NEW DELHI: The Army on Monday dismantled a stage erected by the Trinamool Congress near the Gandhi statue in Kolkata’s Maidan, where the party had been protesting alleged atrocities on Bengali-speaking migrant workers.A defence official told PTI that the Army (Local military Authority, Kolkata) usually permits the events in the Maidan area for a duration…
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) demolished a two-kilometre-long Hamas tunnel located in the southern Gaza Strip, accusing the militant group of diverting resources meant for rebuilding Gaza to construct an underground network designed for terror operations. Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, the IDF’s international spokesperson, shared a video online showing the extensive demolition work in the…
Harvard quietly dismantles student diversity offices without notice on campus. In a move that has stunned students and higher education observers alike, Harvard University has quietly taken down several of its prominent student diversity offices with no public statement, no campus-wide email, and no clear plan for what comes next. As of Wednesday, websites for…
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire after saying that he had dismantled a Defense Department program that supported women on military security teams. He described it as “woke,” even though it was signed into law in 2017 by US President Donald Trump. On X (formerly Twitter), Hegseth posted, “This morning, I proudly ENDED the…
Federal officials declared that so-called memecoins would not be subject to strict oversight. A series of investigations into major cryptocurrency firms were halted. And the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to pause a fraud case against a top crypto entrepreneur. Just over a month since President Trump’s inauguration, U.S. regulators have almost entirely dismantled a…
The Trump administration has quietly dismantled the online application form for income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, blindsiding millions of student loan borrowers. IDR plans were akin to integral financial lifelines for some students, capping monthly payments based on borrowers’ earnings. The abrupt truncation of the programme has pushed borrowers into the dark, threatening financial instability for…
The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite continuing concerns that adversaries are stoking political and social divisions by spreading propaganda and disinformation online, current and former government officials said. The administration has already reassigned several dozen officials working on the issue at the Federal Bureau…
NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc delivered a breathtaking ball that left Shubman Gill with no answer, as the Australian pacer uprooted the Indian opener’s middle stump with a perfect ‘banana swing‘ on the second day of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. India vs Australia: How pink ball is different The delivery, which swung sharply, was too…