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Wisconsin audits find lack of tracking of DEI spending at university system and state agencies

Wisconsin audits find lack of tracking of DEI spending at university system and state agencies

Wisconsin audits find lack of tracking of DEI spending at university system and state agencies
Published on Apr 11, 2025 10:06 PM IST
AP |

Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky's public universities

Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky's public universities

Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky's public universities
Published on Mar 21, 2025 03:27 AM IST
AP |

NASA ditches chief scientists role, closes key offices amid Trump layoffs

NASA's acting administrator signed a memo that was sent to the employees, encouraging employees to “embrace the challenge” when the cuts go into effect.

NASA has fired 23 employees, including Katherine Calvin, a climate science specialist and NASA top scientist, as per Reuters.(AFP)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 05:28 PM IST

Enola Gay: Huge uproar as WWII bomber targeted under Trump govt's DEI purge

Enola Gay is the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945.

Enola Gay was named after pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr's mother, Enola Gay Tibbets.
Published on Mar 08, 2025 08:11 PM IST

What is to be done when the markets keep falling

Your portfolio tells a story. If the bleed is less than the market average, it’s a good story, else you need to read this

As an investor, your plan should be asset allocation and not speculation or short-term return maximising (PTI)
Published on Mar 06, 2025 07:51 PM IST
ByMonika Halan

Musk's just one-word response to US intelligence employees' leaked ‘sex chats’

Federal intelligence officials are under investigation for misuse of an agency messaging board to discuss explicit personal experiences under the guise of DEI.

US President Donald Trump speaks after Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP)
Updated on Feb 26, 2025 02:19 PM IST

Disney, Pepsi among companies that are silently axing their DEI efforts: Report

Following US President Donald Trump's inauguration, several companies marked a change in their DEI policies. Some did so openly and some are doing it silently.

President Trump's second term as US President has led to massive shifts in how companies approach DEI policies, with some doing it openly and other going ahead with them silently.(AP)
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 08:25 PM IST

Hiring freezes, buyouts to workers: Elon Musk-led DOGE's key highlights so far

It has been just around half a month since Elon Musk has been heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

American views on DOGE leader Elon Musk's influence on the Donald Trump administration have changed dramatically since the Republican leader was re-elected. (Reuters)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 05:18 PM IST

White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge

USA-TRUMP/WEBSITES (PIX):White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge

White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge
Published on Feb 06, 2025 02:23 AM IST
Reuters |

List of US CEOs supporting DEI efforts grows despite Republican pressure: Report

The CEOs of Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs are some of the few who have continued to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies

One of Trump's first executive orders after taking office was to place federal DEI employees on administrative leave as work began to dismantle their departments.(Mandel Ngan/AFP)
Published on Feb 03, 2025 04:52 PM IST

Indian markets plunge over 1.5% amid HMPV fears and weak rupee

Indian equity markets fell over 1.5% on Monday, driven by global cues, a weak rupee, and fears over the HMPV outbreak.

 The global cues, the decline in the Indian rupee, and the discovery of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in India all had measurable effects on Monday's trading session, which saw the equity benchmarks drop more than 1.5 percent.(Pixabay/Representative)
Published on Jan 06, 2025 05:55 PM IST
ANI |

Rupee expected to open higher amid Dollar decline and RBI policy review

The Indian rupee is expected to open higher due to a decline in the dollar index, its movement will depend on the RBI's India's monetary policy review.

Before the RBI makes a rate decision, the dollar retreats to strengthen the rupee.(REUTERS)
Published on Dec 06, 2024 09:26 AM IST
Reuters |

Eight of top 10 most-valued firms take 1.65 lakh cr hit in mcap

Last week saw a 1,906.01 points drop in BSE Sensex, driven by inflation worries and poor corporate earnings, affecting top firms' market valuations.

A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai.(REUTERS)
Published on Nov 17, 2024 12:13 PM IST
PTI |

Biden blasts Trump's ‘lying’ claims amid backlash over ‘sleeping’ through Helene

While Trump questioned Biden about being “unresponsive” amid historic Hurricane Helen damage, FEMA was pilloried for its ‘woke’ priorities over damage relief.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's continued response efforts to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2024. (AFP)
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 12:25 PM IST

Swiggy files for 3,750 crore IPO, to use 1,120 crore for Scootsy

The Swiggy IPO consists of a fresh issue of 37,500 million equity shares with a face value of ₹1 each and an offer for sale (OFS) of 185,286,265 equity shares

Food delivery giant Swiggy has filed its updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,750 crore on Thursday, September 26, 2024.
Published on Sep 27, 2024 09:03 AM IST

Elon Musk says to X staff they'll get stock options, but with a catch: Report

This comes when promotions were delayed without explanation at X, leading to tensions between the staff and leadership, making stock option grants long awaited

Elon Musk had previously assured X employees that they can cash out the stock, just like SpaceX employees
Published on Aug 28, 2024 02:18 PM IST

Capital gains tax, STT moves in Budget seek to curb F&O trade amid volume fall

The Union budget 2024 hiked capital gains taxes to curb speculative trading through derivatives even as equity derivative trading volume fell 40% since February

A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. (Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters)
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 07:18 PM IST

Who is Mashal Sherzad? Minnesota University fires DEI worker over swastika photo

A DEI manager at the University of Minnesota was fired after she was pictured standing in front of an Israeli flag with swastikas emblazoned on it.

Mashal Sherzad, 29, uploaded the now-deleted pictures from a pro-Palestinian rally on social media.(afghanminx/Instagram)
Updated on Apr 27, 2024 04:39 PM IST
ByShweta Kukreti

In 2019, Congress’s manifesto primarily focussed on economy, livelihoods

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Sankalp Patra, or the poll manifesto, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections focused on nationalism, agriculture, infrastructure, and governance

The Congress released its manifesto ahead of the April-June national polls on Friday. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 05, 2024 04:51 PM IST

Equity tops focus areas in Congress manifesto

The manifesto said caste discrimination remains a reality while promising a slew of measures to address inequality and discrimination based on ancestry

The manifesto said India’s history of a plurality of religions cannot be altered. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 04:32 PM IST

SBI shares worth 500 bought in 1994 now stand at…

An X (formerly Twitter) user shared the valuation of SBI shares that his grandparents purchased in 1994 and expressed that he is planning to hold them.

The X user shared this share certificate of the State Bank of India (SBI) on the microblogging platform. (X/@Least_ordinary)
Published on Apr 01, 2024 08:30 PM IST

University of Florida axes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices; here's why

The University of Florida has terminated 13 full-time diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) posts as well as 15 administrative faculty appointments.

Florida University has become the latest example of growing opposition to DEI programs.(Unspalshh)
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 08:46 PM IST
ByShweta Kukreti

Nurturing a more inclusive future for energy innovation

This article is authored by Preeti Bajaj, MD & CEO, Luminous Power Technologies.

Energy (Representational Image)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 06:03 PM IST

Delhi’s climate leadership can steer mitigation efforts

India’s leadership inspires transformative change, offering hope for a world where every nation thrives in harmony with nature.

The loss and damage fund’s inception during COP28 represents a crucial milestone in addressing the unequal impacts of the climate crisis. (AP)
Published on Dec 25, 2023 10:16 PM IST

COP28 tasked with finding consensus on first global stocktake to meet Paris goals

India has underlined that equity, fair share of the global carbon budget, and obligations of developed country parties to provide finance for transition and technology transfer will be critical to address in the global stocktake

The United Arab Emirates holds the presidency of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Published on Nov 12, 2023 02:34 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

COP28 tasked with finding consensus on differing party views on meeting Paris goals

The first global stocktaking of the progress made on containing climate change, expected to conclude at the UN summit in Dubai in a few weeks, has often received polarising views from nations that are signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement.

HT Image
Updated on Nov 12, 2023 05:00 AM IST
ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Biden unveils major AI regulation policy

US president has also taken a range of other actions in an executive order, including a major immigration reform push to attract and retain AI talent in America

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday. (AFP)
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 11:12 PM IST

Hackathon for LGBTQ, persons with disabilities in Pune on October 7

The results, and solutions of all the participating teams will be documented as case studies and shared with academia and corporates as a part of best practices and solutions to some of the inclusion problems

the event will be held by National HRD Network (NHRDN), Pune chapter in association with Fergusson College. (HT FILE)
Published on Oct 05, 2023 07:28 PM IST

Congress key panel firms up poll plans, leaders voice concern on AAP tie-up

The resentment underlined how the Congress as well as the INDIA alliance face steep hurdles at the state level ahead of negotiations on seat-sharing.

Hyderabad: (L-R) Congress leaders Pawan Khera, P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh duirng a press conference after the CWC meeting.(PTI)
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 12:33 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

India's vision for climate justice: COP28 and beyond

This article is authored by Anil Agrawal, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Kaviraj Singh, founder and managing director, Earthood.

Climate change(AP)
Published on Aug 24, 2023 01:31 PM IST
ByHindustan Times
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