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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicUS government

Topic: US government

Moody’s US credit rating downgrade may usher in a new era—waning investor interest in US govt bonds

For the first time in over a century, world’s largest & most liquid bond market doesn’t have an Aaa rating. Over the past decade, US govt’s fiscal metrics have deteriorated considerably.

A new wave of Marathon runners is reshaping the culture of fitness in India

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Not just US, India kicked off its own ‘DOGE’ 8 years ago. Here are govt bodies that faced the axe

As Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency shakes up US, govt officials say India started winding up/merging inefficient institutions back in 2017. And layoffs were minimal.

Indian national Sai Varshith Kandula sentenced to 8 years for attempted attack on White House

The US Department of Justice said the bid was to replace the government with a dictatorship fuelled by Nazi ideology. Kandula pleaded guilty in May 2024 to a charge of willful injury.

US, Colombia deepen cooperation on migration, security

The US-Colombia High-Level Strategic Dialogue, held at White House, helped advance shared bilateral goals ahead of the upcoming High-Level Dialogue in Bogota, scheduled for May.

US govt on brink of shutdown with stopgap funding deal in limbo. What it entails & who’ll be affected

Republican-led House of Representatives tanked key funding bill. All eyes on whether or not Congress will pass funding extension before Sunday 12.01 am Eastern Time.

US govt lab found it ‘plausible’ Covid-19 leaked from Wuhan lab, WSJ report says

The classified document was published on 27 May 2020 by a California-based federal research facility called Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Hackers used Texas-based IT vendor SolarWinds to attack US agencies

SolarWinds said it believed its monitoring products could have been used to compromise the servers of its customers that include government agencies and corporations.

US looks to sell its exclusive Hong Kong property as US-China tensions rise

The property, which comes with several mansions, is located in Shouson Hill, south of Hong Kong Island, and is valued at $1.3 billion.

Thank You India: US could reinstate GSP trade benefits in return for HCQ, paracetamol

Amid the Covid-19 crisis, India and the US are discussing a limited trade deal. The two sides are reportedly considering bringing the GSP benefits under this package.

On Camera

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.