President Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th U.S. president. Incoming White House officials told reporters that Trump would sign executive orders in his first days in office, and possibly at his rally Monday evening. The orders are expected to address economic issues like inflation and tariffs, reiterating remarks made by the … Read more
Home Education Meet woman whose family was unhappy after her birth, cracked UPSC exam three times, became IAS officer; her name is… Shweta Agarwal hails from Hooghly, West Bengal, and comes from a humble background. She is the daughter of a grocery shopkeeper and faced several challenges in her early life. Meet woman whose family … Read more
World is about to see off the biggest election year in history. Almost half of humanity was involved in election exercises across continents, ranging from large democracies like India, USA and Indonesia to island nations like Tuvalu with 11,000 population. Citizen voters, in over 70 countries, millions of them first timers, attempted to address their … Read more
Home Education Primary education from small village, MSc and PhD from LSE, became IAS officer at 23, now he… He took his educational journey to the international level. (Image: X/@airnewsalerts) New Delhi: An individual becomes an IAS officer after clearing the UPSC exam and the interview. But despite this, there are very few people who … Read more
In a recent interview on YouTube, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki said that the US Federal Reserve has been buying gold for almost a year now, likely because of the spiralling national debt of nearly $36 trillion, which is accruing interests of over $1 trillion for the first time in history. Kiyosaki believes … Read more
Iran has toned down its threats two weeks ago to “retaliate” against Israel. The regime has appeared to shift gears, at least in rhetoric, since the US election on November 5. Iran attacked Israel with 180 ballistic missiles on October 1. When Israel retaliated for that attack, Iran then claimed it would “retaliate” as … Read more
In a move that would seem unthinkable in the 1990s, billionaire Mark Cuban purchased a Gulfstream G5 jet worth $40 million entirely online. Fresh off the sale of his pioneering streaming company, Broadcast.com, to Yahoo! for $5.7 billion in stock, Cuban cemented his place in e-commerce history. He made what is considered the “largest single … Read more
Carpenter Christopher DeVocht from the Sooke community of British Columbia, Canada, is among the few day traders who have grown thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions in a short span and then lost it all. DeVocht started as most traders do, following trading forums and backtesting strategies, but little did he know his C$88,000 … Read more
From September onwards, many US retirees in Connecticut, Colorado, Montana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia could start receiving smaller monthly Social Security checks, by up to $200, due to a tax hike these states will impose on the benefits. The remaining 41 states don’t impose income taxes on Social Security … Read more
The Palestinian Authority did not meet the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency and made no significant progress, the US State Department revealed in its 2024 Fiscal Transparency Report on Thursday. Of the 139 governments studied, 68 did not meet the minimum fiscal transparency requirements. Israel met the requirements. While the report says that the … Read more
