Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) The US Justice Department said that UCLA School of Law discriminated against Asian and white applicants by using race in admissions, an allegation the prominent California law school disputed as it defended its selection process as merit-based.
New York, Oct 2 (IANS) A gang rape at an Ivy League university that surfaced after two years of attempts by the institution and law enforcement to brush it off has brought attention to the long-festering issue of sexual assaults on US campuses.
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump credited his tariff policies with bringing manufacturing jobs and factories back to the United States, arguing that protection from foreign competition was driving a revival in American industry.
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran would end “very quickly” and predicted oil prices would fall sharply once the conflict was over, as he portrayed Tehran as militarily and economically weakened.
United Nations, Oct 2 (IANS) India's Bimal Patel has been sworn in as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) BAPS Hindu Mandir of Paris, the first traditional Hindu temple of France, has rejected claims that it had asked female employees to be hidden, removed or excluded during a Hindu religious delegation's visit to the Eiffel Tower, saying an official investigation found no such request was made.
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stepped up India's trade diplomacy on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Milwaukee, holding a fresh round of talks with counterparts from Canada, Saudi Arabia and South Korea as New Delhi pursued trade agreements and greater market access with major partners.
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said his administration was considering a military base in Poland, predicted the Ukraine conflict would be resolved and described Brazil’s election as “very important”, as he addressed a wide range of foreign and domestic issues before leaving for Texas.
Milwaukee, Oct 2 (IANS) The United States is pursuing a "managed trade relationship" with China rather than expecting fundamental changes to Beijing's economic system, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said, as he detailed a new mechanism aimed at insulating some trade from future tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) A US Department of Energy employee has been arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis after allegedly travelling to Yemen and using his electrical engineering expertise to help the Iran-backed group improve its communications capabilities, the Justice Department said.
