Washington, June 9 (IANS) Several Indian-American students were among the national champions honoured at the White House on Tuesday as First Lady Melania Trump recognised winners of the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge, a nationwide competition that drew more than 20,000 participantsThe Indian-origin winners included a five-member team from Aldie, Virginia, whose “Friendzone Chatbot Bullying Prevention App” won the Elementary School Track 2 category. The team comprised Aarna Jaiswal, Eshani K…
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New York, June 9 (IANS) Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist in the mould of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has emerged as the challenger to embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the November election to lead the second-biggest US city. She took the second spot in the open primary election, edging out the Republican candidate Spencer Pratt, to face Democrat Bass in a runoff, according to media calculations reported on Monday, even as the official counting was continuing almost a week after t…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers and policy experts have issued a stark warning that Turkey is moving steadily away from democratic governance, with concerns mounting over political repression, judicial independence and the imprisonment of opposition leaders ahead of a key NATO summit in Ankara next month.At a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, lawmakers from both parties questioned whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government would allow meaningful political …
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Bollywood actress Meenakshi Seshadri is one proud mother. The veteran star took to her social media account to celebrate a major milestone in her son Josh’s life as he graduated from Harvard University’s Class of 2026.Sharing a video from the graduation ceremony, Meenakshi expressed her joy and pride in a heartfelt note.The clip showed Josh dressed in a crisp white shirt, seated among fellow graduates during the ceremony.Congratulating her son on the achievement, she wr…
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Veteran actress Meenakshi Seshadri has now joined the list of Bollywood actors openly expressing their desire about wanting to return to the Hindi film industry and doing substantial work.Much like veteran actress Neena Gupta, who a few years ago had asked filmmakers for work through a post on her social media, Meenakshi too has now directly reached out to the industry insiders, through a heartfelt video on her social media account.The actress, expressing her willingness to…
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Hollywood actress Gabriella Pizzolo, who is known for her work in the superhit streaming series ‘Stranger Things’, has shared that Natalie Portman inspired her to pursue a psychology degree. Gabriella Pizzolo, 23, who played fan-favorite Suzie Bingham on the Netflix sci-fi series, recently attended the Broadway premiere of Beaches in New York City, reports ‘People’ magazine.The actress shared that she holds two college degrees. She told ‘People’, “I have a…
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Legal immigration to the United States has dropped sharply in the first eight months of 2025, with India and China among the hardest hit as the Trump administration tightened visa policies, The Washington Post reported.The State Department issued about 250,000 fewer visas from January to August 2025 than during the same period in 2024, according to the report. Overall approvals for permanent resident and temporary visas fell by 11 per cent, based on official data rele…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) The Trump administration sued Harvard University over alleged antisemitism, marking an escalation from the federal government after months of stalled negotiations between the two sides.The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, accused the Ivy League university of violating the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli people and turning “a blind eye” to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis, Xinhua news ag…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move aimed at sending a direct political and financial signal to elite academic institutions, the US Department of War announced to cancel as many as 93 Senior Service College fellowships at 22 institutions, including Harvard University and other Ivy League schools, saying the move is needed to realign military education with “American values” and the “warrior ethos”.In a February 27 memorandum titled “Aligning Senior Service College Opportunities with Am…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Harvard University’s Department of South Asian Studies has apologised for posting what it described as an “insensitive image” related to its Sanskrit programme, following criticism from sections of the Hindu community.The department, in a statement on Friday, said it “deeply regrets the posting of an insensitive image in relation to our Sanskrit program.”“As a department, we have a long and celebrated history of teaching Sanskrit, and we remain committed to …