Today's top story: Trump keeps attacking USAID for sponsoring the Indian elections; on Women's Day, female achievers will take over PM Modi's social media accounts, among other things.

U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that the Biden administration gave India $18 million to aid with its elections, claiming that the nation is not in need of the funds. statements made on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) following his repeated criticism of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for giving India $21 million in cash for "voter turnout." During his remarks, Mr. Trump also charged that India was exploiting the United States.

According to the Finance Ministry's most recent annual report, the organization provided $750 million in funding for seven projects in 2023–2024. According to the report, funding was allocated for the Commercialization of Energy Efficiency Technologies, the Sustainable Forests and Climate Adaptation Program, and