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Trump, Musk fire nearly 10,000 workers in stepped up assault on US agencies

The layoffs have sparked backlash from federal employee unions and critics, who argue that abrupt terminations could disrupt essential public services as some workers were reportedly given as little as 30 minutes' notice to clear their desks.

Prez Donald Trump denies US ‘Deep State’ role in Bangladesh crisis, says it’s for PM Modi to handle

Trump govt deports second batch of Indians; to land in Amritsar on Feb 15

Elon Musk’s X to pay US President Donald Trump $10 million to settle lawsuit

Donald Trump calls for shutting down of Education Department, says it is a ‘big con job’

Trump had suggested that he would close the department through an executive order despite realizing that achieving this goal would require support from Congress and teachers’ unions.

India, France bolster ties with focus on IMEC, nuclear cooperation, and AI

The decision was announced on Feb 12 following high-level discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron during Modi’s two-day visit to France.

Prez Donald Trump nominates Paul Kapur as key US diplomat for South Asian Affairs

The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs deals with US foreign policy and US relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Indian-origin Kapur, if confirmed by the Senate, will replace Donald Lu.

Trump, Putin hold ‘highly productive’ talks as US pushes for end to Russia-Ukraine war

The US President emphasized the urgent need to halt the war’s human toll, stating that both the leaders in a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call agreed to “stopping the millions of deaths taking place in the war between Russia and Ukraine.”

UN report accuses former Bangladesh government headed by Sheikh Hasina of ‘crimes against humanity’

The UN human rights investigators accused Hasina and her government of trying to hold onto power using brutal force against mass agitation last year, during which 1,400 people were killed, mostly by security personnel.

Elon Musk's DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks US students' progress

Musk’s team has slashed as many as 169 contracts which accounted for most of the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences work, with experts arguing that the cuts could hamper accountability in the education system.