Direct Bikes Sets Sights on India’s Moped Market
Direct Bikes is set to make a significant impact in India’s two-wheeler market. As the company gears up for its official launch, Indian consumers can look forward to stylish, efficient, and cost-effective mopeds that cater to their everyday transportation needs.
Trump approval rating hits 47%, as American name his most significant move so far: poll
President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains higher than at any point during his first term in office, according to a new poll from CNN. The Thursday poll shows Trump at 47% approval rating with 52% disapproval. The poll found that a plurality of Americans, 28%, say Trump’s “single most significant” action has been securing the border, followed by his slashing of government with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency at 12%. Meanwhile, many Americans say they want Trump to do more to address everyday prices. According to the poll, 62% of Americans say he hasn’t gone far enough on the issue, including 47% of Republicans, 65% of independents and 73% of Democrats. CNN conducted its poll from Feb. 13-17, surveying 1,206 U.S. adults in both English and Spanish. The poll advertises a margin of error of 3.1%. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING CNN’s poll comes on the heels of three other polls that were released Wednesday. Forty-five percent of voters questioned in a Quinnipiac University survey said they approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, with 49% disapproving. That’s down from a 46%-43% approval/disapproval in a Quinnipiac poll conducted in late January, during the president’s first week back in office following his inauguration. CLICK HERE FOR FOX NEWS COVERAGE OF TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS Another national poll from Gallup indicated the president at 45% approval and 51% disapproval, down from 47%-48% approval/disapproval late last month. And according to a Reuters/Ipsos national survey also released on Wednesday, the president stood at 44% approval and 51% disapproval. Trump registered at 45%-46% approval/disapproval in the previous poll by Reuters/Ipsos, which was conducted late last month during the first week of the president’s second administration. The latest Quinnipiac poll was conducted Feb. 13-17, with Gallup in the field Feb. 3-16, and Reuters/Ipsos conducting their survey Feb. 13-18. New surveys this week from other polling organizations indicate Trump’s approval ratings remain above water. Trump has kept up a frenetic pace during his opening weeks back in the White House, with an avalanche of executive orders and actions. His moves not only fulfilled some of his major campaign trail promises, but also allowed the returning president to flex his executive muscles, quickly put his stamp on the federal government, make major cuts to the federal workforce, and also settle some longstanding grievances. Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Man who entered Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Mannat’ without permission in 2023 was caught for theft in Gujarat
According to the police, Kushwaha and Sindha have a record of multiple thefts, with at least three cases filed against them in Bharuch.
‘Don’t listen to rich boys’: Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar says after Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath triggers ‘Ghar ka khana’ debate
Her comment, shared in posts on Instagram and X, came just a day after entrepreneur and investor Nikhil Kamath sparked a fiery debate as he compared the eating out habits of people in India and countries like Singapore.
BJP’s Vijender Gupta, once dragged out of Delhi assembly, returns as speaker in Rekha Gupta’s cabinet
As tables turned in Delhi with the triumph of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded assembly polls, party’s MLA from Rohini Vijender Gupta has been named the speaker.
Trump floating returning 20% of DOGE savings to American people
President Donald Trump floated the idea of delivering 20% of savings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directly to the American people on Wednesday. Trump said 20% of the savings could be delivered to U.S. citizens in personal checks to taxpaying households, while another 20% would be used to pay down the national debt. “There’s even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens, and 20% goes to paying down debt, because the numbers are incredible,” Trump told reporters during an event at Miami Beach, Florida. Users on X, formerly Twitter, first pitched the idea of a “DOGE dividend” to Elon Musk earlier this week, suggesting payouts of $5,000. The billionaire Tesla owner said he would “check with the president” about the plan. DC FEDERAL WORKERS IN A ‘PANIC’ OVER NOVEL EXPERIENCE OF JOB INSECURITY WITH JOB CUTS A reporter asked Trump about the proposal directly during Wednesday night’s event in Florida. “I love it,” Trump said. “A 20% dividend, so to speak, for the money that we’re saving by going after the waste, fraud and abuse and all of the other things that are happening. I think it’s a great idea.” TRUMP SIGNS ORDER INSTRUCTING DOGE TO MASSIVELY CUT FEDERAL WORKFORCE Trump went on to suggest that the dividend could serve as an incentive for Americans to report government waste on their own, according to NBC News. DOGE so far claims to have saved some $55 billion via cuts to USAID, the Department of Education, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Some of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts are under legal challenge, however. DOGE is currently planned to exist only through July 4, 2026, after which the organization will be dissolved. Trump has not clarified what his administration would do with the remaining 60% of DOGE savings if he moves forward with the plan.
Liz Cheney lambastes Trump over Russia/Ukraine, branding him ‘the antithesis’ of all ‘Reagan stood for’
Former Rep. Liz Cheney lambasted President Donald Trump in a tweet on Wednesday, asserting that he is the “antithesis” of all that Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th president, “stood for.” She claimed that Trump “is aligning” the U.S. with the opponents of liberty. “Trump – with his devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about history- is the antithesis of everything Ronald Reagan stood for. He is aligning America with the enemies of the very freedom that generations have fought and died to defend,” Cheney declared in the post on X. TRUMP CALLS UKRAINE’S ZELENSKYY A ‘DICTATOR WITHOUT ELECTIONS’ AS RIFT WIDENS “History will not be kind to those who are helping him, especially those who call themselves Reagan Republicans while they pretend not to see what’s happening,” she added. The former congresswoman, who was one of the House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, has been a vociferous Trump critic over the years. Her post on Wednesday came after Trump excoriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Truth Social post, referring to the foreign figure as “A Dictator without Elections,” who “has done a terrible job.” TRUMP AND ZELENSKYY WAR OF WORDS HEATS UP EVEN AS US LOOKS TO WIND DOWN WAR IN UKRAINE The U.S. has doled out billions worth of aid to assist Ukraine as the Eastern European nation has warred against Russia in response to a 2022 Russian invasion. “You shoulda never started it. You could’ve made a deal,” Trump said on Tuesday. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served alongside Trump during the president’s first term in office, pushed back in a post on Wednesday. GOP SENATORS BACK TRUMP’S DEMAND FOR UKRAINE ELECTIONS, BUT WON’T CALL ZELENSKYY ‘DICTATOR’ “Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth,” Pence tweeted.
Lawmaker who lost son to suicide warns Senate that ‘big tech is the big tobacco of this generation’
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). South Carolina House Rep. Brandon Guffey gave powerful testimony in Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Children’s Safety in the Digital Era. Guffey knows the dangers facing children online all too well. Nearly three years ago, Guffey lost his teenage son, Gavin, to suicide in an apparent sextortion scheme. “Protecting youth from online dangers and holding big tech companies responsible is now my life’s mission,” Guffey told the committee. He also issued a stark warning, saying “big tech is the big tobacco of this generation.” SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKER EXPOSES DANGERS OF ‘SEXTORTION’ AFTER TEENAGE SON’S SUICIDE In his testimony, a visibly emotional Guffey recounted the night his son took his own life and the fallout. A scammer posing as a girl convinced Gavin to turn on “vanish mode” and send explicit photos in an Instagram chat. “Vanish mode” allows messages to disappear once they are received. The scammer then threatened to release the photos unless he received money from Gavin, who sent the online predator $25, saying it was all he had in his account. This wasn’t enough for the scammer, who continued to demand more money. Tragically, Gavin took his own life as a result. The predator, however, was not done with the Guffey family. The state lawmaker told the committee that the scammer proceeded to harass himself, his son and his teen cousin. Guffey says this is because Meta took down the account that tormented his son Gavin and left the rest of the scammer’s accounts up. AFTER MICHIGAN TEEN’S SUICIDE, NIGERIAN BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY TO PLANNING DEADLY SEXTORTION SCHEME Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, who was indicted by a Grand Jury in October 2023, was extradited to the United States from Lagos, Nigeria. He faces the possibility of life in prison. Within a few months of taking office, Guffey was able to pass a law bearing his son’s name. Gavin’s Law makes sextortion, the act of blackmailing someone using explicit images or videos, a felony in South Carolina. The offense can be upgraded to an aggravated felony if the victim is a minor or if there are other mitigating circumstances, which are outlined in the law. Additionally, Gavin’s Law requires South Carolina schools to teach students about the dangers of sextortion. “Sextortion is now taught throughout the State and every kid at least has some awareness so they don’t feel alone like my son did that night,” Guffey told the Senate committee on Wednesday. Guffey does not have faith in Big Tech’s ability to reform itself. He recalled attending a January 2024 hearing in which Mark Zuckerberg offered what he called “a forced, pathetic apology.” PENNSYLVANIA FATHER HELPS FBI TRACK DOWN SCAMMING SUSPECTS WHO LED HIS SON TO SUICIDE Guffey is demanding lawmakers take action on Section 230, which he believes will “go down as one of the greatest disasters.” Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act distinguishes Big Tech platforms from those that would be treated as a “publisher.” This absolves online platforms of legal liability for what users post. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle discussed the need for legislation to create new industry standards for Big Tech aimed at protecting America’s children. While Guffey is advocating for federal legislation, he is also calling for a cultural shift. “I believe that in this country we’ve lost grace, and we have too often kicked people for the mistakes that they make, and we tell our kids that ‘everything you do online will stay with you forever.’ Well, imagine if you just took your darkest moment and posted it online,” Guffey said to the committee. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) says it received more than 26,710 reports of financial sextortion in 2023. NCMEC says it has seen “an overwhelming increase in reports of sextortion from children and teens.” The center advises parents to talk to their kids about the dangers of sextortion, but also to let them know that they need to get help and not immediately pay or comply with the blackmailer.
A Jat, a Poorvanchali, a Sikh, a Dalit and more: Meet the ministers in Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s cabinet
After a landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Delhi assembly polls 2025 which paved the way for the party’s comeback in the national capital after an exile of 27 years, Rekha Gupta, a first-time lawmaker, was sworn-in as the Chief Minister.
‘Help us’: Indians, other deportees cry for help after being held in Panama amid US immigration crackdown
The deportees – including from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China – are being held at a hotel in the capital Panama City before they can be repatriated to their countries of origin.