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Trump admin recalls education dept workers to tackle civil rights backlog

In the letter to employees, obtained by The Associated Press, officials said the department needs "all OCR staff to prioritize OCR's existing complaint caseload"

Putin's India visit 'result of Trump's gross incompetence': Ex-US official

Michael Rubin further said that the US is being "hypocritical" by "lecturing" India on its purchase of discounted oil from Russia, as Washington itself is involved in trade with Moscow

US judge questions Trump's authority over California National Guard troops

The Republican president has also tried to use California Guard members in Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, as part of his effort to send the military into Democratic-run cities

US Border Patrol imposes $5,000 fee on illegal US border crossers

The fee was approved by Congress under President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included billions of dollars for immigration enforcement

Foreign student spending in US falls record 5.3% on visa crackdown

The 5.3 per cent decline - amounting to about $3 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate - follows a crackdown by the Trump administration on visas for foreign students

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, passes away at 96

Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin's DZ Bank Building

Russia's vital oil trade with India falls for now, but is far from over

By contrast, oil cargoes arriving in India from Russia next month could fall as far as 600,000 barrels a day, the weakest level since early 2022

Bolsonaro's son to run for Brazil presidency in 2026 after father's jailing

Bolsonaro was arrested last month and began serving a 27-year prison sentence after being convicted of attempting a coup

President Putin invites PM Modi to Russia in 2026 for next annual summit

As per the Joint Statement issued after the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, the two Leaders welcomed the opening of two Consulates General of India in Yekaterinburg and Kazan

Gold price climbs ₹10 to ₹1,29,940; silver falls ₹100, trades at ₹1,86,900

The price of 22-carat gold rose by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,19,110

US, Ukraine officials report progress on creating postwar security plan

Zelenskyy, as well as European leaders backing him, have repeatedly accused Putin of stalling in peace talks while the Russian army tries to press forward with its invasion

International body to govern Gaza to be announced by end of year: Officials

The ceasefire deal also calls for an armed International Stabilization Force to keep security and ensure the disarming of the militant Hamas group, a key demand of Israel

ICICI Prudential AMC to launch IPO on Dec 12 as Prudential sells 10% stake

Prudential will sell up to 49 million shares in the IPO, compared with an earlier plan of 17.7 million shares, ICICI Prudential said in a filing late on Friday

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's birthright citizenship order

The administration is facing multiple court challenges, and the high court has sent mixed signals in emergency orders it has issued

Centre releases over ₹68,000 crore to states under Mgnrega in FY26

The MoS also informed the House that pending liabilities for wage, material and admin components under the scheme by November 26 were ₹10,127.58 crore

White House creates media 'hall of shame' in fresh attack on news outlets

So-called journalists' have made it impossible to identify every false or misleading story, which is why help from the American people is essential, Trump's press office said

DRDO hands over seven indigenous defence technologies to armed forces

Each of these technologies or products has been designed, developed and "extensively tested" by the Indian industry with close collaboration and guidance of DRDO's domain experts and the tri-services

ECI extends Kerala electoral roll revision timeline ahead of polls

The local body polls will be held in the state on December 9 and 11 in two phases

SKF India Industrial expects top line to nearly double in 5 years

SKF India Industrial expects revenue to scale to about ₹4,500 crore in five years, with margins improving post-2028 as a Pune plant-led capex cycle is completed and efficiency rises

Fino becomes first payments bank to get RBI's nod to convert into SFB

A payments bank is eligible to apply to transition into an SFB after completing five years of operations, subject to meeting compliance and regulatory requirements