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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Who is Megha Vemuri, MIT president who spoke out about university's Israel ties
Megha Vemuri, the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's class of 2025 called out Israel in her speech during the institute's graduation ceremony. Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday reposted a post by the news channel Drop Site which showed class president Megha Vemuri condemning the university's ties with Israeli military and the defence industry. She said that last spring MIT's undergraduate body and student union voted to cut ties with the 'genocidal Israeli military'. Students stood in solidarity for the pro Palestine activist on the campus. She also said that suppression was faced by pro Palestine supporters especially from university officials. Speaking on the university's ties with Israel she claimed that Israel is the only foreign military with which MIT has active research ties with. Born and raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, Megha Vemuri has been a prominent figure in student life at MIT. She recently completed her undergraduate degree in computer science, neuroscience, and linguistics from MIT and served as president of the graduating class. According to her Linkdin account, in 2021 she began her Bachelor's degree at MIT and was also a part of class council. She did her high school from Alpharetta High School in Georgia and passed out in 2021. Beyond her academic achievements, she also has experience as a research assistant at McGovern Institute for Brain Research. She is also a part of Written Revolution, which is a MIT student group and provides a platform to revolutionary ideas. Before that she worked as a research intern with the UCT Neuroscience Institute in South Africa. At MIT she was also artificial Intelligence teacher and helped create a curriculam related to neuroscience for high school students in Jordan. In 2021, she received the National Merit Scholar award, that recognises high school students for their strong PSAT. She has also published two research articles based around bird species and their social behaviour.
India.com
25-04-2025
- Politics
- India.com
WATCH: 'Doing this dirty work for the last three decades for...', Pak Defence Minister makes SHOCKING claim of training terrorists
WATCH: 'Doing this dirty work for the last three decades for...', Pakistan Defence Minister makes SHOCKING admission of training terrorists In a stunning revelation to international media, Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, openly acknowledged that his country had been supporting, training, and funding terrorist groups for the past three decades. Asif made this admission during an interview with Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim, who questioned him about the rising tensions between India and Pakistan following a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, were killed. As the attack was linked to cross-border elements, India responded by downgrading diplomatic ties with Pakistan and suspending the Indus Water Treaty. In retaliation, Pakistan canceled visas for Indian nationals and put the Simla Agreement on hold. When asked by Hakim if Pakistan had a history of supporting and funding terrorist organisations, Asif admitted, without hesitation, that it was true. 'Yes, we have been doing this dirty work for America and the West, including Britain, for the last three decades.' Sky News (@SkyYaldaHakim): 'But you do admit, you do admit sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training and funding these terrorist organizations?' Pakistan Def. Minister: 'Well, we have been doing this dirty work for United States for 3… — Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) April 24, 2025 During the interview, Khawaja Asif also made a controversial claim, stating that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) no longer exists. He also denied having any knowledge of The Resistance Front, a group linked to LeT that claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Asif dismissed Lashkar as an outdated name, saying, 'Lashkar is an old name. It does not exist.' In response to these developments, India announced a series of strong retaliatory measures against Pakistan. These included the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, the expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, and the immediate closure of the Attari land-transit post. Pakistan has rejected India's actions, particularly the suspension of the water-sharing agreement, warning that any effort to divert Pakistan's share of water under the treaty would be considered an 'act of war.' The Pakistani government stated that such actions would be seen as a violation of the rights of lower riparian countries. In further diplomatic moves, India revoked all visas granted to Pakistani nationals from April 27 onward and issued a warning for Indian nationals in Pakistan to return to India as soon as possible. Additionally, visa services for Pakistani nationals were suspended immediately in retaliation for the terrorist attack. The attack, which is considered one of the worst terrorist strikes against Indian civilians since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, sparked widespread outrage across the country. In the face of national anger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to relentlessly pursue the attackers. He declared that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack would be pursued 'to the ends of the earth' and promised to 'identify, track, and punish every terrorist and their backers.' In a rally in Madhubani, Bihar, Modi affirmed that terrorism would not break India's spirit.
Saba Yemen
12-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
"Meta" deleted 90,000 posts at request of Israeli entity
Washington - (Saba): The American website DropSite, citing data from Meta, the company that owns Facebook, revealed that the Israeli government has launched a comprehensive crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook. The website, which specializes in political and war affairs, explained that Meta has responded to 94 percent of the removal requests issued by the occupying entity since October 7, 2023. The website, citing documents and data, revealed that 95 percent of the Israeli requests fall under the categories of terrorism, violence, and incitement, and that they primarily targeted users from Arab and Muslim-majority countries. The website stated that Meta deleted more than 90,000 posts in response to content removal requests submitted by the Israeli enemy government. The new report by DropSite comes days after a report by the American website Grayzone, which revealed that more than 100 spies and former Israeli soldiers work for Meta and served in the Israeli army through a government program that allows non-Israelis to volunteer for the military. Previous investigations have revealed the infiltration of former Israeli spies into major technology companies like Google, indicating the dominance of pro-Israel voices in the American government. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Al Manar
26-03-2025
- Business
- Al Manar
Israeli Credit Rating Agency Warns Economy Weakened by 'Very High Political Risks'
Israeli credit rating agency Moody's issued a special report on Tuesday warning investors about the political and security situation in the Zionist entity, while maintaining the country's credit rating at Baa1 with a 'negative outlook.' The report did not include any immediate rating action but highlighted significant concerns regarding the political stability in the Zionist entity. 'The credit rating of Israel currently reflects very high political risks that weaken the country's economic resilience,' Moody's economists wrote in the report. 'Uncertainty over Israel's longer-term security and economic growth prospects are much higher than is typical, with risks to the high-tech sector particularly relevant, given its important role as a driver of economic growth and significant contributor to the government's tax take,' Moody's said in a regular update report on the occupation regime's credit rating. 'Such negative developments would have potentially severe implications for the government's finances and may mark a further erosion in institutional quality,' the agency said. NEWS | Moody's, in its latest periodic review, has maintained Israel's credit rating at Baa1 with a negative outlook, citing 'very high political risks' that have weakened the country's economic and fiscal strength. Despite Israel's resilience to shocks, investor uncertainty… — Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) March 26, 2025 Both Fitch and Moody's over the past year lowered the credit score of the Zionist entity and maintained a negative outlook, warning that the occupation regime could be facing further downgrades. In Tuesday's update, Moody's said that the negative outlook reflects the rating agency's view that 'downside risks' on the Israeli credit score persist. However, Moody's said the credit profile of the Zionist entity 'remains supported by historically strong economic resilience to shocks, high wealth levels, which provide some shock absorption capacity, a solid external position, and the government's continued strong market access.' 'We may stabilize the outlook if there are clear prospects for a durable cooling down of the military conflicts, in turn allowing Israel's institutions to formulate policies that support the recovery of the economy and public finances and restore security while dealing with a wide range of policy priorities,' Moody's said. The report was issued amid financial jitters over the renewal of the government's contentious judicial overhaul and the renewal of the war on on Gaza. Earlier on Thursday, anti-government protesters took to streets to demonstrate against the passing of 2025 budget and against the renewal of the war on Gaza, calling for going ahead with a deal aimed at releasing the Israeli captives held by Hamas in the besieged enclave.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Do Not Stop Speaking About Gaza': Palestinian Journalist Prepared Final Words Before Death
Israeli forces separately killed two Palestinian journalists in Gaza within hours of each other on Monday, including an Al Jazeera correspondent who had prewritten his final words to be released after his death. The Israeli military first killed Palestine Today correspondent Mohammed Mansour in Khan Younis, along with his wife and son, in an airstrike. All three were in their house in southern Gaza when the strike hit, according to Al Jazeera. Many of Gaza's surviving journalists shared posts on social media mourning Mansour, including Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Hossam Shabat. Less than an hour after reporting on Mansour's death, Shabat himself was killed in northern Gaza. 'Hossam was not just a brother or a passing journalist, but a pure soul walking the earth, an influential journalist and a symbol of northern Gaza,' said Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who posted several graphic clipson X showing the immediate aftermath of the attack on his 24-year-old friend and colleague. Shabat's dead body can be seen on the ground by his car near Beit Lahiya. Anticipating his death as a prominent Palestinian journalist, Shabat had composed final words to be published posthumously by his colleagues. He begins by saying he has likely been targeted and killed by Israeli forces if the public is reading his message. 'When this all began, I was only 21 years old – a college student with dreams like anyone else,' he wrote. 'For the past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents – anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people's side.' Shabat was also a contributor to Drop Site News, a U.S.-based media outlet that has joined the calls condemning the attack and accusing Israel of targeting him. The well-known journalist never stopped trying to show the reality in Gaza, even when Israel put him and five other Al Jazeera colleagues on what Drop Site's co-founder described as a kill list in October. At the time, Shabat said he felt like he was 'hunted' and accused Israel of fabricating a dossier to frame him for terrorism. 'His writing was lyrical and arresting. I struggled to translate and edit his pieces – to do them justice, to convey his emotive use of Arabic into something relatable in English,' his editor Sharif Abdel Kouddous said in publishing Shabat's last article 'through tears' for Drop Site. 'In the typical editorial see-saw back and forth of finalizing a piece, I would often return to him with clarifications and questions, asking him for additional details and direct quotes,' Kouddous continued. 'He was always quick to respond despite his extraordinary circumstances.' The Israeli military has a history of trying to paint Palestinian journalists as terrorists — particularly those who work for Qatar-based Al Jazeera, one of the few media networks able to broadcast from inside Gaza. On Monday, though Israeli strikes killed the two Palestinian journalists, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department blamed Hamas for their deaths. 'By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest – something I haven't known in the past 18 months,' Shabat said in his posthumous message. 'I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.' Israel has killed more than 206 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Gaza Media Office and the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate — the deadliest incident for journalists in modern history. In response to Mansour and Shabat's deaths, PJS demanded the international community end its 'disgraceful complicity' to 'move beyond mere condemnation' and take actionable steps to hold Israel accountable. The attacks come as Israel continues to relentlessly bomb Gaza after breaking a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. In recent days, the Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians. With Gaza's journalists trying to do their job while surviving what human rights groups and the international community say is a genocide, Shabat had a special posthumous message for his colleagues. 'I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away,' he said. 'Keep fighting, keep telling our stories – until Palestine is free.'
