<p>An Indian-origin student attending Princeton University has been arrested and barred from the campus for participating in pro-Palestine protests. Alongside another student Hassan Sayed GS, Achinthya Sivalingan, who was born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, staged demonstrations that led to their arrest and subsequent banishment from campus grounds.</p>

<p>Protesters at Princeton demanded divestment from companies supporting Israel in times of its conflict in Gaza. The escalation prompted university authorities to take action, resulting in the arrest of Sivalingan and another student within minutes of setting up protest tents.</p>

<p>The protests come at a time when US President Joe Biden approved a $16 billion military aid package for Israel. While New York's Columbia University witnessed the focal point of the demonstrations, various other institutions such as the University of Southern California, Emory University, and Brown University, among others, also saw similar protests.</p>

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<p>University spokesperson Jennifer Morrill reportedly stated, “The two graduate students have been immediately barred from campus, pending a disciplinary process.”<br />
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“No force was used by Public Safety officers when conducting the arrests, which occurred without resistance,” Morrill added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A first-year PhD student Urvi reportedly revealed that&nbsp;“they’ve been evicted from their houses and were given under five minutes to get their stuff."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Moreover, as per reports, Columbia University's faculty senate is set to vote on Friday (Apr 26) regarding a resolution rebuking the school's president Minouche Shafik. This comes as Shafik, in a controversial move, authorised the New York Police Department (NYPD) to remove the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” from the campus premises.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Brown University in a release said, "Encampment on Brown University’s historic and residential greens is a violation of University policy, and participants in the encampment have been verbally informed of this fact and that they will face conduct proceedings."&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>State Department reacts&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>A spokesperson from the State Department Vedant Patel&nbsp;on Thursday (Apr 25) affirmed that the Biden administration stands behind the right to engage in peaceful protests. “We, of course, support the right of anybody to peacefully protest, to demonstrate, to make their voices heard, to express themselves in a peaceful and nonviolent way,” Patel said at a press briefing.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


An Indian-origin student attending Princeton University has been arrested and barred from the campus for participating in pro-Palestine protests. Alongside another student Hassan Sayed GS, Achinthya Sivalingan, who was born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, staged demonstrations that led to their arrest and subsequent banishment from campus grounds.

An Indian-origin student attending Princeton University has been arrested and barred from the campus for participating in pro-Palestine protests. Alongside another student Hassan Sayed GS, Achinthya Sivalingan, who was born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, staged demonstrations that led to their arrest and subsequent banishment from campus grounds. Protesters at Princeton demanded divestment from companies supporting Israel in times of its conflict in Gaza. The escalation prompted university authorities to take action, resulting in the arrest of Sivalingan and another student within minutes of setting up protest tents. The protests come at a time when US President Joe Biden approved a $16 billion military aid package for Israel. While New York's Columbia University witnessed the focal point of the demonstrations, various other institutions such as the University of Southern California, Emory University, and Brown University, among others, also saw similar protests. Also Read | Ukrainian minister detained over suspected corruption: Prosecutors University spokesperson Jennifer Morrill reportedly stated, “The two graduate students have been immediately barred from campus, pending a disciplinary process.” “No force was used by Public Safety officers when conducting the arrests, which occurred without resistance,” Morrill added. A first-year PhD student Urvi reportedly revealed that “they’ve been evicted from their houses and were given under five minutes to get their stuff." Watch: Baffled passenger captures 'possible' UFO flying above Big Apple from flight Moreover, as per reports, Columbia University's faculty senate is set to vote on Friday (Apr 26) regarding a resolution rebuking the school's president Minouche Shafik. This comes as Shafik, in a controversial move, authorised the New York Police Department (NYPD) to remove the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” from the campus premises. Watch | Tory MP Chris Philip: 'Rwanda is a different country to Congo isn't it?' × Brown University in a release said, "Encampment on Brown University’s historic and residential greens is a violation of University policy, and participants in the encampment have been verbally informed of this fact and that they will face conduct proceedings." State Department reacts A spokesperson from the State Department Vedant Patel on Thursday (Apr 25) affirmed that the Biden administration stands behind the right to engage in peaceful protests. “We, of course, support the right of anybody to peacefully protest, to demonstrate, to make their voices heard, to express themselves in a peaceful and nonviolent way,” Patel said at a press briefing. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>The US Senate voted on Tuesday (April 23) to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — the first two are in a conventional state of war with Russia and Palestinian militant groups, respectively. Meanwhile, Taiwan continues to face China's expansionist belligerence amid its consistent assertion of the&nbsp;self-ruled island nation being its own.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The US Senate voted with a bipartisan super-majority. The bill will become a law once signed by US President Joe Biden. The final vote was 79 to 18.</p>

<p>The Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer described the bill's successful passage&nbsp;as "one of the greatest achievements the Senate has made in years."</p>

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<p>"Today the Senate sends a unified message to the entire world: America will always defend democracy in its hour of need," Chuck Schumer claimed despite&nbsp;a chequered American interventionist record abroad that has left a trail of anarchy-fueled terrorism in West Asia and Afghanistan during the&nbsp;formative decades of the 21st century.</p>

<p>"Make no mistake, America will deliver on its promise to act like a leader on the world stage, to hold the line against autocratic thugs like Vladimir Putin," he continued. "We are showing Putin that betting against America is always, always a grave mistake."</p>

<h2><b>Zelensky thanks US for aid bill</b></h2>

<p>Shortly after the US Senate cleared the bill that includes a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine,&nbsp;President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US Senate for approving the aid for his country.</p>

<p>"I thank Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for their strong leadership in advancing this bipartisan legislation, as well as all US Senators on both sides of the aisle who voted in favour of it," he posted on social media minutes after the bill was passed.</p>

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<p>The United States has backed Ukraine in its war against Russia&nbsp;in what many have interpreted as the resumption of hostilities between Washington and Moscow following a few decades of a semblance of stability after the end of the Cold War.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The new aid package that includes vital military supplies had been stalled for months in Congress.</p>

<p>"I equally appreciate President Biden's support and look forward to the bill being signed soon and the next military aid package matching the resoluteness that I always see in our negotiations," Zelensky added.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The US Senate voted on Tuesday (April 23) to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — the first two are in a conventional state of war with Russia and Palestinian militant groups, respectively.

The US Senate voted on Tuesday (April 23) to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — the first two are in a conventional state of war with Russia and Palestinian militant groups, respectively. Meanwhile, Taiwan continues to face China's expansionist belligerence amid its consistent assertion of the self-ruled island nation being its own. The US Senate voted with a bipartisan super-majority. The bill will become a law once signed by US President Joe Biden. The final vote was 79 to 18. The Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer described the bill's successful passage as "one of the greatest achievements the Senate has made in years." Also watch | Russia-Ukraine war: How will US keep funding Ukraine? × "Today the Senate sends a unified message to the entire world: America will always defend democracy in its hour of need," Chuck Schumer claimed despite a chequered American interventionist record abroad that has left a trail of anarchy-fueled terrorism in West Asia and Afghanistan during the formative decades of the 21st century. "Make no mistake, America will deliver on its promise to act like a leader on the world stage, to hold the line against autocratic thugs like Vladimir Putin," he continued. "We are showing Putin that betting against America is always, always a grave mistake." Zelensky thanks US for aid bill Shortly after the US Senate cleared the bill that includes a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US Senate for approving the aid for his country. "I thank Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for their strong leadership in advancing this bipartisan legislation, as well as all US Senators on both sides of the aisle who voted in favour of it," he posted on social media minutes after the bill was passed. Also watch | Israel war: US House passes foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan × The United States has backed Ukraine in its war against Russia in what many have interpreted as the resumption of hostilities between Washington and Moscow following a few decades of a semblance of stability after the end of the Cold War. The new aid package that includes vital military supplies had been stalled for months in Congress. "I equally appreciate President Biden's support and look forward to the bill being signed soon and the next military aid package matching the resoluteness that I always see in our negotiations," Zelensky added. (With inputs from agencies)

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