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Claire Shipman, acting president, Columbia University in the City of New York. (Getty Images) Columbia University defies Trump administration, vows to protect academic independence Claire Shipman, acting president, Columbia University in the City of New York. (Getty Images) Columbia University defies Trump administration, vows to protect academic independence Claire Shipman, acting president, Columbia University in…

KOCHI: Kerala HC issued Wednesday notices to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T Veena, and others in a PIL seeking a CBI inquiry into alleged financial dealings between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd and Veena’s firm Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd. The next hearing is scheduled for May 27. Before admitting the petition, the HC…

How Trump’s visa and funding decisions are straining US higher education institutions. (AP photo) The US higher education system is facing a looming financial crisis, and experts are pointing directly to President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy changes as the cause. From sweeping visa restrictions to funding freezes, Trump’s approach is squeezing nearly every revenue stream…

NEW DELHI: SG said there was no basis for the apprehension of fresh scrutiny of ‘waqf by user’ properties. It was meant to enable only those Muslims who had already created a trust for charity, by assuring that their properties would not be treated as waqf property, he said. CJI said, “Before the British came…

Trump’s standoff with Harvard intensifies amid funding cuts and tax exemption threats President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the Ivy League school rejected a list of political and institutional demands from his administration. The threat follows the government’s decision to cut $2.2 billion in federal funding previously earmarked for…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court directed Tihar Jail authorities on Wednesday to appear in person to explain how “such a desperate accused person”, an undertrial named Shahnawaz, was kept together in isolation in prison with Christian Michel James, one of the alleged middlemen in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter case. The court of special judge Sanjeev…

Akron Public Schools superintendent Michael Robinson. (Photo courtesy: APS FB page) The leadership of Akron Public Schools (APS) is under intense scrutiny following a bombshell report alleging that Superintendent Michael Robinson created a toxic and hostile work environment. The 24-page investigative report, which was compiled by the Akron law firm Brennan, Manna & Diamond, found…

BENGALUTU: Karnataka HC ordered on Wednesday notice to CM Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi and brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy in a writ appeal filed by social worker Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) alternative site allotment case. Krishna has challenged the Feb 7 order of a single bench rejecting his petition seeking…

ICAI CA May admit card 2025: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has officially released the admit cards for the CA Intermediate and Final examinations scheduled for May 2025 on the official website. Aspirants can access and download their hall tickets from the ICAI eServices portal — eservices.icai.org — by logging in with…

Profsssor Muhammad Yunus with Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: India has no intention of getting itself embroiled in a trade war with Bangladesh even though the signalling from Dhaka on trade issues remains far from positive. While Bangladesh has been reported to have blocked yarn imports through land borders from India, Indian government sources…