Harvard University sued the Trump administration for imposing the ban Friday morning, and later in the day, a federal judge reportedly blocked the move for now.
In a letter, signed by Harvard Kennedy School students Surabhi Tomar & Abhishek Chaudhari on behalf of concerned students, the terror attack was labelled a ‘faith-based massacre’.
US govt says Harvard has failed to adequately respond to anti-semitism on campus. The university calls it a 'pressure campaign' to punish universities that resist federal control.
This comes after the Trump adminstration demanded all university reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias since Oct 2023, accusing Harvard of ignoring antisemitic speech on campus.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote to the university, demanding records of 'illegal and violent activities' of Harvard’s foreign student visa holders by 30 April.
Beginning with Columbia University, Trump has rebuked universities across US over their handling of the pro-Palestinian student protest movement that roiled campuses last year.
Ackman, a hedge fund manager and Harvard graduate, wrote a letter to university president Claudine Gay, urging her to take action against harassment of Jewish students & faculty.
Summers, a former US treasury secretary & president emeritus of Harvard, criticised university after student groups issued statements holding Israel 'solely' responsible for attack.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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