Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos’s rockets. The “Firework” and “California Gurls” singer was lofted more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface in a vessel …
Read More »Harvard’s $2.2 Billion Funding Frozen For Defying Trump’s Campus Demands
New York, United States: Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions …
Read More »Delhi Airport Terminal-2 Shuts For Maintenance, Flights Shifted To Terminal 1
New Delhi: IndiGo and Akasa Air will shift their domestic flights to Delhi airport’s Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 starting Tuesday as T2 will be temporarily shut for maintenance work. The new T1 will be fully operational from Tuesday (April 15). At present, IndiGo and Akasa Air have flights from …
Read More »Iran Says Next Round Of US Talks To Be Held In Oman On Saturday: Report
Iran said that second round of talks with US would take place in Oman’s capital on April 19. Tehran: The next round of talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme will be held in Oman on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported. Following indirect negotiations …
Read More »UN Trade Agency Urges US To Exclude Poor States From Tariffs
United Nations: The U.N. Trade and Development agency urged U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to exclude the poorest and smallest economies from reciprocal tariffs because it “would have minimal impact on United States trade policy objectives.” Trump imposed steep import tariffs from 11% to 50% on 57 trading …
Read More »NASA’s Indian-Origin Diversity Chief Sacked After Trump’s Executive Order
Washington DC: NASA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or DEI chief Neela Rajendra, who is of Indian origin, has been sacked by the US space agency in compliance with Donald Trump’s executive order to “terminate” all persons employed under such initiatives, and end all such programmes across the country. In an …
Read More »“It’s A Way Of Saying”: Jharkhand Minister Clarifies “Sharia First” Remark
Ranchi: Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hassan on Monday clarified his controversial remark about “Shariat first, then Constitution,” saying it was a misinterpretation and out of context. Speaking to the media, Mr Hassan explained, “I did not say ‘main’ (I), I said ‘hum’ (we). Watch the full statement. I am a minister; …
Read More »EU Trade Chief Seeks Joint Effort With US On Fair Tariff Deal
The European Union Chief said that a fair tariff deal is required on both side. Brussels: The European Union is seeking a fair deal on tariffs with the United States, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Monday, adding that this would require a “significant joint effort” on both sides. …
Read More »Meta Chief Mark Zuckerberg Testifies At Landmark US Antitrust Trial
Washington: Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US anti-trust trial in which his social media juggernaut stands accused of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. The start of the trial in a Washington federal court …
Read More »Ambedkar Museum, Tallest Statue To Be Set Up In Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday announced that a museum on Ambedkar will come up in Bengaluru on the lines of the one in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, along with the country’s tallest statue of the architect of the constitution. The CM announced this while addressing the Ambedkar Jayanti celebration …
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