As the Trump administration clamped down on the country’s medical research funding apparatus in recent months, scientists and administrators at the National Institutes of Health often privately wondered how much autonomy the agency’s director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, had. After all, the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s signature cost-cutting project, helped drive decisions to cancel…
Charred remains of a bus, which was set on fire by a mob, a day after protests erupted over the arrest of a leader of Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol, in Imphal East district, Manipur. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Protests continued across Manipur on Sunday following the arrest of leaders from the Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol. Demonstrators…
This is a representative image NEW DELHI: Days after the death of CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, official sources on Thursday said that another senior Maoist leader was killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Maoists’ central committee member Gautam alias Sudhakar, carrying a Rs 40 lakh bounty, was gunned…
NEW DELHI: India is uniquely positioned to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep tech, thanks to the vast volumes of digital data being generated domestically, said Claude Smadja, former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF).Speaking at the India Global Innovation Connect (IGIC) 2025 in Bengaluru, Smadja emphasized India’s data…
After months of political turmoil in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election by a wide margin. Mr. Lee’s campaign has ridden a wave of anger against former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he tried to impose martial law in December. Source link
How visa restrictions and funding threats could harm US higher education. (AI Image) The role of international students in shaping the academic and economic success of the United States cannot be overstated. These students not only contribute billions to the US economy but also infuse its classrooms, laboratories, and communities with a diversity of perspectives…
MANGALURU: An FIR was registered against an RSS leader on Monday for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech that could incite communal tension, police said.The accused, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, delivered the speech on May 12 during a condolence meeting organised in memory of a Hindutva activist and a known rowdy-sheeter Shuhas Shetty who was murdered in…
Underlining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s May 28 announcement, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday confirmed the elimination of Mohammad Sinwar, a senior Hamas leader, in an airstrike targeting a tunnel beneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. The strike took place on May 13, where Sinwar was believed to be hiding. In…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sharpened her attack against the head of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, and said he is selling off the country to the US. The fresh attack comes as protests hit the country again after reports said Yunus threatened to resign following the Army’s call for elections in December. She…
Ayush Mhatre will lead India U-19 on the tour of England. (AP) Mumbai: In another boost to his nascent, promising career, Mumbai’s 17-year-old opener Ayush Mhatre was on Thursday appointed as the captain of the India Under-19 team for the upcoming tour of England. The squad also includes Bihar’s 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Both Mhatre…