The Trump administration is preparing to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants to Brown University, as part of a wider campaign to crack down on what it described as relentless anti-semitism on university campuses, as per two White House officials familiar with the plans.Brown is now the fifth American university to face the […]
South Korean constitutional court on Friday upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s impeachment over his decision to impose the controversial martial law last year. It said that the president “took actions beyond the powers”.“We hereby pronounce the following ruling, with the unanimous agreement of all Justices. (We) dismiss respondent President Yoon Suk Yeol,” acting chief justice […]
A man set himself and his car on fire at Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Thursday in what police believe was a potential suicide attempt. Local media footage shows a red car approaching the National Monument near the square’s southeastern section.The incident began with a small explosion, followed by flames emerging from the car. Amsterdam police […]
Veteran actor Manoj Kumar died in Mumbai hospital. New Delhi: Veteran actor Manoj Kumar, known for his roles in patriotic films such as Purab Aur Paschim and Kranti, dies at 87 in Mumbai. Kumar was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, where he died due to heart-related complications. The secondary cause of death […]
US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on elections faces legal challenge by Democratic attorneys general from 19 states, arguing it is an unconstitutional attempt to override states’ authority. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in a US district court in Massachusetts, aimed to block key provisions of the order, which imposes stricter voting requirements nationwide.The […]
Amtrak suspended service out of Penn Station in New York and the main rail station in Philadelphia after one of its trains struck and killed a person in Bristol, Pa., on Thursday. The person was hit near Bristol Station, SEPTA, the public transit authority in Southeastern Pennsylvania, said on social media, without providing further details. […]
Getting vaccinated against shingles can reduce the risk of developing dementia, a large new study finds. The results provide some of the strongest evidence yet that some viral infections can have effects on brain function years later and that preventing them can help stave off cognitive decline.The study, published in the journal Nature, found people […]
President Trump fired at least three senior national security council officials after an extraordinary meeting in Oval Office with far-right activist Laura Loomer, who laid out a list of people she believed were disloyal to Trump, according to a US official with direct knowledge of the matter. Other members of NSC are expected to be […]
Kolkata Knight Riders players after the big win. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Venkatesh Iyer smashed a blistering 60 off 29 balls to power Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a dominant 80-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens on Thursday. The win lifted KKR from the bottom of the IPL 2025 table to fifth […]
