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Monday, November 4, 2024
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Topic: American

Biden administration cancels $153 billion in student loan debt for 4 million Americans

To date, the Biden administration has approved more than $54 billion in debt cancellation for 1.3 million borrowers.

Most Americans support taking in Afghan refugees but oppose the Taliban, finds survey

A year after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, US citizens do not wish to release the country’s funds that were frozen by the country.

Over half of all believers in US say suffering is part of God’s larger plan, Pew survey finds

Aimed at understanding what Americans think about the existence of God, the survey also showed how few adults seem to question religious beliefs because of human suffering.

Most Indian students ‘trapped’ in US visa fraud have master’s degrees from American colleges

Lawyers representing the students, who had all enrolled in the fake 'University of Farmington', say they are being held in 'pathetic and dangerous' conditions. 

On Camera

Rank turners take away the fairness of Test cricket, make ordinary spinners extraordinary

The reliance on rank turners almost led to a defeat against Australia in 2023 and a 3-0 Test series loss against New Zealand this year.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.