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…
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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 …
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Republicans have picked Saritha Komatireddy, a lawyer who prosecuted terrorists, to take on New York State Attorney-General Letitia James, a nemesis of President Donald Trump, in elections this year. Accepting the nomination at the Republican Party State Convention on Tuesday, she declared, “From now until November, I will prosecute the political case against Letitia James, and unlike her, I win my cases”.James had relentlessly pursued Trump, members of his and his ente…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The connections between late sex offender and US financier Jeffrey Epstein and the scientific community were “deeper than previously known” and “unheard of” in extent, according to a recent report by the journal Nature.Citing newly released documents from the US Department of Justice, the Nature report revealed that Epstein invested millions of US dollars in science projects and “maintained a list of nearly 30 top scientists”. The documents show researchers consulted th…
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) BRS leader R. S. Praveen Kumar has urged Harvard Kennedy School to revoke the certificate awarded recently to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for the executive education program, citing a large number of criminal cases. In an email sent to President Alan Garber and Dean Jeremy Weinstein on Thursday, Praveen Kumar wrote that Revanth Reddy stands accused in 89 criminal cases, the highest among any Indian Chief Minister, according to affidavits analysed by the Asso…
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday received a certificate from Harvard Kennedy School on completion of executive education. The Chief Minister and his cohort of 62 students completed their executive education program, ‘Leadership for the 21st Century’.After successful completion of the program, students were given the certificates by the faculty, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Friday.The program was held typically daily from 7 a.m. to 6 …
Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy began his executive education at the famed Kennedy School at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, with program orientation and cohort introduction. The program, “Leadership in the 21st Century”, began on Sunday afternoon local time with the session on “Analysing Authority and Leadership”, according to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office.Monday morning classes started from 7 a.m. with the cohort taking …
Hyderabad, Jan 20 (IANS) BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday threatened police officers in Telangana and warned that they will definitely become victims in Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s political game in future. Accusing some police officers of allegedly booking false cases against his party leaders, he threatened that after the BRS returns to power, it will not spare the officers even if they had retired by then.“We will not let go of those who are filing cases knowing them to be …
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) The Telangana BJP on Monday criticised Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s decision to travel to the United States to attend what it termed a “crash leadership course”, questioning the timing and financial prudence of the move.The Chief Minister has enrolled in a programme titled ‘Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict, and Courage’ at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.CM Reddy is scheduled to be on the Cambridge, Massachusetts campus f…