The Trump administration, in multiple rounds, has imposed 50% reciprocal tariffs on India which come into effect on August 27. However, between the rounds, it silently switched the laws—under which it was targeting India and over 180 countries—because of a legal challenge. The legal battle is continuing in a New York-based court and could have…
DEHRADUN/HALDWANI/ALMORA/RUDRAPUR: In Uttarakhand, each monsoon brings devastation-roads wash away, homes collapse, and there is widespread destruction. This year, the monsoons have been particularly harsh, as the disasters at Dharali, Tharali, Harsil and Syanachatti show. Amid this annual havoc, children are among the most vulnerable, forced to study in crumbling govt schools despite crores being sanctioned…
NEW DELHI: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president and actor Kamal Hassan on Saturday said that no one should be forced to learn another language. At one event, Hassan said, “I will learn whatever languages I need to learn, but my mother tongue will always be Tamil. I know 6 languages, still trying to learn more….
After months of controversy and legal battles, the US Department of Education will reinstate more than 260 employees to its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), reversing a sweeping staff reduction that had left key civil rights enforcement functions on hold.The decision comes after a federal judge ordered the department to restore OCR operations, citing the…
There has been an alarming rise in violence against religious minorities during the last year apart from forced conversions and underage marriages of Hindu and Christian girls, Pakistan’s top human rights body has said. ‘Streets of Fear: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2024/25,’ a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) released…
The badminton world is in the middle of an unexpected crisis, a severe shortage of feather shuttlecocks. Across the globe, national associations are finding it increasingly difficult to acquire quality shuttles for their players. Those who have managed to get their hands on them are paying much higher than the usual rates. Sources have told…
The US State Department has revoked and restricted visas for multiple Brazilian government officials, former Pan American Health Organisation staff, and their family members over alleged involvement in forced labor linked to Cuba’s Mais Medicos program, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. The state department announced the visa revocations via a press release. Among…
NEW DELHI: Sadhvi Pragya, recently acquitted of terror charges in the Malegaon blast case, claimed on Saturday that she was “tortured and forced to name Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and others”.The former Bhopal MP said she did not name them, as it was “a clear attempt…
Umpire Kumar Dharmasena has a word with Prasidh Krishna (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Tensions rose on Day 2 of the final Test between India and England at The Oval as a heated exchange broke out between Joe Root and Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna. The incident occurred during the 22nd over of England’s innings when…
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, stepped down in less than three months after his appointment, following intense scrutiny over his regulatory decisions and political attacks from conservative activists. His stringent oversight of biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a severe genetic disorder, sparked…