturday…

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Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia

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A crater remains a day after the deadly crash of a medevac plane operated by Mexico-based Jet Rescue Air Ambulance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. February 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: via Reuters Authorities sifted through burned cars, damaged homes and charred debris Saturday (February 1, 2025) to gather clues that might explain why an air…

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