Month: December 2024

Prehlad Iyengar, Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Appeals Against MIT Order

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Prehlad Iyengar, Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Appeals Against MIT Order

An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the university’s decision. Prahlad Iyengar, also a National Science Foundation fellow, has been “suspended until January 2026,” according to a post on X by a group called ‘MIT Coalition…

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55-Year-Old Pedestrian From Kerala Dies As BEST Bus Hits Him In Mumbai

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55-Year-Old Pedestrian From Kerala Dies As BEST Bus Hits Him In Mumbai

The pedestrian came under the rear wheel of the BEST bus and died on the spot. (Representational) Mumbai: A 55-year-old man hailing from Kerala died after being run over by a bus operated by BEST in south Mumbai on Wednesday evening, officials said, in second fatal accident involving a vehicle of the Mumbai civic transport…

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China Restricts Visas To US Officials Who “Interfered” In Hong Kong Affairs

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China Restricts Visas To US Officials Who “Interfered” In Hong Kong Affairs

Beijing has announced that it will impose visa restrictions on US officials who have “interfered” in Hong Kong affairs. This move comes after Washington said it would impose visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials last month. According to Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, the US has “violently interfered in China’s internal affairs”…

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Woman Ostracised, ‘Fined’ Rs 5,000 For Wearing Salwar-Kameez In Assam

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Woman Ostracised, ‘Fined’ Rs 5,000 For Wearing Salwar-Kameez In Assam

Villagers objected to her salwar-kameez and took the decision in a kangaroo court. (Representational) Mangaldai: In a case of moral policing, a woman was socially ostracised and fined Rs 5,000 for wearing salwar-kameez in Darrang district of Assam, officials said on Wednesday. According to an official of the district commissioner’s office, the incident took place…

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Bangladeshi Girl, 17, Runs To India After Threats For Being ISKCON Devotee

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Bangladeshi Girl, 17, Runs To India After Threats For Being ISKCON Devotee

Kolkata: A seventeen-year-old Hindu girl from Bangladesh ran through the night and crossed over to the Indian side where she was detained by border security officials and handed over to the West Bengal police. The reason she had to run away was because she was an ISKCON devotee. She said her family has been facing…

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Amid Techie Atul Subhash’s Suicide, Amid Techie Suicide Case, Supreme Court Lays Down 8 Factors For Deciding Alimony

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Amid Techie Atul Subhash’s Suicide, Amid Techie Suicide Case, Supreme Court Lays Down 8 Factors For Deciding Alimony

The case of Atul Subhash has reignited a broader debate over the misuse of dowry laws in India The Supreme Court has laid down an eight-point formula for deciding alimony amount amid the ongoing debate surrounding the suicide of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash, who had alleged harassment by his wife and in-laws. Before he took…

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FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia As 2034 World Cup Host

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FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia As 2034 World Cup Host

FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom’s growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country’s human rights record. At the same time, a virtual Congress of world football’s governing body confirmed that Morocco, Spain and Portugal will be joint hosts of…

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Mamata Banerjee Names ISKCON Priest As Board Member Of Digha Jagannath Temple

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Mamata Banerjee Names ISKCON Priest As Board Member Of Digha Jagannath Temple

Mamata Banerjee visited the under-construction project at Digha in East Medinipur on Wednesday. Digha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday incorporated Kolkata’s ISKCON chief in the board of trustees of a Jagannath temple at the coastal town of Digha, one of her most ambitious religious projects of current times. The move is being…

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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Mumbai’s batting comes to the fore against Vidarbha

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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Mumbai’s batting comes to the fore against Vidarbha

Commendable: Baroda bowlers defended their 172 with ease. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The might of the Mumbai batting line-up was on full display as the side outclassed Vidarbha by six wickets in the quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Alur Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Chasing a formidable 222, Mumbai…

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