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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Topic: US colleges

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.

US colleges are now raging battlegrounds—hitting cash flow, student culture & campaign

US campuses are not just seeing a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. They're in the middle of a cultural war, where a broader political attack is aimed at ‘woke’ ideology.

No more race-conscious college admissions in US. What SCOTUS ruling means & what dissenting judges said

Court ruled that considering race as factor in admissions violates Equal Protection Clause of Constitution. Dissenting judges argued that race matters in reality & not just in law.

Mike Pompeo says US colleges are ‘hooked on communist cash’

US Secretary of State Pompeo said the Chinese communist party is 'poisoning the well' of US higher education and called for 'rigorous' oversight of students & scholars from China.

‘Keep grandma safe’ – how US colleges are trying to stop students from spreading the virus

With Covid rates at their highest ever, most schools are telling students to return home — and stay.

Former minister Jo Johnson bats for UK to welcome international students forced to leave US

Boris Johnson's brother Jo took to Twitter to suggest that foreign students, who are being asked to leave the US, could transfer to UK universities under an emergency scheme.

After China, India sent the most number of students to the US in 2018-19

A study showed that more than 2 lakh Indian students had gone to the US, making up about 50% of the international students along with China.

On Camera

Why the govt’s free food grains scheme must be revamped

The Union department of food and public distribution has asked states to weed out ineligible beneficiaries of PMGKAY by the end of next month. But going by the obvious political risks, the exercise is unlikely to be completed soon.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.