"They Take Advantage Of US": Trump's Latest Jab Over USAID Funds For India

US President Donald Trump today launched fresh criticism of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly granting funds to interfere in India's election process.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised concerns over information from the US that millions of dollars were sent to India, allegedly to influence elections in India.

A day after US President Donald Trump repeated that his predecessor Joe Biden approved a $21 million grant via USAID for "voter turnout in India," the ruling BJP and the Congress have engaged in a heated exchange over the matter.

Donald Trump's remarks came days after the DOGE, led by Elon Musk, scrapped a $21 million grant intended to boost "voter turnout" in India.

US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion three years ago.

Former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday rejected a report that US agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body.

The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has cancelled a $21 million US taxpayer-funded grant - under former President Joe Biden's administration - meant to influence "voter turnout in India."

During his visit to France for the AI Action Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted an eco-friendly wooden alphabet set to Mirabel Rose Vance, daughter of US Vice President JD Vance.

Tariffs are taxes imposed on goods imported from another country. As for reciprocal tariffs -- during election campaigning, Donald Trump promised: "An eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount."

Television host-podcaster Joe Rogan has criticised the Democratic Party for refusing to adjust after President Donald Trump's 2024 election win.