Palestine
- India
‘Israel must vacate Arab land’: Vajpayee’s 1977 speech goes viral amid Middle East tensions
Amid the escalating tension in the Middle East, an old video of India’s former Prime Minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee is making rounds on social media features Vajpayee…
- Middle East
3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza
Gaza: Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, while Israeli forces unexpectedly advanced in the east of Khan Younis in southern…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia delivers monthly financial aid to Palestine
The Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Naif Al-Sudairi, recently handed over monthly financial assistance to the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa for the war-torn Gaza Strip and its surrounding areas that are qualitatively…
- Hyderabad
TISS Hyderabad Pro-VC accused of withholding degree from student for wearing Keffiyeh
Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Shankar Das has come under fire for allegedly withholding a graduating student’s degree for wearing keffiyeh during the convocation ceremony at TISS…
- Middle East
Genocide not a Jewish value: Activists protest Israel’s war on Gaza
A group of Jewish activists and rabbis on Wednesday, September 25, staged a huge demonstration at the Los Angeles offices of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to express their solidarity…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince tells Blinken he ‘doesn’t care’ about Palestinian issue: Report
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he doesn’t personally prioritize and care about the “Palestinian issue,” as reported…
- Middle East
Israel sends 90 decomposed bodies to Gaza, health ministry refuses to accept
Israel sent a truck carrying nearly decomposing 90 Palestinians to Gaza on Wednesday, September 25, which the territory’s health ministry refused to bury, citing they would not accept the bodies due to Israel’s…
- India
Indian-origin author Lahiri declines Noguchi Museum award over kaffiyeh ban
New York: Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-origin writer Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens in protest of its ban on political dress for its staff after…
- Middle East
Climate activist Thunberg condemns ‘genocide’ in Palestine in Stockholm
In a significant move, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led a rally in Stockholm attended by thousands of people to condemn Israel’s “genocide” in war-torn Palestine and urged global action against Israel’s…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 182, over 700 injured
Jerusalem: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday launched a large-scale airstrike campaign, targeting more than 300 Hezbollah positions in southern and eastern Lebanon leaving 182 dead and over 700 injured. This…
- India
PM Modi meets Palestinian President Abbas
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here and expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, reaffirming India’s support for the early restoration of peace and…
- India
17 cases filed against pro-Palestine protesters across India
At least 17 cases have been filed against 51 individuals across seven states of India for expressing support for war-torn Palestine through protests or social media posts, according to reports. The report…
- Middle East
UNGA calls for end to Israeli occupation in Palestine within a year
United Nations: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has passed a non-binding resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory within the next 12 months by an overwhelming margin. The resolution…
- Bangalore
‘Free Palestine’ flex near Dargah: Ex-Karnataka HM seeks action
Shivamogga: Former Karnataka Home Minister and senior BJP leader Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday demanded action from the ruling Congress in connection with the installation of a ‘Free Palestine’ banner near a Dargah…
- India
Five arrested in Chhattisgarh for hoisting Palestine-like flags
Bilaspur: Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hoisting flags resembling that of Palestine on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city, police said. A complaint was received on Monday evening that Palestinian…
