$4m on 8,000 education department trips with little explanation: What you need to know about the gaps worrying lawmakers

Education department travel spending draws scrutiny over missing records For the third year in a row, the education department has failed to provide lawmakers with full records explaining how nearly $4m was spent on more than 8,000 work-related trips, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.The incomplete reporting, covering travel between January and November…

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Gold price prediction today: Why are gold prices not rising too much amid US-Iran war? Key levels to watch out for March 16, 2026 week

Gold on the domestic front on the daily chart is witnessing a short-term corrective phase after a strong uptrend. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are supported by the underlying geopolitical negative sentiment but the gains are capped, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.Gold declined last…

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‘I am kattar imaandaar’: Arvind Kejriwal breaks down after clean chit in Delhi excise policy case | India News

NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday acquitted of all charges by the Rouse Avenue court. Hailing the verdict as “truth always wins,” Kejriwal became visibly emotional while speaking to reporters outside the court premises.Kejriwal’s long-time deputy Manish Sisodia was also discharged by the court.Special judge Jitendra Singh…

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How American hemisphere dominance reshapes India–China military balance — Part 1

The US National Security strategy 2026: Talks of Western hemisphere but is silent on Eastern hemisphere. The renewed assertion of American primacy in the Western Hemisphere—evident in strong operational signaling toward Venezuela and renewed strategic interest in Greenland—marks a decisive return to sphere-of-influence geopolitics. Long considered a relic of the 19th century, the Monroe Doctrine…

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‘Parting of ways’: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Shashi Tharoor clash in fiery open letter war | India News

NEW DELHI: A public spat erupted between Mani Shankar Aiyar and Shashi Tharoor on Thursday, with both exchanging sharply-worded open letters over foreign policy, ideology and personal remarks.The confrontation began when Aiyar wrote an open letter to Tharoor, published in Frontline magazine, criticising his comments during a television discussion on the ongoing conflict involving Iran,…

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