Of the 5,83,000 students from about 200 countries studying in the US, Indians numbered 83,833, constituting 14.4 per cent, the largest single foreign group.
United States Consul-General for South India David T Hopper has said India is one of the top ten destinations for the US students to pursue their studies.
India will remain on top in Japan's ODA list and is expected to strengthen its relations with Japan.
Reflecting anger in the government, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday termed as "despicable" and "barbaric" the treatment meted out to India's Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade in New York.
Indian Consulate General in San Francisco has been in touch with members of the Indian community, many of whom had to evacuate their properties. India has expressed regret over the loss of life and damage to property in the fire in southern California that began on Sunday and has destroyed over 384 square miles of area.
Effective Monday, August 7, 2006 the United States consular sections in India will adjust the consular exchange rate from Rs 46 to the dollar to Rs 48 to the dollar.
Kaestner said the US visa policy clearly defined that there would be no queries about race and religion of the people who wanted to visit the US
The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday said he will quit filmmaking if intellectuals, including Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, are able to prove that events depicted in his film are false.
The trade between India and Saudi Arabia is growing rapidly with the bilateral trade crossing USD 9.87 billion last year.
'Today, we have over 200 subsidiaries across India and we are one of the most automated companies'
On the request of American authorities, police in Mehsana district in Gujarat have launched a probe to unearth an alleged racket in which ineligible students are getting help to acquire high International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score to obtain admission in colleges in Canada so that they can be then smuggled into the United States, an official said on Monday.
Sir Ketumile Masire was honoured with the award for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in the African continent.
The Indian community in Melbourne expressed their shock over the incident, terming it as a "low act."
Special efforts are on to trace the pilgrims reported as missing.
A pilgrim, identified as Muhammad, said, "We had to go to the Holy Haram early in the morning without a wash. We thought our complaints would be attended to by the time we returned. But we found that our complaints fell on deaf ears."
Henry Jardine has said the issue is no longer controversial in the US.
The US said the exercise had given it an opportunity to highlight some of the most sophisticated systems of its arsenal.
A group of community leaders met Dr Devyani Khobragade on Monday at the Indian consulate in New York and offered the support of the people.
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
Getting a US visa can be a relatively simple process. But there always are a few queries pertaining to the basic procedure. We answer them here.
The US is keeping a close watch on the developments in the IT sector in West Bengal, which has just witnessed the formation of an union affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Purshottam Rupala was not granted visa to attend the World Gujarati Conference
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It will also reduce such charges for other categories and adjust the consular exchange rate.
A special commission has been set up by Germany's western city of Essen for a thorough probe into the gurdwara explosion.
