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Donald Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

Donald Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

Trump has derided the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, finalizing its dismantling is likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979

FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confident

He was arrested Monday at a departure gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York as he was waiting to board an international flight, court records said

20 March,2025 01:00 PM IST | New York | AP | PTI

American believed to be last person to see missing US student left the Dominican

Police said she disappeared at a beach by her hotel before dawn on March 6. Konanki was born in India and later became a U.S. permanent resident

20 March,2025 01:00 PM IST | Santo Domingo | AP | PTI

Tahawwur Rana seeks US Supreme Court’s intervention to halt extradition to India

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana has filed a fresh request with US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stop his extradition to India, citing health risks and fears of torture

20 March,2025 10:09 AM IST | Washington

Splashdown, butch and sun!

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth after nine months stuck in space

20 March,2025 07:55 AM IST | Cape Canaveral | Agencies

Trump, Putin agree that Russia-Ukraine conflict must end, says White House

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the US President also spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to address Kyiv's concerns and requests

20 March,2025 02:38 AM IST | Washington DC | ANI

British teenager who killed family gets minimum 49 years in prison

At the sentencing hearing at Luton Crown Court, Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said she had considered handing Nicholas Prosper a full life sentence in prison but opted against that given his age — he was 18 at the time of the shootings — and the fact that he had pleaded guilty

20 March,2025 01:59 AM IST | London | AP

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Wilmore make safe return to Earth

Wilmore and Williams made their return aboard a SpaceX capsule, which parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, on Tuesday evening. Their capsule's splashdown occurred just hours after they departed the International Space Station (ISS)

19 March,2025 09:22 AM IST | Cape Canaveral | mid-day online correspondent

Nigerian leader suspends the governor of an oil-rich state in rare emergency

A crisis in Rivers has brewed for months between incumbent Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers, many of whom are backed by his predecessor

19 March,2025 09:11 AM IST | Nigeria | AP

Trump govt blocked from banning transgender people from military services

She delayed her order by three days to give the administration time to appeal

19 March,2025 09:11 AM IST | Washington | AP

Sunita Williams, NASA's Crew-9 astronauts breathe Earthly air after 9 months

Earlier, a worker rinsed the Crew Dragon spacecraft with fresh water to remove as much salt water as possible

19 March,2025 09:06 AM IST | California | ANI

Declare her dead: Missing Indian student’s parents

Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu Republic Resort in Punta Cana town.

19 March,2025 09:06 AM IST | New York | Agencies
Sunita Williams, NASA's Crew-9 astronauts breathe Earthly air after 9 months

Sunita Williams, NASA's Crew-9 astronauts breathe Earthly air after 9 months

Earlier, a worker rinsed the Crew Dragon spacecraft with fresh water to remove as much salt water as possible

19 March,2025 09:06 AM IST | California | ANI
Declare her dead: Missing Indian student’s parents

Declare her dead: Missing Indian student’s parents

Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu Republic Resort in Punta Cana town.

19 March,2025 09:06 AM IST | New York | Agencies
Why Israel shattered the ceasefire

Why Israel shattered the ceasefire

An explainer to why Israel bombarded Gaza with overnight airstrikes threatening to fully reignite the 17-month-old war

19 March,2025 09:05 AM IST | Tel Aviv | Agencies
Trump, Putin agree on immediate ceasefire in energy and infrastructure sectors

Trump, Putin agree on immediate ceasefire in energy and infrastructure sectors

Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, said the two leaders discussed elements of a peace agreement and that the ceasefire process is now underway

19 March,2025 01:37 AM IST | Washington DC | mid-day online correspondent
Three feared dead after small plane headed for Denmark crashes in Swiss Alps

Three feared dead after small plane headed for Denmark crashes in Swiss Alps

The plane crashed two minutes after takeoff on the edge of the village of La Punt Chamues-ch and burned out, police said

18 March,2025 03:48 PM IST | Geneva | AP

In Photos: Police arrest Istanbul mayor over alleged corruption and terror links

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul's mayor, a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. (Pics/AFP)

19 March,2025 07:59 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Pope registers new slight improvements in pneumonia fight

Pope registers new slight improvements in pneumonia fight

Together, they suggested Francis is very much controlling how the public follows his illness to prevent it from turning into a spectacle

18 March,2025 02:11 PM IST | Rome | AP | PTI

Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday," Trump said

18 March,2025 02:08 PM IST | Washington | AP | PTI

Peru declares emergency amid surge of violence and deploys the army in capital

Peru declares emergency amid surge of violence and deploys the army in capital

President Dina Boluarte's government published a decree saying that the state of emergency will last 30 days, and authorities will restrict some rights, including the freedom of assembly and movement. That means the police and the army would be able to detain people without a judicial order

18 March,2025 01:54 PM IST | Lima | AP

NASA's Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore set for splashdown on Wednesday morning

NASA's Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore set for splashdown on Wednesday morning

The two astronauts bid farewell to the International Space Station, their home since last spring, as they departed aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside Nick Hague and Russia's Alexander Gorbunov, who arrived last fall

18 March,2025 11:40 AM IST | Cape Canaveral | AP

Duterte’s Trial:  Was ex-Philippines President Duterte abducted before trial?

    Duterte’s Trial: Was ex-Philippines President Duterte abducted before trial?

    Former Philippines President Duterte who is facing grave murder charges related to his aggressive “war on drugs”, recently made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court. A shocking claim has come to forefront by Duterte’s lawyer. His lawyer has claimed that Duterte was 'abducted' before ICC appearance. The ex-Philippine President made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague via remote video link on March 14. His virtual hearing unfolded amid a charged atmosphere both inside the courtroom and outside, where supporters and critics gathered in protest.

    15 March,2025 06:32 PM IST
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