White House pushes back criticism from US universities over federal oversightThe White House has dismissed a joint statement from over 100 US universities accusing the Trump administration of political interference. ...
23 Apr, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
Trump seeks apology from Harvard, issues tax threat after university rejects his demandsDonald Trump threatened to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status following its rejection of demands to overhaul academic programs. This action...
16 Apr, 2025, 07.28 AM IST
Trump’s free speech crackdown: How US' brightest minds are being forced outThe Trump administration's new immigration policy allows officials to deny visas based on social media posts, sparking widespread condemnat...
11 Apr, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
US student visa rejections soar for Telangana & Andhra applicants, highest in 20 yearsUS student visa rejections from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have hit a 20-year high, affecting even Ivy League admits. Consultants cite st...
02 Apr, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
Who is Pete Hegseth, Trump's defence secretary pickPete Hegseth, Fox News host and military veteran, is named by Donald Trump as defense secretary. With a background in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
12 Mar, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
Is Biden-Harris admin risking national security and playing woke games with NASA, here's what scientists sayNASA and other federal agencies are debating the Biden-Harris administration's DEI policies. Opponents contend that emphasizing diversity o...
27 Aug, 2024, 01.24 AM IST
10 things you need to know about Radha Iyengar Plumb, Biden's Indian-American nominee for top Pentagon postCurrently serving as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Plumb was nominated for the top Pentagon position on Wednesday....
16 Jun, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Indian-origin author Mahmood Mamdani shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural UnderstandingThe 75-year-old is in the running for the GBP 25,000 non-fiction prize for 'Neither Settler nor Native'.
07 Sep, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
China's 'One-Belt' initiative poses serious strategic challenge to US: ExpertTo date, he said, Washington has addressed this effort only absentmindedly, given its preoccupation until recently with the Trans-Pacific P...
27 Apr, 2017, 12.59 PM IST
- Researchers create new method to improve predictions
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) A team of researchers has created a new method to analyse big data that better predicts outcomes in health care, pol...
04 Dec, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
Over 1,000 scientists sign online petition to stop dilution of scientific processesThe provocation is a paper presented by Captain Anand J Bodas, a retired principal of a pilot training facility on the second day of the ev...
23 Jan, 2015, 05.05 AM IST
Pakistan army wants dialogue with India but with all options openA major section of the Pak army wants to give dialogue with India a chance, while retaining all options including sub-conventional warfare.
06 May, 2014, 10.41 AM IST
Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan, Arundhati Roy among 5 Indians in the running for top world thinker titleThe 2014 list has four Indian economists — Amartya Sen, Kaushik Basu, Partha Dasgupta and Raghuram Rajan. The other entry from India Arundh...
28 Mar, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
Ahead of 1971 war, Richard Nixon branded his envoy to India as traitorThe then US President Richard Nixon branded his own envoy to India as a "traitor" and an "Indian mouthpiece", says a new book based on decl...
18 Oct, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
View money as a means, not an end: Ben BernankeBernanke gave Princeton University students advice on subjects from success to love, quoted St. Luke and Forrest Gump and urged graduating ...
04 Jun, 2013, 08.20 AM IST
- Kaushik Basu appointed eco advisor to FM
Cornell University professor Kaushik Basu on Tuesday took over as the chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, replacing Arvind Virm...
09 Dec, 2009, 02.31 AM IST
- Political involvement, a family concern
Michelle Obama's ordeal will begin once the wardrobe honeymoon is over.
16 May, 2009, 04.32 AM IST