US President Donald Trump said on Friday (local time) in the White House’s Oval Office that Harvard University will “have to change its ways” after the department of homeland security (DHS) said it would remove the university’s ability to enroll foreign students.“Billions of dollars has been paid to Harvard. How ridiculous is that? Billions … […]
A US federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday blocking Trump administration’s bid to stop Harvard University from enrolling or allowing international students to attend its colleges.At least 788 students and scholars from India are enrolled across the university’s 13 colleges for academic year 2024-25.Harvard had sued the Trump administration earlier on Friday […]
BANGKOK: The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, and one university in Hong Kong looked to capitalise on the uncertainty by promising to take them in.Chinese students make up a large part of Harvard University’s international student population. The university enrolled […]
Harvard University has been given 72 hours to comply with the demands of the Trump administration if they want to enroll foreign students. The Donald Trump administration Thursday barred Harvard University from taking international students, calling it a privilege to take foreign students and employ non-immigrants on campus.A hard-hitting letter was sent to the university […]
Serbian students concluded their ultra marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels (Image: AP) After 18 days, eight countries and 1,950 km (1,211 miles), students from Serbia completed their ultra marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels, arriving in the Belgian capital on Tuesday.Greeted by citizens at the entrance to key EU institutions, they arrived to the […]
A compelling opinion piece by Stanford University PhD candidate Samyukta Shrivatsa is drawing widespread attention for its clear rebuttal of misinformation surrounding the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and India’s subsequent response, Operation Sindoor.The attack took place in the Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist spot, where armed terrorists reportedly singled out […]
Two Indian students from Cleveland, Ohio, were killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County on Saturday, May 10. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed the victims as 23-year-old Saurav Prabhakar and 20-year-old Manav Patel. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, with the cause of death listed as multiple traumatic injuries. […]
Damage is seen to a CNC machine inside of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building on University of Washington’s campus after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space in Seattle (Image: AP) The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, the school announced Wednesday. The […]
Over 50 students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University (Picture credit: NYT) Over 50 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Wednesday evening after occupying a reading room in Columbia University’s Butler Library, in a protest that reignited tensions over the Gaza war on US campuses.The occupation began around 3 pm (local time), when masked protesters, many […]
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 […]
