WASHINGTON: The US department of justice (DoJ) said on Monday it launched a probe reviewing whether some Harvard University financial aid programmes were discriminatory. The probe is to determine whether its China-based financial aid programmes and practices exclude American-citizen students, the department said.Harvard said on Monday it “does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of…
Crude oil prices extended their rally on Wednesday, with Brent crude holding above the $90-a-barrel mark as escalating tensions in the Middle East kept investors focused on the risk of further disruptions to global energy supplies.Brent crude was trading at $92.40 a barrel, up 1.53% or $1.39, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s youngest daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is now the lates of the couple’s six children to filed a petition to drop ‘Pitt’ from her surname.According to reports on People, Vivienne went the legal route and approached the Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally remove ‘Pitt’ from her last name. She is…
Today’s money numerology suggests financial communication, delayed updates, and sudden opportunities. The Moon in Libra brings up agreements, partnerships, payments and important discussions. A money-related message might come at the most unexpected time. The message can be about a pending payment, salary discussion, business proposal, refund, commission, or financial support. An old contact may turn…
From IIT Madras to Vikram-1: The young engineer behind mission-critical rocket software is now heading to the Netherlands. (Photo: X Post) Some students learn programming to build apps. Others dream of working at a technology giant. Spatika Prasad chose a different path—one that took her to the heart of India’s growing private space sector.Long before…
Some of the internet’s biggest viral moments are not planned. They come from ordinary conversations that happen in everyday life. A recent video featuring a Singaporean tourist in India is proof of that. A quick exchange at a local eatery has become a talking point online after an elderly man asked the tourist an unusual…
Ben Stokes (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Just days after retiring from international cricket, Ben Stokes showed he still has plenty left in the tank. Playing his first match as a former England cricketer, Stokes scored an unbeaten 108 to guide Durham to a five-wicket win over Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup at Derby.The century…
Ladakh stepped out. London rallied. Indore mobilised. Dehradun marched. Hyderabad joined. Mumbai dug in. Protesters rallied across geographies Tuesday, drawing students behind activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike for education reforms.For the first time since Wangchuk began his fast in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party’s agitation, scores of students marched through Kargil carrying banners reading “Save…
Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods. The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation. Now, a decades-old proposal known as…
Trump said the move was intended to encourage companies to manufacture generic medicines domestically US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, saying they will continue to enter the United States duty-free for two years and then steep tariff hikes aimed at bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the…
