"A band-aid for bullet wounds! Amid global uncertainty, solving our economic crisis demanded a paradigm shift. But this government is bankrupt of ideas," the Leader of Opposition of Lok Sabha.

"In my view, I would call it (Budget) a band-aid response to the middle-class cry for lower taxation. Beyond that, it does not do anything to address the core problem, which is a growth slowdown.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called the Budget a “band-aid for bullet wounds”. Solving the economic crisis in the country amid global uncertainty demanded a paradigm shift, the leader of ...

Students will no longer be able to identify themselves as nonbinary when applying for federal financial aid, the Trump administration said.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (Feb 1) came out all guns blazing against the Union government over the budget 2025-26 calling it a “band-aid for bullet wounds”. The ...

A band-aid for bullet wounds! Amid global uncertainty, solving our economic crisis demanded a paradigm shift. But this government is bankrupt of ideas. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 1, 2025 ...

The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said the Budget was “a band-aid for bullet wounds”. In a post on X, he said: “Amid global uncertainty, solving our economic crisis ...

The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear ... And there are concerns that non-state actors, like terrorist groups ...

Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid. By Edward Wong ...

The purge follows more than a week of mayhem inside USAID, Washington's primary agency funding billions of dollars' worth of life-saving aid globally. President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on ...

Ukraine is heavily reliant on U.S. aid to fund projects Trump's suspension of assistance has hit groups hard Veteran hotlines, educational programmes put on hold NGOs scramble for alternative ...

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