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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicColumbia University

Topic: Columbia University

Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Columbia: Hackers strike Ivy League schools

The incidents have occurred while the schools face political pressure from White House, which has frozen billions in funds, threatened accreditation and targeted international students.

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.

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.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.