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Anjali Sud, the CEO of streaming platform Tubi, has been elected as a member of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers, one of the university’s two governing boards.

Anjali Sud, CEO of Tubi, has been elected to Harvard’s Board of Overseers, and Sanjay Seth, a climate expert, joins the Harvard Alumni Association Board. Their appointments highlight the rising influence of Indian-Americans in academia and leadership.

The Indian-American community is making waves in the academic and professional world, with two prominent figures being elected to prestigious roles at Harvard University.

Anjali Sud, the CEO of streaming platform Tubi, has been elected as a member of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers, one of the university’s two governing boards. Sud will serve the remaining two years of the unexpired term of Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada, who stepped down from the board on March 9.

The Trump administration announced in April that it was moving to freeze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University

When the Trump administration cut federal funding to Harvard University, it abruptly ended an estimated $180 million that the federal government had poured into US military projects at Harvard in recent years, according to an analysis from a defense software company.

The Trump administration announced in April that it was moving to freeze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University. President Donald Trump said he was trying to force change at Harvard – and other top-level universities across the US – because in his view they have been captured by leftist “woke” thought and become bastions of antisemitism.

Some of the grants paid for military-specific medical research, studies on countering weapons of mass destruction and research on lasers, among numerous other topics, Reuters found.

The abrupt halt stopped years-long projects and upended programs spread across several universities, not just Harvard. In 2025 alone, an estimated 103 grants totaling about $14 million will grind to a halt, according to an analysis by Govini, a defense software company. 

US President Donald Trump on Friday floated the possibility of pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs, stating that he “would certainly look at the facts”.

At a White House news conference, Donald Trump said that nobody has asked him to pardon the hip-hop mogul. For those who don’t know, in a 2012 episode of the reality show Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump said that he was friends with Sean “Diddy” Combs.

“I think some people have been very close to asking. First of all, I’d look at what’s happening, and I haven’t been watching it too closely, although it’s certainly getting a lot of coverage,” Mr Trump was quoted as saying by Reuters.

His statement came during the Oval Office press conference with the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, who recently exited as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Mr Trump also highlighted that he has not seen Sean Combs and spoken to him in years. 

“He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics… that relationship busted up, from what I read. I don’t know — he didn’t tell me that, but I’d read some little bit nasty statements,” he added.

Donald Trump added that he “would certainly look at the facts” in the much-talked-about case. 

“If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me, it wouldn’t have any impact on me,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sean “Diddy” Combs has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, as well as transportation to engage in prostitution.

Michael Wolff, additionally, suggested that apart from “holding the grudge”, Donald Trump’s “TV star instincts as a producer” play a key role in his legal battle against Ivy League Universities – especially Harvard.

US President Trump has intensified his battle with Harvard, fueled by claims he was rejected from the Ivy League school. Biographer Michael Wolff suggests this grudge also stems from Trump’s desire for drama and to dominate headlines.

US President Donald Trump has intensified his war with Harvard recently, with social media users claiming that his hatred for the Ivy League university comes from his son, Barron Trump, not being accepted. But, the President’s biographer, Michael Wolff, has suggested something else. According to him, it was Trump, not Barron, who was rejected by Harvard.

Wolff, the author of ‘Fire and Fury’, ‘Siege: Trump under fire’, and this year’s ‘All or nothing’, presented his theory about the US President during a podcast with the The Daily Beast.

Colombia will issue a statement of support for India’s position after the country withdrew their statement condoling the deaths in Pakistan on May 7.

Colombia is scheduled to issue a statement in strong support of India’s position on terror, in a pivot from the South American country’s condolences for the deaths in Pakistan after India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7.

Leading an all-party delegation visit to Colombia, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, “They have withdrawn their statement that disappointed us earlier and will issue a statement of strong support for our position.” This comes a day after he raised concern over Colombia’s stance and said New Delhi was disappointed by it.

The mighty Mumbai Indians handled the nerves better on the big stage to outlast Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in a high-scoring IPL 2025 Eliminator despite a classy effort from Sai Sudharsan in Mullanpur on Friday. Rohit Sharma (81 off 50) rode his luck to play a fine knock after Jonny Bairstow (47 off 22) made instant impact on his Mumbai Indians debut to push them to an imposing 228 five in 20 overs. Titans, who were sloppy in the field and with the ball, were able to take the game down to the wire with sensational batting from Sudharsan (80 off 49) before falling short at 208 for six to exit the tournament.

In the end, it was Mumbai Indians who won the key moments to advance in the competition. The victory took them to Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Sunday when they take on Punjab Kings.

Despite heavy dew, overcoming a such a steep target in a knock-out game needed a special effort which came from Sudharsan who put his team on course for an improbable chase until his dismissal in the 16th over.

Bumrah removed Washington Sundar (48 off 24) with his trademark yorker before Sudharsan missed scoop against Richard Gleeson to see his stumps dislodged, bringing Mumbai Indians back into the game.

While it lasted, it was a delight to see Sudharsan go about his business. In a game of pure muscle, Sudharsan was a picture of elegance and found gaps all around the park with pinpoint precision.

The equation came down to 36 from 12 balls with two left-handers Rahul Tewatia and Sherfane Rutherford in the middle. Mumbai Indians debutant Richard Gleeson bowled the final over with Titans needing 24 runs and he bowled three immaculate deliveries to ensure victory before hobbling out due to hamstring issue. In fact, Suryakumar Yadav, the vice-captain was marshalling resources in the final over and it was a brave punt to bring Gleeson in for three deliveries knowing that he is in considerable discomfort. Once the target was out of reach, Surya took him off and asked left-arm seamer Ashwini Kumar to complete formalities.

Earlier, on a surface which had less grass compared to the one used on Thursday, Mumbai Indians decided to bat first and the batters ensured the team goes into the break with an upper-hand.

Titans dropped three crucial catches — two of Rohit (81 off 50 ) and one of Suryakumar Yadav (33 off 20) – and produced another ordinary effort with the ball in the knock-out fixture.

Rohit was dropped twice in the powerplay before veteran made the opposition pay dearly for their on-field errors. On the first occasion, Gerald Coetzee dropped him in the deep and Kusal Mendis’ GT debut went all awry when he bungled a regulation take behind stumps off Mohammed Siraj.

“Definitely not easy when we drop 3 sitters. Wasn’t easy for the bowlers to control and doesn’t help when you drop 3 catches,” said Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill after the game.

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