Three US aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country’s massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response. After travelling to the Southeast Asian nation, the three officials were told late this week they would be…
A video recording, discovered on the cellphone of one of the paramedics who was found along with 14 other aid workers in a mass grave in the Gazan city of Rafah in late March and obtained by The New York Times, shows that the ambulances and fire truck that they were traveling in were clearly…
Uncertainty over FAFSA and student loans threatens to derail US college plans. (Getty Images) As the Trump administration continues its efforts to reshape American education, rising high school seniors are facing growing uncertainty about the future of financial aid. With fears surrounding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and student loans, many students…
Days after the United Nations accused Israel of killing 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza, officials who recovered the bodies or carried out the autopsies said some of the rescue workers were shot multiple times before being buried in a mass grave. The Palestine Red Crescent Society, which had eight of its members killed and carried…
Gujarat NMMS Result 2025 Declared: Over 5,000 Students to Receive Scholarships Gujarat NMMS Result 2025: The State Examination Board, Gandhinagar, has officially announced the Gujarat NMMS Result 2025, bringing excitement to thousands of Class 8 students across the state. The National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination, conducted earlier this year, aims to support meritorious students from…
The United States is ending its financial support for family planning programs in developing countries, cutting nearly 50 million women off from access to contraception. This policy change has attracted little attention amid the wholesale dismantling of American foreign aid, but it stands to have enormous implications, including more maternal deaths and an overall increase…
NEW DELHI: In a significant diplomatic gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a hand of friendship to Myanmar’s military junta govt by dispatching an 80-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for search-and-rescue operations in the earthquake-affected regions of the neighbouring country.Code named ‘Operation Brahma’, India on Saturday dispatched the NDRF contingent to…
India extends humanitarian aid to Myanmar NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-led government, offering condolences and support in the wake of the devastating earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.In a post on X, he said: “Spoke with Senior General H E Min Aung Hlaing of…
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar and Thailand, with the death toll surpassing 1,000 and injuries nearing 2,000. Rescue operations are ongoing in both countries as workers dig through rubble of collapsed buildings. India has dispatched 15 tons of humanitarian aid, including tents, food, and medicines. The true scale of the disaster is…
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday launched ‘Operation Brahma‘ following a devastating earthquake in Myanmar that claimed over 1000 lives.Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared images on social media platform X, announcing that an Indian Air Force C-130 J aircraft carrying approximately 15 tonnes of relief material—including tents, blankets, sleeping bags, food packets, hygiene…