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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicColumbia University

Topic: Columbia University

Columbia student sues Trump administration for $20 million over immigration arrest

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist was detained by US immigration for over 100 days. Khalil is now seeking recuperation for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.

Going after campuses is the toolkit of Trump, Netanyahu, Modi. Columbia University is latest

The Right-wing populist’s professed aversion to “anarchism” never applies to actual Right-wing anarchism. Kapil Mishra is Delhi’s Minister of Law and Justice.

Why Trump is at war with Columbia University

After funding cuts last month, Trump administration has launched a massive drive against dissent on campus amid threats of deportation over 2024 pro-Palestine protests.

Indian scholar self-deports after US revokes visa alleging support for Hamas

Ranjani Srinivasan, Indian national & a doctoral student at Columbia University, was involved in activities supporting Haas, a terrorist organisation, said the US Department of State press release.

Why Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is a rare case in US history

Khalil, a former Master's student at Columbia University, was arrested by the US immigration authorities for organising pro-Palestine protests. 

No more ‘babying’ robots. Columbia University researchers teach them to watch & learn

Published in Nature Machine Intelligence, the study details how the team developed an autonomous robotic arm capable of creating its own simulation by observing its movement via a camera.

UNDP, Govts of Finland and Norway organise high-level dialogue at Columbia Uni

The event scheduled between 29 and 31 Jan brings together experts to discuss innovative solutions for SDGs.

Columbia University president resigns in wake of campus protests over Gaza war

Minouche Shafik, who said the campus turmoil took a toll on her family, becomes the third president of an Ivy League university to step down in the wake of campus protests over Gaza.

US campus protests shows up Western media hypocrisy. Compare how they covered JNU stir

To understand the depth of bias against India or the lack of understanding of ground reality in India, one only needs to examine the headlines from Western media covering the protests in colleges of both countries.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.