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US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years,... Read More


US scales back Iraq mission, focus shifts to Syria

Published on, Oct. 1 -- October 1, 2025 3:20 PM The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it is scaling back its military mission in Iraq, handing over greater responsibility to Baghdad for combating re... Read More


Palestinians struggle in Gaza as peace deal looms

Published on, Oct. 1 -- October 1, 2025 3:15 PM Displaced Palestinians in central Gaza were seen living in makeshift roadside tents and along the coastline on Wednesday, highlighting the dire humanit... Read More


Govt weighs troop deployment for Gaza peace force under Trump plan

Published on, Oct. 1 -- October 1, 2025 3:13 AM Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar asserted on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan on Gaza was "not our document". "This is not our documen... Read More


Afghanistan internet blackout grounds flights, strands citizens

Published on, Oct. 1 -- October 1, 2025 3:07 PM At least 14 flights from Kabul airport were cancelled on Wednesday as Afghanistan's sudden internet and mobile shutdown caused widespread disruption, l... Read More


Japanese shares end sharply lower as yen gains

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Asian stocks ended mixed in thin trade on Wednesday, with mainland Chinese and Hong Kong markets closed for the National Day holiday. The United States has entered a federal governm... Read More


What is open, what remains closed in US federal government shutdown

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The United States government services have plunged into a disruption as President Donald Trump and the Congress failed to come to an agreement to keep the government programmes an... Read More


'New builder of world': Israel envoy says India can aid infrastructure in Palestine

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Israel's ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday thanked the Modi government for supporting US President Donald Trump's peace plan that seeks to end the nearly two-year-long Ga... Read More


AI meets pediatric cancer: Trump signs order to accelerate research and cure

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 30) signed an executive order aimed at expanding the use of artificial intelligence in pediatric cancer research and providing an a... Read More


Rajesh Agrawal assumes charge as Secretary, Department of Commerce

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 1 -- Rajesh Agrawal, IAS (1994 Batch), has assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi today. Shri Agrawal is an accomplishe... Read More