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.
The probe comes in response to complaint filed on 3 July that argued Harvard College’s preference for ‘legacy’ undergraduate applicants overwhelmingly benefits white students.
Court ruled that considering race as factor in admissions violates Equal Protection Clause of Constitution. Dissenting judges argued that race matters in reality & not just in law.
A division or district-wise recruitment model will not take away anyone’s rights; it will give meaning to those rights across the map. It will replace competition with fairness.
Uncertainty over tariffs on India’s exports to the US and a less certain path for Federal Reserve rate cuts are exerting pressure on the rupee, which fell for a third straight session on Monday to 88.7988 against the dollar.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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