Who is backing Palestine? From Canada to France, countries recognising its statehood; what is India’s stance?

[ad_1] Entire districts were razed to the ground in Gaza (Photo: NYT) In a sweeping diplomatic shift, several key allies of the United States are now preparing to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state.This development will increase global pressure on Israel and change how the world views Palestinian statehood. In 1988, India became one […]

Watch: Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after 104 days in detention; vows to speak up for Palestine even if threatened with death

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil reunited with family (Photo: AP) Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate and Columbia University graduate, was released after spending over three months in US immigration detention, reuniting with his wife and infant son. The 30-year-old legal US resident walked free from a Louisiana facility on Friday evening after a federal judge ruled […]

Watch: Chaos erupts at pro-Israel event as man hurls ‘Molotov cocktails’ at a crowd in Colorado, yells ‘Free Palestine’

[ad_1] A peaceful gathering in downtown Boulder in Colorado turned into chaos on Sunday when a man shouted “Free Palestine” and threw an incendiary device into a group raising awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Law enforcement officials said the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower, injuring six people, some with serious burns.The attacker, identified as […]

‘End Zionists, Palestine is free’: Several injured after shirtless man sets fire near anti-Israel protestors, FBI calls ‘targeted terror attack’- Watch video

[ad_1] Attack in Boulder, Colorado (Image credits: X @OpusObscuraX) Several people were injured on Sunday in Boulder, Colorado in what the FBI described as targeted terror attack after a man threw something resembling Molotov cocktails near pro-Israeli protesters. Police confirmed that some victims appeared to have been set on fire.The police have taken a man […]

‘Violation’: Indian-origin Megha Vemuri, family banned from MIT event after Palestine speech

[ad_1] Megha Vemuri was banned from participating in Friday’s event at MIT (Photo: Boston Globe) Indian-American student Megha Vemuri was barred from the commencement event Friday after the class president used her platform to speak for Palestine a day before. Vemuri was scheduled to be the marshal for Friday’s commencement ceremony but MIT Chancellor Melissa […]

Indian-origin Megha Vemuri bashed for keffiyeh, called ‘woke Hindu’ for her Palestine statement

[ad_1] Megha Vimuri was called a ‘woke Hindu’ on X as she spoke about Palestine in her graduation speech. Indian-origin Megha Vemuri who the limelight as she chose to speak against Israel at the MIT commencement ceremony received a lot of hatred on social media. As the class president, Vemuri condemned the university’s ties to […]

‘MIT wants a free Palestine’: Indian-American student Megha Vemuri on Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech

[ad_1] Indian-American student Megha Vemuri Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech (Pic credit: @KassyAkiva) At a politically charged commencement ceremony on Thursday, MIT’s class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri, an Indian-American student, used her platform to deliver a bold pro-Palestinian message, sharply criticising the university’s ties to Israel and calling on fellow graduates to take a […]

‘The Body Called Palestine’: an exhibition at Jawahar Bhavan that exposes the raw anger and the unmitigated pain of Palestinian artists

[ad_1] Artwork by Palestinian artist Sobhiya Hasan on display at the exhibition titled The Body Called Palestine in Delhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The more things change the more they stay the same. More than 20 years ago, Palestinian author Rana Barakati was quoted in Seeking Palestine, “Palestine-in-exile is an idea, a love, a […]

Hamas fund crisis: Fighters go unpaid as cash network implodes under Israeli siege

[ad_1] File photo of Hamas fighters (Pic credit: AP) Hamas is grappling with a severe cash shortage in Gaza, as Israel tightens restrictions and intensifies its military campaign against the militant group. The financial crisis has crippled the group’s ability to pay its fighters and government employees, signaling deepening cracks in its organizational structure.Israel’s offensive […]