President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders to bolster US defenses against threatening drones and to boost electric air taxis and supersonic commercial aircraft, the White House said. In the three executive orders, Trump sought to enable routine use of drones beyond the visual sight of operators – a key step to enabling commercial…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with an ongoing terror conspiracy investigation, officials said, reported news agency PTI. According to the officials, the searches were carried out in 32 locations and include the districts of Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Baramulla, and Kupwara….
US universities fight back as NSF imposes 15% cap on research cost reimbursements (mit.edu) Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), along with 10 other institutions, have filed a lawsuit against the National Science Foundation (NSF), seeking to block newly announced limits on indirect cost reimbursements for federally funded research. The suit, filed…
The unfolding crisis facing international students in Texas has raised alarms across university campuses and legal circles alike. At least 118 students across the state have had their immigration status altered in a controversial move that saw their names removed from the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). In a bold and unprecedented…
‘As a business owner, you don’t make money right away, right?’ Hamid Chaudhry, 53, from Reading, Pa. “I live in Trump country,” Hamid Chaudhry said. “Nobody is panicking.” The owner of a farmer’s market, he said he has taken a 25 percent cut in profits over the past year because of the rising costs of…
China’s finance ministry announced on Friday that it will impose an additional tariff of 34 per cent on all U.S. goods from April 10, retaliating against sweeping levies imposed by US President Donald Trump. The move comes a day after Beijing urged Washington to withdraw its latest tariffs and warned of countermeasures to protect its…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) unveiled global ‘discounted’ reciprocal tariffs, triggering broader trade wars and threatening to upend the global economy. The tariffs, which Trump called “kind reciprocal”, also target India, which the US President has called the country the ‘king of tariffs’ in the past and has now charged India 26…
President Trump has settled on a final plan for sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, which are expected to take effect on Wednesday after he announces the details at an afternoon Rose Garden ceremony. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed the timeline in a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, adding that Mr. Trump had been huddling…
On Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law a sweeping higher education overhaul that will ban diversity initiatives, regulate classroom discussions, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other significant changes. The law, known as S.B. 1, will take effect in 90 days, as reported by Ohio Capital Journal.S.B. 1 introduces strict regulations on classroom discussions,…
Columbia professors protest policy changes following Trump administration demands. (Reuters Photo) Columbia University professors staged a protest on March 23, 2025, in response to the university’s agreement to implement several policy changes following demands by the Trump administration. These changes are part of an effort to restore $400 million in federal funding, which was previously…