Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Harvard defies Trump, faces $2.3bn federal funding freeze US President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, intensifying an ongoing battle between the White House and the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. The move came after Harvard rejected a list of policy changes demanded by the Trump administration, including shifts in hiring, admissions, and curriculum.Just a day earlier, the administration froze over $2 billion in federal funding to the university. According to a person familiar with the president’s thinking, Trump was angered by media coverage of Harvard’s defiance and decided to escalate the pressure campaign, reported NYT.Trump took to Truth Social and posted, "Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting 'Sickness?' … Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces at the Kondagaon-Narayanpur border, Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said.According to inspector general of police (Bastar Range), P Sundarraj, search operations are currently under way.An AK-47 rifle and two bodies were recovered from the site.A similar encounter incident was reported last week in the Bastar divisionThree Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of insurgency-hit Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division on 12 April, officials said.According to police, the gunfight broke out around 9 am following a tip-off about Maoist movement near the Indravati Tiger Reserve. Acting on the intelligence, a joint team of security personnel launched an anti-Maoist operation in the dense forest area.The encounter continued with intermittent exchange of fire until noon. Officials confirmed that the Maoists suffered significant casualties, with […]

[ad_1] 'Jaat' hit the screens on Thursday last week and the film is doing significantly well at the box office. The big actioner sees Sunny in his quintessential avatar the way masses love to witness the star and there's also been positive word of mouth, which led to a good first weekend for the film. It saw a jump on Saturday and Sunday but has dropped on Monday and Tuesday gradually.Jaat Movie ReviewThe film crosses Rs 50 crore on Day 6 Obviously, while one cannot compare the numbers of this film to Sunny's last film 'Gadar 2', this isn't a bad number for 'Jaat'. The film made a good Rs 14 crore on Sunday and then dropped by around 50 per cent on Monday. It clocked it Rs 7.5 crore on Monday. It further dropped on Tuesday and made Rs […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian carriers, which are grappling with aircraft acquisition, amid global supply chain limitations, may benefit from China's instruction to its airlines to refrain from procuring Boeing aircraft in response to US President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs. Chinese carriers are presently awaiting delivery of approximately 100 B737 MAX - the aircraft Air India Express and Akasa are queued for - and 11 B787 Dreamliners, which features in AI's orderbook."We anticipate some of these aircraft, originally destined for Chinese carriers, will be redirected to Indian customers. The previous year or two witnessed a similar occurrence, with white tails (aircraft manufactured for specific customers but acquired by others) being allocated to AI Express and Akasa," said airline industry specialists.AI Express acquired 25 white tail MAX last year and was scheduled to receive 25 additional aircraft. Following the recent US-China tariff […]

[ad_1] The spotlight may be shining on rapper Ice Spice and NFL cornerback Sauce Gardner, but it wasn’t the kind of attention fans expected. The rumored couple recently attended a UFC event together, only to find themselves in a cringe-worthy moment when the kiss cam landed on them—and nothing happened.Instead of leaning into the playful moment, both Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner noticeably turned away, sparking widespread speculation and raising eyebrows about the nature of their relationship.Dana White reacts to the viral kiss cam moment that fans can’t stop talking aboutUFC President Dana White didn’t shy away from commenting on the viral moment, blasting the pair for missing the kiss cam cue. It was the first time Ice Spice and Gardner had appeared together publicly since romance rumors began swirling, thanks to a photo he posted on his Instagram stories.While […]