Priya Saxena: Federal court protects Indian student Priya Saxena in US from deportation over minor traffic violation

Federal court protects Indian student Priya Saxena in US from deportation over minor traffic violation (Picture credit: LinkedIn, X) A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction protecting Priya Saxena, a 28-year-old Indian student who recently completed her PhD in South Dakota, from deportation following the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) attempt to revoke her […]

20 states sue Trump administration over immigration-linked federal funding threats

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general filed two lawsuits on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s threats to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding unless states comply with its hardline immigration policies.The lawsuits, spearheaded by California attorney general Rob Bonta, were filed in federal court […]

After freezing $2.2 billion, Trump administration slashes $450 million more from Harvard’s federal funding

US President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its pressure on Harvard University, cutting another $450 million in federal grants on top of the $2.2 billion already frozen, reports CNN In a statement released on Tuesday, the White House’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced that “eight federal agencies across the government are announcing the […]

Trump must halt mass layoffs of federal workers: Judge

The Trump administration must temporarily cease from engaging in widespread layoffs and firings of govt workers, a California federal court ruled Friday. President Donald Trump’s Feb executive order calling for a radical reorganisation of the federal workforce likely violates the Constitution, Judge Susan Illston of the US district court for the Northern District of California […]

Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim top federal prosecutor in Washington after dropping Ed Martin

US president Donald Trump on Thursday named Fox News hostJeanine Pirro as the interim top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., replacing his original pick, Ed Martin Jr., whose nomination faced heavy opposition. The announcement was made on Trump’s Truth Social account, where he praised Pirro as “incredibly well qualified” and “one of the top district […]

Pro-Palestinian students occupy Columbia University library, reviving campus movement amid federal scrutiny

Tensions at Columbia University reignited on Wednesday when dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters entered the main library and staged a sit-in, disrupting student preparations for final exams. The demonstrators, many wearing masks and kaffiyehs, moved into the second floor of Butler Library shortly after 3 p.m., hanging banners and chanting slogans. They renamed the space “the […]

Son of El Chapo to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges

Ovidio Guzmán López, one of four sons of the infamous Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo, plans to plead guilty this summer to sprawling federal drug charges, according to court papers filed on Tuesday. If the plea goes through as planned on July 9 in Chicago, Mr. Guzmán López would become the first of […]

Indian student in US arrested for impersonating a ‘federal agent’ to dupe 78-year-old woman

A 21-year-old Indian student in the US was arrested in North Carolina for allegedly impersonating a “federal agent” to scam a 78-year-old woman.The accused, identified as Kishan Kumar Singh, was taken into custody by deputies from the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office after the woman reported receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be deputies with […]

Canada Federal Elections 2025: Mark Carney vs Pierre Poilievre: Who will win Canada elections 2025? What polls predict?

Who will win Canada elections 2025? What polls predict? (Picture credit: AP) Recent polling data suggests a tight race in Canada’s 2025 federal election, with former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney’s Liberals holding a slight edge over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.Multiple polling firms indicate the Liberals are positioned to secure the most seats, though the […]

UnitedHealthcare CEO murder: Accused Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal charge

Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in what prosecutors describe as a politically motivated assassination, pleaded not guilty to federal murder charges on Friday during an arraignment in Manhattan federal court. US prosecutors are seeking the death penalty—marking the first such federal case since Donald Trump’s return to the White House.The 26-year-old, […]