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Susan Monarez, President Trump’s nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 25. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP NEW YORK — The director of the nation’s top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned. Officials did not explain why Susan Monarez was no longer with the agency, but her lawyers said she was targeted for standing up for science. The U.S. Department…

A 30-year-old man, working as a ‘shikshadoot’ (temporary visiting teacher in government schools), was killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) evening, police said.A motive was not immediately clear, but Maoists often target civilians and villagers whom they suspect of acting as informers for police.Police have received information that shikshadoot Laxman Barse was murdered by Maoists, who were armed with sharp-edged weapons, in Silger village under Jagargunda police station limits at around 7.30 pm, a police statement said.As per inputs, Maoists also thrashed Barse’s family members when they tried to intervene, it said.”Further legal action…

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, and several other top officials are departing the public health agency in a major shakeup less than a month after being sworn in, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Wednesday. It remains unclear why Susan was ousted from her role but the US health department confirmed her departure in a post on X, thanking her “for her dedicated service to the American people.” Susan was nominated to lead the CDC by President Donald Trump and her nomination was passed by a vote in the US Senate in…

Donald Trump pledges more deals like Intel stake, worrying business community.The US has taken a stake in Intel chipmaker as part of a push to secure domestic production and reduce reliance on China. The acquisition is the most significant intervention in private business since the 2008 financial crisis. Supporters call it a smart industrial policy that will protect jobs and national security. But critics warn that this could mark a shift in the relationship between government and private companies, raising concerns about how much control a president should have over business.Also, Bangladesh warns it can no longer bear the cost…

Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) as defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid.Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, recovered from going a set down against American qualifier Zachary Svajda to complete a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win on the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court.The 38-year-old Serbian legend had not played since his semi-final exit at Wimbledon in July before arriving in New York, skipping most of the North American hardcourt swing.Djokovic said that while not…

“I don’t need the grant,” Tan said. “But I really look forward to having the U.S. government be my shareholder” [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Intel said on Monday that the U.S. government’s 9.9% stake in the chipmaker could pose risks to its business, from potentially harming international sales to limiting its ability to secure future government grants. The company laid out new risk factors in a securities filing after the government decided to convert $11 billion in government grants into an equity stake in Intel, the latest extraordinary intervention in corporate America by U.S. President Donald Trump.Separately, Intel CEO…

Olga Stefanishyna. File | Photo Credit: AFP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday (August 27, 2025) he had appointed a former Deputy Prime Minister, Olga Stefanishyna, as Kyiv’s new ambassador to the United States, as Washington-backed efforts to halt the war with Russia intensify.Zelenskyy signed a decree unexpectedly naming Ms. Stefanishyna, who is also a former Justice Minister, to the key post, he said in his evening address posted on social media.“In many ways, Ukraine’s long-term security depends on its relations with America,” he said.He added that Ukraine was proposing to Washington to strike accords on having Kyiv’s European allies…

President Trump says taking a 10% stake in Intel will be good for the company and the country. NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Insitiute, who disagrees.

(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about getting to good health, and staying there. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.)On the health desk, we return again, with a spring in our steps, to documenting indigenous innovations in the medical field. With the present thrust to ‘make in India’, matched with an emphasis on quality, the only likely outcome is top quality, state-of-the-art technology that will be cost effective, accessible and taken across the world to benefit people. The best news this week, in this regard, was the announcement of CEREBO. Bindu Shajan Perappadan reported on CEREBO, ICMR’s indigenous tech to replace CT/MRI scans for…

New DelhiAugust 27, 2025 06:01 PM IST First published on: Aug 27, 2025 at 06:01 PM IST Share Team India Test cricketer Hanuma Vihari’s decision to leave the Andhra Pradesh team and play for Tripura in the forthcoming Ranji Trophy season has turned into the latest flashpoint between the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). Hours after Vihari announced his decision, Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) president and TDP Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath took to social media to lay the blame at the YSRCP’s door. “In the past, politics overshadowed Andhra…