July 8, 2025
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Former Columbia professor declines to call on Hamas to free hostages, netizens react

In panel discussion, Journalist Piers Morgan (Extreme left) asking former Columbia professor Ahmed Eldin(Second from right) Columbia University seems to have become the new target for the Trump administration, which has accused it of anti-Semitism on college campuses. And now, the former professor Ahmed Eldin‘s statement has put Columbia University in danger. Responding to a […]

Who is Mohsen Mahdawi? A Columbia University student arrested by Trump administration is freed

A Columbia University student, Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by masked immigration agents after a naturalisation interview in Vermont, has been freed from detention while his case continues. On Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford stated that Mahdawi’s two-week detention “so far demonstrates great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime.”Mahdawi’s […]

‘I am not afraid of you’: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi’s ‘loud and clear’ message to Donald Trump outside court

Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested during his citizenship interview, was released today after a court order in Vermont. Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was released from ICE custody following an order from US district judge Geoffrey Crawford. Immediately after coming out of the Vermont courtroom, Mahdawi said, “I am saying it clear and loud to […]

‘Khalil was arrested without warrant’

Lawyers for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil say they will argue that his deportation should be blocked after the Trump administration acknowledged he was arrested without a warrant. Govt said in a court filing Thursday ICE agents didn’t have a warrant when they took Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests, into custody in March outside a […]

Trump’s war on academia: How US is driving out world’s brightest minds

US President Donald Trump (File photo-AP) The Trump administration’s sweeping move to screen immigrants and visa applicants for “antisemitic” activity on social media has triggered outrage among rights groups, universities, and legal experts. Effective immediately, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will now consider online speech critical of Israel—or construed as support for groups like […]

Melania Trump: Melania Trump praises ‘bravery in face of obstacles’ while Trump’s deportation tactics face scrutiny

Melania Trump praises ‘bravery in face of obstacles’ while Trump’s deportation tactics face scrutiny US First Lady Melania Trump spoke about the “power of love” at the 19th annual International Women of Courage Award ceremony on Tuesday, even as US President Donald Trump faces criticism over his mass deportation policies.Melania, alongside secretary of state Marco […]

Tim Walz’s daughter says she won’t go to grad school this year as colleges are not protecting students

Tim Walz’s daughter Hope Walz says she would not be going to a grad school. Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota Governor and Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz, announced on Tiktok that she would not go to a graduate school because of the stand these schools have taken in the wake of Donald Trump’s […]

Ranjani Srinivasan: ‘I want my PhD. I want my name cleared’: Ranjani Srinivasan hopes Columbia will take her back

Ranjani Srinivasan said she hopes Columbia would take her back and her five years of PhD work won’t go to waste. Indian scholar Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia student, who fled to Canada to escape arrest by the feds said she still hopes she would get back to the PhD course as it is almost at […]

Columbia University alumni rip diplomas protesting for Mahmoud Khalil, Ranjani Srinivasan; faces MAGA ire: ‘They’re tearing photocopies’

Columbia alumni rip their diplomas in protest against the university’s stance on the Trump administration’s crackdown on the visas of international students. Several alumni of Columbia University Saturday ripped up their diplomas instead of taking part in the annual Alumni Day celebrations denouncing the stance the university took in Donald Trump administration’s crackdown on international […]