Donation

New Delhi: Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and chairman of Infosys and the founding chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), on Tuesday, donated ₹315 crore to the Indian…

Taylor Swift Makes A Generous Donation To A Food Bank In Detroit, Michigan, Amid Critical Times  (Picture Credit: Bang Showbiz) Taylor Swift made a generous donation to a food bank in Detroit, Michigan. The Grammy winner has been donating to food poverty charities in cities on her ‘Eras Tour’, and her latest was to the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, as she played two nights at Detroit’s Ford Field on Friday (09.06.23) and Saturday (10.06.23). Quoting the ‘Shake It Off’ hitmaker, the food bank…

The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the US Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to conform with a request from the US Department of Justice.Oregon elections officials had already fined the Democratic Party of Oregon $15,000 for wrongly reporting the source of the campaign donation last year. Oregon Senate Republicans had demanded that state Democrats send back the $500,000 campaign donation.The Democratic…

On a chilly holiday Monday in January 2020, a medical milestone passed largely unnoticed. In a New York City operating room, surgeons gently removed the heart from a 43-year-old man who had died and shuttled it steps away to a patient in desperate need of a new one. More than 3500 people in the United States receive a new heart each year. But this case was different—the first of its kind in the country. “It took us 6 months to prepare,” says…

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Fire Emblem Engage has finally arrived, letting you take on the role of the Divine Dragon in your quest to defeat the Fell Dragon and save the continent of Elyos. As you explore the different nations of Elyos, you will have the opportunity to donate some of your hard earned gold in exchange for better rewards on the battlefield when in that nation's territory. While the cost might be steep, the rewards are necessary if you want to be successful in battle. Here's everything you need to know about the…

Amazon has announced that it will shut down its charity donation programme, "AmazonSmile", as it failed to create the impact the company hoped for.The company plans to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20."In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favourite charities. However, after almost a decade, the programme has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organisations -- more than 1 million globally -- our ability to have an impact was…

It seems FTX’s mess is on everyone’s hands.Image: ioda (Shutterstock)A new report from CoinDesk has found that 1 in 3 members of Congress—196 senators and representatives—received political donations from former FTX executives, including the disgraced former head of the company, Sam Bankman-Fried. According to the report, published on Tuesday, 34 political campaigns have stated they will donate the moneyto nonprofits. Another group of 14 told the outlet they were holding on to the donations received and were waiting for…

There are more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, known as UNOS."I was born Type 1 diabetic," said Patrick McGlone, who received a dual kidney-pancreas transplant in June 2021. "There was always the word transplant thrown around. But I never thought it'd be a possibility."It can be a long wait because of the organ shortage. Only a little more than 50% of people waiting for an organ will receive one within five years, according to…

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCrypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is backing down from a previous comment suggesting he could spend $1 billion or more in races from now through the 2024 election.In May, the 30-year-old said on the Pushkin Industries podcast, "What's Your Problem," that he…