Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has launched an investigation into one of the state’s Medicaid insurance providers after allegations that the company illegally spied on Texans. The state is investigating Superior HealthPlan, an insurance company that provides Medicaid coverage to adults and children and coverage for the Children’s Health Insurance Program…
Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday. According to news agency Reuters, the panel’s report recommended sanctions against India’s external spy agency over alleged involvement in assassination plots against Sikh separatists. The panel’s annual report also said communist-ruled Vietnam stepped up efforts to…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka cooperation minister K N Rajanna announced to Tuesday that he would meet home minister G Parameshwara to file a complaint regarding an alleged attempt to “honeytrap” him. He specified the need for strict action against those involved in or supporting such acts.The decision came hours after Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru that…
A team of nine South African scientists stationed at the SANAE IV research base in Antarctica is reportedly facing escalating threats from one of their colleagues, described as a ‘madman.’ The team, which includes three women and six men, has been dealing with disturbing behaviour from a male crew member, which has prompted them to…
CSUSB among 45 universities investigated for potential civil rights violations in Ph.D. admissions The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), among 45 universities nationwide, for alleged violations of civil rights laws related to doctoral admissions. The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights revealed that it is…
Tamil Nadu BJP K Annamalai and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin (File Image) NEW DELHI: A political slugfest erupted in Tamil Nadu after the Enforcement Directorate claimed to have “evidence” suggesting corrupt practices within TASMAC, following the agency’s raids on its employees, corporate offices of distilleries, and plants.While the DMK government categorically refuted the…
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked any deportations that would occur under President Donald Trump’s invocation of a little-used wartime law to expedite the expulsion of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump invoked earlier in the day the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the group saying the country was…
The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on Monday night in federal court in the New York City borough of Brooklyn against the 113-year-old nonprofit and the cookies’ licensed producers,…
Former NFL star Steve Smith Sr. is at the center of a controversy after allegations surfaced on microblogging platform X, regarding an alleged affair. Tony Martinez (@Lambeaughini), a user, accused Smith of having a relationship with his wife, reportedly a Baltimore Ravens’ Marching Ravens member. Martinez shared the post but deleted it later. The post…
Senate committee calls for defunding $3 million in Harvard research amid ‘woke’ criticism The Senate Commerce Committee is urging the defunding of over $3 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) research grants awarded to Harvard University, accusing some of the projects of promoting what it calls “far-left ideology.” The call for action follows an investigation…