Evening news wrap: Centre grants relief to minority migrants; Trump says India ‘kills with tariffs’, & more | India News – The Times of India

Evening news wrap: Centre grants relief to minority migrants; Trump says India ‘kills with tariffs’, & more | India News – The Times of India

India has exempted certain migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet from penal action under the new immigration law. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump called India the “most tariffed nation” while claiming New Delhi offered him a “no tariff” trade deal.India exempts minority migrants from penal action under new lawMigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh…

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Federal Special Education grants face uncertainty amid Trump administration review – Times of India

Federal Special Education grants face uncertainty amid Trump administration review – Times of India

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Despite repeated assurances from the Trump administration regarding the preservation of special education funding, advocacy groups are sounding alarms nationwide. Concerns are mounting that hundreds of millions of dollars in in-progress federal grants aimed at strengthening services for children with disabilities could be cut in the coming weeks, according to US media…

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Top American universities at risk of losing billions in grants: What you need to know about the Trump administration’s policies – Times of India

Top American universities at risk of losing billions in grants: What you need to know about the Trump administration’s policies – Times of India

Trump administration policies put major US university grants in jeopardy Several leading American universities are facing the prospect of losing billions in federal research funding due to ongoing tensions with the Trump administration. The White House has announced measures targeting institutions it claims have violated national interests, leading to a potential freeze or reallocation of…

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Trump executive order gives political appointees authority to approve, freeze, or terminate federal research grants – Times of India

Trump executive order gives political appointees authority to approve, freeze, or terminate federal research grants – Times of India

America’s scientific enterprise stands at a crossroads. Late Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting political appointees sweeping authority over the billions of dollars in federal grants that fuel research, innovation, and emergency response. Long hailed as a largely apolitical system built on peer review and merit, the federal grant process now faces…

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In a rare reversal, US NIH reinstates 891 cancelled grants, leaving research teams in disarray – Times of India

In a rare reversal, US NIH reinstates 891 cancelled grants, leaving research teams in disarray – Times of India

US NIH reinstates 891 cancelled research grants after court ruling. (AI Image) In a major reversal, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reinstated 891 biomedical research grants that had previously been cancelled. The move follows a federal court order issued by a judge in Boston, prompting the agency to restore funding to projects…

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Senate blocks Trump’s cuts to Pell Grants and research funding: Student aid spared for now, but budget battles aren’t over – Times of India

Senate blocks Trump’s cuts to Pell Grants and research funding: Student aid spared for now, but budget battles aren’t over – Times of India

US Senate blocks Trump’s cuts to Pell Grants and research funding In a significant bipartisan move, the US Senate has rejected key elements of the Trump administration’s proposed budget for education and research, preserving critical funding for federal student aid and scientific research. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to maintain the maximum Pell Grant award…

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NY District Court intervenes in Trump-era education cuts, protects humanities research grants – Times of India

NY District Court intervenes in Trump-era education cuts, protects humanities research grants – Times of India

NY District Court intervenes in Trump-era education cuts A federal court in New York has blocked the cancellation of humanities research grants by the Trump administration, calling the move a likely violation of the First Amendment. The court’s decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild and other academic organisations after…

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Billions in frozen school grants to be released, says Education Department

Billions in frozen school grants to be released, says Education Department

After weeks of uncertainty, the Trump administration said on Friday that it will release billions in previously frozen federal education grants, reversing a July 1 funding freeze that left educators scrambling across the country. The Education Department confirmed it will begin sending the money to states next week, after the White House’s Office of Management…

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