Washington DC, 15/4: The Trump administration acted quickly Monday to punish Harvard University after it refused to comply with a list of demands from the federal government that the school said were too onerous. Monday afternoon, Harvard became the first university to refuse to comply with the administration’s requirements, setting up a showdown between the…
Bengaluru, 14/4: Strongly defending his government’s move to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, questioning why shouldn’t it be done, said giving strength to anyone who are economically weak. Alleging that he is being labelled as anti-upper class, the CM said he stands with those…
Kolkata, 14/4: Supporters of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Monday clashed with the police at Bhangar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district during protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, leading to several injuries and torching of multiple police vehicles. The clash erupted when police stopped ISF supporters from heading towards Ramlila Maidan in…
New Delhi, 14/4: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Modi government of paying only “lip service” to B R Ambedkar’s legacy but doing nothing to fulfil his wishes, and claimed the BJP-RSS were “enemies” of the architect of the Constitution. Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his criticism of the Congress’…
Yamunanagar, 14/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there were blackouts when the Congress was in power before 2014 but India’s power production has doubled in the last decade and it is now exporting electricity. Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of an 800-MW ultra-critical modern thermal power unit at the Deenbandhu…
Ayodhya, 14/4: An investigation has begun after Ram Temple Trust received a suspicious email warning the trust about a security threat to Ram temple, a senior police official in Ayodhya district said on Monday. Police, however, haven’t shared much information with the media, except that an individual from Tamil Nadu wrote the email in English….
Auburn, 14/4: When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world would be given a 90-day reprieve on additional duties beyond the new 10 per cent tariffs on all US trade partners, China would…
Kolkata, 13/4: As photographs and videos of people purportedly from violence-hit Murshidabad district in West Bengal surfaced on social media, the ruling TMC on Sunday cried conspiracy claiming those were fake, while the opposition BJP alleged that people are fleeing as “religious persecution is real” in the state. At least three people were killed, several…
Jaipur, 13/4: Openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt slammed brisk half-centuries and shared a 92-run partnership to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket win against hosts Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Salt smashed 65 off 33 deliveries, his highest score this season, while Kohli struck an unbeaten 62…
Patna, 13/4: The BJP on Sunday filed a police complaint against Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna, alleging that he used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS during a recent TV interview. A delegation led by the BJP’s media in-charge in Bihar, Danish Iqbal, visited the Kotwali police station and filed…
