Harvard under federal fire: Civil rights probes target admissions bias and campus antisemitism

A new flashpoint has emerged in the ongoing battle over fairness and accountability in American higher education, with Harvard University once again under the federal microscope. The US Department of Education has launched two separate civil rights investigations, sharpening scrutiny on the university’s admissions practices and its handling of campus antisemitism.The action, initiated by the…

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Kunickaa Sadanand slams trolls over AI image with Kumar Sanu; warns of defamation, says ‘sharam karo, this man is happily married’ |

Actor Kunickaa Sadanand has strongly reacted to trolls circulating an AI-generated image featuring her and singer Kumar Sanu. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Kunickaa issued a sharp warning, calling out the misuse of technology and invasion of privacy. Kunickaa Sadanand has strongly reacted to trolls circulating an AI-generated image featuring her and singer Kumar Sanu….

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No one country can ensure balance of power in Asia, India’s role indispensable: US official | India News

Signalling a more transactional and interest-driven focus in its ties with India, the US has said that its objective is to work with India to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific that is not founded in naivete or “gauzy abstractions” like the rules-based international order, but in strength, reason, and hard-nosed collaboration. As he…

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Fortnite publisher Epic Games to lay off more than 1,000 employees to curb costs

Epic Games on Tuesday said it will lay off more than 1,000 employees as the video game publisher moves to cut costs amid industry-wide pressures and company-specific challenges, AP reported.The Cary, North Carolina-based company said the job reductions are not linked to artificial intelligence, but reflect slower growth in the gaming sector, weaker consumer spending…

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RCB’s valuation increases by a staggering 1495 percent in 18 years | Cricket News

Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru was the second-most-expensive franchise when the BCCI sold the original eight teams in the IPL. Vijay Mallya bought the Bengaluru franchise for $111.6 million (Rs 446.40 crore; $1 = Rs 40 then) in 2008, just behind the $111.90 million that Reliance Industries paid…

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H-2B visa cap reached for 2026: Here’s what it means for seasonal jobs and US employers

USCIS closes H-2B visa applications for 2026 amid seasonal labour shortages The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has confirmed that the statutory limit for H-2B work visas has been reached for the second half of the fiscal year 2026. The programme allows US employers to recruit foreign nationals for temporary, non-agricultural roles when domestic labour…

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Dhurandhar 2: Mukesh Chhabra reveals actors rejected Akshaye Khanna’s role in Dhurandhar, ‘now they regret’, recalls R Madhavan, Sara Arjun castings | Hindi Movie News

Fresh off the thunderous success of Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, casting director Mukesh Chhabra is soaking in what he calls a defining phase in his journey. “It took me 20 years to reach here, after doing over 300 films,” Chhabra told Hollywood Reporter India, reflecting on the film’s impact on his career. Fresh off the…

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Status of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru as martyrs not tied to ‘official records’: Govt informs Lok Sabha | India News

NEW DELHI: The govt on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that revolutionary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru — who were hanged to death by the then British regime on March 23, 1931 — have become martyrs for the cause of attaining Independence of India and that their martyrdom is a fact “not dependent…

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