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Harvard Kennedy School cancels global online program citing low demand: Canadian option to remain open for international students – Times of India

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Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has called off its plans to launch HKS Global, an online program designed for international students unable to enter the United States, while continuing to offer an alternative enrollment pathway in Canada.The decision comes after limited student interest in the online program, officials said, but the Canadian program with the Munk…

Trump threatens National Guard deployment in DC, citing rise in violence

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to deploy the National Guard in Washington, DC, and suggested a potential federal takeover of the city’s policing, citing concerns about rising crime and an assault on a staffer linked to Elon Musk. “We have a capital that’s very unsafe,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “We…

Stanford University lays off over 360 employees, citing federal cuts under Trump

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Stanford University has announced the layoff of 363 employees as part of sweeping budget cuts it says are a direct result of federal policy changes under the Trump administration. The prestigious university cited “a challenging fiscal environment” driven by recent decisions from the White House targeting funding to institutions over campus protests and social inclusion…

GAO finds Trump’s Head Start funding freeze illegal, citing harm to low-income families – Times of India

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FILE – Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) As President Donald Trump took the oath of office for a second term on January 20, 2025, a less visible but deeply consequential shift began to take place across the country….

Trump administration sues California Department of Education over transgender athlete policy, citing Title IX violations – Times of India

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In a move that has reignited the national debate around transgender rights in school sports, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Education and its high school sports authority, alleging that the state’s policies allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams violate federal law.The Justice Department argues that California’s…

Neeraj Chopra Classic: Anderson Peters, former world champion, pulls out citing injury

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Former world champion Anderson Peters has pulled out of the Neeraj Chopra Classic citing injury. Peters, who was expected to be Neeraj’s biggest rival in the competition, decided to skip the Bengaluru event due to an injury sustained in the last competition he played in France. The development was announced on Monday, July 1, by…

Federal judge slams Trump-era grant cancellations, citing racial bias and abuse of power – Times of India

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Washington, June 17 (IANS) A federal judge in US city of Boston ruled that the Trump’s administration’s decision to terminate funding for diversity-related research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was illegal, accusing the administration of discriminating against minority groups. A dramatic federal courtroom scene has reignited a national reckoning over science, equity, and…

Israel-Iran tensions: India has adequate energy supplies, says Union minister Puri amid rising crude prices; citing energy strategy trilemma – Times of India

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Amid a sharp spike in global crude prices following Israel’s airstrike on Iran, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday that India has adequate energy supplies for the coming months and continues to navigate global energy volatility through a well-calibrated strategy.Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the minister…

Citing ‘no travel demand,’ airlines ask government to waive user charges at Srinagar airport for a year | India News – Times of India

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Citing ‘no travel demand,’ airlines ask govt to waive user charges at Srinagar airport for a year NEW DELHI: Citing virtually “no demand for air travel to and from Kashmir,” India’s biggest airlines have asked government to waive off Rs 1,250 (taxes extra) that are paid by every passenger flying out of Srinagar as airport…

US-backed Gaza aid group director quits, citing lack of ‘humanity, neutrality’

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The head of a US-backed private humanitarian organisation that is tasked with distributing aid in Gaza using an Israeli-initiated plan resigned on Sunday. Jake Wood, a former US Marine and the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for the past two months, said in a statement that he resigned because the organisation could not…