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Military shakeup: Pete Hegseth fires navy chief of staff Jon Harrison; praises ‘service to department’

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison, a powerful aide who had overseen a major reshaping of the service’s bureaucracy. The abrupt removal came shortly after the Senate confirmed Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao earlier this week. “He will no longer serve as Chief of Staff to the Secretary […]

Mayoral shake-up: NYC mayor Eric Adams ends reelection bid; clears way for three-way race

New York City mayor Eric Adams has ended his reelection bid, paving the way for a three-way race between Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa to lead the nation’s largest city.Adams, who assumed office in January 2022, announced his withdrawal through a video posted on social media […]

CEO shake-up at Nestlé: CEO Laurent Freixe ousted over secret office romance; company announces his successor

File photo of Laurent Freixe (Pic credit: AP) Nestlé on Monday confirmed that it has dismissed chief executive Laurent Freixe, after he was found to have breached the company’s code of business conduct for having an “undisclosed romantic relation” with a direct subordinate. Nestlé chair Paul Bulcke and lead independent director Pablo Isla, with the […]

‘We’re going to change the green card’: Trump team plots H-1B shake-up — what it means for Indians

The Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the United States’ H-1B visa and green card systems, signalling a shift towards wage-based immigration and merit-driven selection. US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday said he is involved in the proposed reforms, which aim to replace the current lottery-based system with a more selective model. […]

US visa shake-up: No more ‘duration of status’; plans fixed stay limits for foreign students, exchange visitors

Department of homeland security (X@dhsgov) The United States department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to eliminate the current “duration of status” framework for certain nonimmigrant categories and replace it with fixed admission periods, ANI reported.The changes would apply to academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign media (I), according […]

Federal Reserve shake-up: Donald Trump fires Governor Lisa Cook; accuses her of ‘potentially criminal conduct’

File photo: US President Donald Trump and Lisa Cook (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position in a move that could set off a major legal fight over the independence of America’s central bank.Trump announced Cook’s dismissal on Monday evening through a letter posted on […]

US defence secretary fires DIA chief: General whose Iran strike assessment sparked Trump’s anger; military shake-up continuous

Pete Hegseth (left), Jeffrey Kruse (AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt General Jeffrey Kruse as head of the US defense intelligence agency (DIA), following President Donald Trump’s dissatisfaction with the agency’s preliminary assessment of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to AP and other media reports.Kruse’s firing, first reported by The Washington […]

Intelligence shake-up: Trump administration revokes clearances of 37 officials; critics slam move as political

File photo: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration has stripped security clearances from 37 current and former national security officials, escalating its campaign against intelligence professionals it accuses of undermining the president’s agenda.A memo issued by director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday alleged that those affected had […]

Federal shake-up: Former FBI director James Comey’s daughter fired by justice department; Maurene Comey sacked amid renewed attacks from MAGA base

The US justice department on Wednesday fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, as reported by the news agency AP.Comey was a veteran lawyer in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She had worked on several high-profile cases, including the […]

Nasa shake-up: Trump appoints Sean Duffy as interim administrator; withdraws Isaacman nomination over ties with Musk

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (local time) that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will now serve as the interim administrator of Nasa.In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Duffy’s work in transportation, saying he is improving air traffic control systems and rebuilding roads and bridges.“Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our […]