Honour or oversight: US universities face pressure to drop Epstein-linked donor names

Jeffrey Epstein’s mugshot Small but steady protests have taken shape in recent months at Ohio State University. The demand is simple: remove billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner’s name from campus buildings.What began as a local campaign is now part of a wider shift across the United States. Universities are facing questions about donor legacies, institutional…

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South West Water pleads guilty to six years of pollutions

South West Water (SWW) has pleaded guilty to a catalogue of pollution-related charges spanning six years across Devon and Cornwall.  The prosecution, brought by the Environment Agency, concluded at Plymouth Magistrates Court on Thursday this week. Sentencing is expected on 4 June 2026.  Of the charges, 17 are for illegal discharge activities including sewage discharges and one is for failing to take reasonable…

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Filmmaker Aditya Aman on rise of Hindi heartland in cinema: No sets, only real stories, locations and actors

Filmmaker Aditya Aman, who is debuting with his feature film Rajni Ki Baraat —shot in his hometown of Darbhanga, Bihar—says that stories set and shot in the Hindi heartland are connecting well with audiences and are currently in trend. Director Aditya Aman is debuting with Rajini Ki Baraat ​“The storytelling mode has changed. Either you…

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Tata Trusts to alter clauses which bar non-Zoroastrians

MUMBAI: Tata Trusts is moving the charity commissioner to dismantle a century-old provision barring non-Zoroastrians from serving as trustees of the Bai Hirabai Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution.The decision was taken at the board meeting held last Friday. Tata Trusts said the trustees decided to seek alteration of restrictive clauses governing trustee eligibility “to correct…

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Supreme Court of India stays exhumation of tribal Christians’ bodies in Chhattisgarh

AN INTERIM order by the Supreme Court of India staying the exhumation of tribal Christians’ bodies in Chhattisgarh has brought national attention to a fraught question: whether religious minorities in rural India can bury their dead with dignity in their own villages. The case, which follows earlier proceedings before the Chhattisgarh High Court, centres on…

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Tiger Shroff sells apartment in Pune for Rs 8.87 crore, earns 18 percent profit: Report | Hindi Movie News

Tiger Shroff has sold a residential apartment in Pune’s Hadapsar for Rs 8.87 crore, as per property registration documents accessed by Zapkey. The actor had purchased the property in March 2024 for Rs 7.5 crore, reflecting a gross return on investment (ROI) of 18.3%, according to the data.Located in the Yoo Pune project developed by…

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