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April 17, 2025 10:23 AM

Trump administration says Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enroll foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government's latest esc...

April 16, 2025 1:22 PM

India one of preferred markets with resilient macro conditions: Morgan Stanley

A Morgan Stanley report released on Wednesday identified India as one of its top equity market picks, citing resilient macroeconomic conditions and adequate stimulus support. In the context of the "Brave New World" dynamic shaping the early phase of...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

Trump maintains position on Canada, believes it would benefit as 51st US state: White House

US President Donald Trump still believes Canada would benefit from becoming the 51st state of the United States, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Responding to a question about whether Trump’s s...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

After Harvard rejects US demands, Trump adds new threat

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status on Tuesday and said the university should apologize, a day after it rejected what it called unlawful demands to overhaul academic programs or lose federal grants. Begin...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

Peru court jails ex-President Humala for money laundering; Brazil grants diplomatic asylum to his wife

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-President Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from a Brazilian construction firm, making him the nation's latest former leader to head behind bars. Humala and his wife we...

April 15, 2025 2:15 PM

India’s elite leap: How PM Modi’s vision is propelling India into the global big league

Over the past decade, India has undergone a remarkable transformation that has reshaped its global standing—from being seen as a developing nation with potential to emerging as a formidable powerhouse across sectors like defence, space, and advance...

April 15, 2025 3:06 PM

Harvard rejects Trump demands, gets hit by $2.3 billion funding freeze

Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a conservative government that portrays universities as dangerously leftist. Within hours of Harvard taking its stand, the adm...

April 14, 2025 12:35 PM

South Korea begins criminal insurrection trial of ousted president Yoon

South Korea's ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his brief martial law declaration late last year was "not a coup d’etat" as he appeared in court on Monday for the start of a criminal trial over charges that he led an insurrection. The martia...

April 13, 2025 6:44 PM

Ukraine says 21 killed by Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy

At least 21 people were killed and 83 others were wounded by a Russian ballistic missile strike in the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday morning, Ukraine's interior minister Ihor Klymenko said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy cond...

April 12, 2025 2:48 PM

Why does Trump want to make US daylight saving time permanent?

Daylight saving time, a practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America, is once again in the spotlight as debates over its necessity continue. This twice-a-year ritual of adjusting clocks forward in spring and back in autumn has be...

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