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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicFree Palestine

Topic: Free Palestine

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. 

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march against Gaza war at Chicago’s Democratic Convention

According to an eyewitness, dozens of protesters, after hours of peaceful demonstrations, broke through part of the perimeter security fence, drawing riot police to the site.

‘We’re all judged by what we do at home’ — India’s dig as pro-Palestine student protests divide US

On Wednesday, university campuses from Massachusetts to California saw pro-Palestinian students facing arrests while voicing their opposition to the conflict in Gaza.

Plagiarism, ‘racial animus’, Zionism & Claudine Gay: Why Harvard’s first black president resigned

Gay was forced to resign due to allegations of plagiarism & how she dealt with supposed antisemitism, but process has been labelled a witch hunt by many.

Israel war on Gaza has gone beyond ‘right to self-defence’ to ‘responsibility to protect’

While ‘responsibility to protect’ strictly applies to regimes carrying out genocide against its own population, it's time to ask if it can't be applied in Gaza too, where Israel is bombing and forcibly evacuating people.

‘Queer for Palestine’ helps neither queer nor Palestine. It’s just a cry for attention

What's the difference between a heterosexual’s empathy and a homosexual's? One of these is not making it about their sexual identity while offering support to Palestinians.

On Camera

New CPI basket shows that India’s expenditure pattern has changed

The changes ensure that payments such as dearness allowance or pensions, that are linked to the CPI, will be more closely based on the true consumption baskets of households.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

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.