Some colleges that had been permissive of pro-Palestinian protests begin taking a tougher stanceUniversity President Paul Alivisatos acknowledged the school's role as a protector of freedom of speech after officers in riot gear blocked...
08 May, 2024, 08.19 AM IST
Police move in to clear NYU encampment, US campus arrests grow to 2,200 in pro-Palestinian protestsPro-Palestinian protests lead to arrests at NYU and Columbia. UCLA saw clashes and arrests. President Biden defends peaceful protests. Anti...
03 May, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campusesMore than 100 people were taken into custody during the Columbia crackdown, just a fraction of the total arrests stemming from recent campu...
03 May, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors sayA police officer fired his gun inside Columbia University's Hamilton Hall while clearing pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded inside. No i...
03 May, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Large numbers of New York City police officers begin entering Columbia University campusProtests have spread to campuses from California to Massachusetts as May commencement ceremonies near, putting added pressure on schools to...
01 May, 2024, 09.00 AM IST
Meredith Tax, writer of 2nd-wave feminism and prominent activist, dies at 80The life of Tax, born into an upwardly mobile Jewish family in Milwaukee, was often a story of self-discovery.
27 Sep, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
View: AC bhi hota hain, even for a Bihari ex-CommunistThis week saw Navjot Singh Sidhu - grandmaster of The Great Laughter Challenge, former cricketer, wordsmith (Sikh sic) - pull the rug out f...
02 Oct, 2021, 11.11 PM IST
Keep national security in mind while taking a call on Rohingyas: RSS chief"We have been facing the problem of illegal Bangladeshi migrants and now Rohingyas have infiltrated into our country," Bhagwat said while a...
30 Sep, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
Meet Kshama Sawant - the socialist who is on "stop Donald Trump" missionSawant, who grew up in Mumbai, was deeply affected by the extremes of wealth and poverty as well as socially caste and gender bias.
22 Jan, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
With the ecommerce industry set to hit $100 billion by 2020, can logistics business be far behind?Existing logistics operators have failed to keep pace with the growth of an industry expected to cross $100 billion in size by 2020.
17 Apr, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
IMF is no longer a dirty word in India's policy makingSubramanian, Rajan, Urjit Patel have served at IMF. But unlike a few decades ago, their credentials have trumped criticism of the Western i...
25 Oct, 2014, 01.31 PM IST
Mumbai's swanky Terminal 2 ready; to increase passenger handling capacity to 42 millionMumbai’s airport will be betting big on its new terminal to claw back business it has lost in recent years to Delhi.
07 Jan, 2014, 03.22 PM IST
India must modernise its cities or see them implode due to rising population pressureKamal Nath's mooting the verticalisation of Delhi in the new Master Plan 2021 by allowing higher floor area ratio in the city is in keeping...
27 Sep, 2012, 03.15 PM IST
- Barack Obama defends proposed extension of payroll tax break package
US President Barack Obama has defended his administration's push for extension of a payroll tax break package.
07 Dec, 2011, 11.37 AM IST
- Occupy Chicago Movement gains momentum
"This does not mean we are anti-globalisation, it means we need polices that work for the people, not for the 1 per cent," Freeman added.
22 Oct, 2011, 02.54 AM IST
- Many see lack of focus in growing Occupy Wall Street movement
Criticism is growing in some quarters that the movement lacks focus and there is absence of specific policy demands by the protesters.
17 Oct, 2011, 01.33 PM IST
- Anti-Wall St protests spread across America
Protesters dressed up as corporate zombies marched through Wall Street & are gaining support through Facebook & Twitter.
04 Oct, 2011, 10.50 AM IST