US President Donald Trump threatens to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status amid ongoing feud

US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, intensifying his clash with the prestigious institution amid ongoing legal and political disputes. In a social media post on Friday, Trump wrote, “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” The statement marks his…

Dairy farmers urged to increase milk production

Minister for Dairy Development J. Chinchurani, along with MLA Thottathil Raveendran, Milma Malabar Union Chairman K.S. Mani, and Dairy Development Department Director Shalini Gopinath, releasing the booklet on Malabar Milma’s Annual Plan and Operations during the inaugural event of the International Year of Cooperatives observance in Kozhikode on Friday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Minister…

Kolkata Mayor asks to close down all rooftop restaurants in city, three days after a massive blaze claimed 14 lives

Firefighters at the printing press at Salt Lake, Sector-5 in Kolkata. May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayor, Firhad Hakim, on Friday (May 2, 2025) ordered the closure of all rooftop restaurants in the city, following a notification issued the same day. The directive comes just three days…

Is India missing billions in its GDP?

When district-level economic activity is under-counted, it distorts our understanding of regional development and misguides the allocation of public resources | Photo Credit: MANOJ KUMAR Every policy, budget, and economic forecast rests on one foundational number — Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But what if that number is wrong? What if we’ve been underestimating the true size…