Bill Gates on Gates Foundation: We make it clear that it is not our role to say, OK, the US government wants to save money, so we will …

Gates Foundation recently announced $2.5 billion commitment over the next five years to advance women’s health initiatives worldwide. The funding aims to fuel dozens of projects, from life-saving maternal medicines to vaccines targeting infections that hit women hardest. The pledge marks a roughly 33% jump in the foundation’s investments in women’s and maternal health compared…

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Donald Trump endorses Vivek Ramaswamy in crucial Ohio governor’s race

TOI correspondent from Washington: US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s bid for governorship of Ohio, catapulting his young acolyte to the front-runner status in a politically crucial heartland state.Trump’s “complete and total endorsement,” announced on his Truth Social platform, hailed the 40-year-old Ramaswamy as “something special” and…

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‘Against stable and strong Afghanistan’: Taliban slams Pak army; accuses it of ‘creating tensions’

NEW DELHI: A day after peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Turkey broke down, the Taliban on Saturday accused “elements within the Pakistani military” of pursuing “anti-Afghanistan policies for years.”Also Read | ‘No willingness to take responsibility’: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again; what next? “Unfortunately, certain military elements in Pakistan appear to view a…

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‘Ease of justice key to ease of living, business’: PM Modi hails legal reforms; calls for law in local languages | India News

PM Modi addressing the event (ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that ensuring the “ease of justice” is essential for achieving both ease of living and ease of doing business, emphasising that justice must be accessible to every citizen, irrespective of social or financial background.Speaking at the national conference on strengthening…

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‘Technical glitch’: All flight movement in Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport delayed; at least 5 planes on hold

Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday reported a technical glitch leading to the delay of all flight movements with at least five plane journeys being put on hold, ANI reported citing an official.“Problem has been reported in the airfield lighting system of the runway. At least five flights are on hold as of now. All…

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The Scent of Purpose: Blossom Kochhar’s Journey from Kitchen Table to Factory Floor

In this CXO Connect conversation with Prasad Sanyal, beauty pioneer Dr Blossom Kochhar looks back at four decades of building India’s aromatherapy movement—from hand-blending creams on her kitchen table to shaping the country’s wellness education ecosystem. When your name is Blossom, destiny doesn’t really do nuance. It arrives in full bloom. Her father, a coffee…

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‘Dangerous move’: Kerala CM on RSS song at Vande Bharat launch; takes shot at Railways | India News

NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly condemned the Southern Railway for allegedly making school students sing an RSS song onboard the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express from Ernakulam to Bengaluru on Saturday.“The @GMSRailway making students sing the RSS anthem at the flag-off of the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is highly condemnable. Including the…

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‘I should have known’: Cowboys coach’s painful regret revealed, still haunted by Marshawn Kneeland’s final silence | NFL News

Greg Ellis shares what he saw in Marshawn Kneeland’s final months as new details surface about the Cowboys defender’s tragic death. (Image via Getty) The Dallas Cowboys are still trying to understand how a 24-year-old defensive end who had just scored his first NFL touchdown ended up dead in a portable toilet after a late…

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Bihar polls: VVPAT slips found on roadside; election official suspended, EC clarifies | India News

NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday asserted that the integrity of the polling process remains “uncompromised” after a large number of VVPAT slips were found dumped by the roadside in Bihar’s Samastipur district.Kumar clarified that the slips were from mock polls conducted before actual voting began and announced the suspension of…

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