President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent of day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform that he is firing Cook because of allegations that she committed…
Mali’s military rulers said Thursday they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to destabilize the country. The announcement followed rumours in recent days of arrests of Malian army officers and was made by Mali’s security minister, Gen. Daoud Aly Mohammedine…
UCLA faces $339 million funding suspension as US cites discrimination concerns. (AP Photo) The administration of President Donald Trump has frozen $339 million in federal research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), citing violations of civil rights laws. This marks a rare instance in which the federal government has targeted a public…
The US Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Duke University and its law journal over allegations the school used race and ethnicity as factors in selecting journal members. “This investigation is based on recent reporting alleging that Duke University discriminates on the bases of race, color, and/or national origin by using…
Amit Jani (Image courtesy: X) NEW DELHI: The central government on Sunday provided Y-category CRPF security to Amit Jani, the producer of the upcoming film Udaipur Files, following his claims of threats to his life. Amit Jani CRPF The security cover will be applicable in both Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, officials told news agency ANI….
A Hindu temple in Utah has been repeatedly shot at over several nights in June. A total of around 20–30 gunshots were fired at the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Utah’s city of Spanish Fork. The attack over the last weekend of June was the third on the temple that month, which its management…
A 19-year-old woman lost her life after she was allegedly pushed off the rooftop of her home in northeast Delhi’s Ashok Nagar by a man she knew. The accused, who was reportedly in a relationship with the victim, is currently on the run.According to a police source, the victim had discovered that the man was…
Turkish authorities detained prominent independent journalist Fatih Altayli on Saturday over social media comments allegedly threatening President Tayyip Erdogan, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said. Altayli, who has more than 1.51 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, posted a video on Friday referencing an unnamed poll showing 70% of Turks opposed Erdogan ruling for life, saying…
Riots erupted in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland on Monday night after two 14-year-old boys appeared in court over an alleged attempted rape — a case that has inflamed local tensions, particularly after it was revealed the teens required a Romanian interpreter. An estimated 2,500 people gathered for a protest march in the…
Raja Raghuvanshi; Sonam Raghuvanshi NEW DELHI: Meghalaya Police has secured seven-day transit remand of the men arrested for allegedly killing an Indore businessman in the northeastern state, a senior officer said on Monday.They will be taken to Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, he added.“The men were presented before the CJM (chief judicial magistrate) judge, and Shillong Police…