A US court has temporarily blocked President Trump's proclamation that aimed to prevent international students from entering the US to study at Harvard University. Harvard filed a legal petition, arguing the directive was unlawful retribution for the university's opposition to White House requirements. The university's president, Alan M. Garber, stated the proclamation circumvents a previous court order.
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Bengaluru police solved the mystery of Gangadharaiah's death, initially deemed unnatural. An autopsy revealed fractured ribs, leading to a murder investigation. The break came when the victim's stolen mobile phone was activated in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Police traced it to Naresh Kumar Raja, a wanted criminal, who confessed to attacking and robbing Gangadharaiah, resulting in his death.