Hyderabad, June 15 -- Around 200 students staged a pro-Palestinian walkout during Google CEO Sundar Pichai's keynote address at Stanford University's 135th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 14, protesting the technology giant's business ties with the Israeli government.

The demonstration took place before more than 20,000 attendees, including approximately 3,600 graduates. Organised by Students for Justice in Palestine and No Tech for Apartheid, the protest centred on Project Nimbus, a USD 1.2 billion cloud-computing contract signed between Google and Israel in 2021.

Videos circulating on social media showed students leaving the commencement venue carrying Palestinian flags and protest banners while chanting "Free Palestine" as Pich...