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S Jaishankar with Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Image/X) NEW DELHI: EAM S Jaishankar on Tuesday announced that India has proposed a comprehensive assistance package of $450 million to support Sri Lanka’s reconstruction following Cyclone Ditwah, one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the island nation in decades.Speaking in Colombo as a special…
Americans are being advised to monitor their bank accounts as landlord subsidy payments of up to $1,500 under the Section 8 rental assistance programme begin to roll out, following delays triggered by the recent federal government shutdown, according to an ET report. The payments, formally known as Housing Assistance Payments, support low-income households, seniors and…
US President Donald Trump (AP) The TOI correspondent from Washinton: Amid strained ties with New Delhi, the Trump administration has notified Congress of a $686 million sustainment and modernisation package for Pakistan’s aging F-16 fighter jet fleet just weeks after Islamabad’s high-profile lobbying blitz secured warmer ties with the White House.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
US President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion relief package for American farmers, aiming to soften the financial blow of the ongoing trade war with China, which has driven up production costs and slashed crop sales. The announcement was made at the White House during a roundtable meeting attended by agriculture secretary Brooke…
Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying disaster response supplies lands in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka as part of ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’ (PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Tuesday renewed its allegations that its relief operations for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka were being “hampered by lack of cooperation” from India, claiming that permission to use Indian airspace was being…
Pakistan’s relief material sent to Sri Lanka Pakistan’s relief material sent to Sri Lanka Pakistan’s relief material sent to Sri Lanka Pakistan’s relief material sent to Sri Lanka Pakistan’s relief material sent to Sri Lanka NEW DELHI: The Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka faced criticism online after sharing images of relief materials sent to…
NAGPUR: Forgotten for decades, rescued overnight. A 1972 rape survivor whose case reshaped India’s sexual-assault laws was found living in a collapsing hut in eastern Maharashtra, abandoned by welfare systems that should have carried her. A TOI front-page report triggered a wave of response from across India and far beyond, ensuring support for the woman.Maharashtra…
Honduras presidential candidates Nasry Asfura (L), Salvador Nasralla (C), and Rixi Moncada (R) Honduras held its presidential election on Sunday, amid growing concerns that the country could lose US aid if US President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate fails to win.The incumbent leader, Xiomara Castro, is a leftist and the first woman to serve as president…
NEW YORK: Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the US govt in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.President Trump’s administration had cut off $790 million in grants in a standoff that contributed to university layoffs…
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and sought international assistance as the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah’s rains and floods climbed to 132, with 176 people still missing.The extreme weather system has destroyed more than 15,000 homes and forced 78,000 people into state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said, as…
