Trump administration meddling in university affairs, freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University over ‘campus activism’

STC MONITORING DESKAPRIL 15 (STC): Harvard University refusing to fall in line with the Donald Trump administration dictate to curb campus activism, faces ‘frozen’ funds as the White House has announced $2.2 billion in grants freeze to the University. Besides, the Donald Trump administration has also reportedly frozen $60 million in contracts to the University…

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US-China tariff war heats up, China retaliates with 125 per cent tariff hike on US goods

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKBEIJING, APRIL 11 (STC): In the continued tariff war triggered by US, China has announced imposing of 125 per cent tariffs on imports of all US goods. Media reports quoting Chinese official Xinhua agency cited the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council to state that it will lift the additional tariffs…

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Key conspirator Tahawwur Rana behind 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks successfully extradited

Rana was being held in judicial custody in the US pursuant to proceedings initiated under the India-US Extradition Treaty for his extradition, said NIA.STC NEWS MONITORING DESKTahawwur Hussain Rana, a ‘key conspirator behind 2008 mayhem’, was successfully extradited, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Thursday, as a special flight carrying the 26/11 Mumbai terror…

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