Initially, we will look to take a small batch of a few hundred students, with a plan to increase this to 5,000 students in the next five years, and eventually 10,000 by 2036.'
United States immigration authorities have removed radio tags from the ankles of two Indian students from California-based Tri Valley University, which has been shut down on charges of massive visa fraud.
Coming down heavily on racist attacks, an Australian court in Melbourne has sentenced the attacker of an Indian student, who went into a coma after being brutally beaten up, to over four years in jail. Judge Pamela Jenkins sentenced 21-year-old Zakarie Hussein to four-and-a-half years' jail term, with a minimum non-parole period of two years, observing that such racist attacks need to be condemned. Sukhraj Singh, 28, was attacked by Zakarie and a gang.
Indian students pursuing management studies in the United States are struggling to find jobs following imposition of stringent security regulations by the US government in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attack.
Like the dinosaurs, vultures face extinction. From 40 million 33 years ago, only 35,000 to 45,000 vultures remain in India.
An Australian court on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old youth to three years in youth detention for stabbing an Indian student in Melbourne last year. Victorian Court Judge Duncan Allen sentenced Jesse James Donnachie to three years in a youth justice centre, saying, "You were in all probability significantly affected by psychotic symptoms at the time" of attack. Donnachie was affected by a psychotic episode when he and another man stabbed Baljinder Singh.
India hoped the US authorities will "treat well" and provide "adequate opportunity" to hundreds of Indian students, affected after a California-based University was shut down by authorities on charges of illegal immigration, to clarify their position.
Universities Australia, the peak body that represents 39 universities in the country, has said that state and federal governments were warned about problems faced by overseas students up to two years ago, but failed to act on them immediately. The claims come as the crisis over the safety of Indian students worsens, with new figures showing a sharp drop in students applying to study in Australia, particularly from India.
Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station, received a hero's welcome in his hometown of Lucknow. Celebrations included family, supporters, a roadshow, and recognition from government officials.
The cancellation means the Leh-based institute will no longer be able to receive or utilise foreign funding.
'I request the embassy to evacuate me from here, provide me facilities like a wheelchair, help me with documentation'
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In a meeting with Minister for Overseas Indian affairs Vayalar Ravi in New Delhi on Tuesday, Australian Education Secretary Lisa Paul said her country is committed to have a help line for Indian students to lodge their complaints and to seek other support.
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'Militants are taking over the administration. Fundamentalists have been released from jail.'
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested Friday by a police party in Leh, two days after violent protests by supporters of the movement for statehood and extension of Sixth Schedule of Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured, officials said.
17-year-old Tejasvi Manoj becomes TIME's Kid of the Year 2025 for protecting seniors from cyber fraud.
Anand Kumar, the founder of Super 30 tells Aditi Phadnis that IIT-JEE is not error-free and why he trains economically backward students each year to help them crack the exam.
'We are feeling helpless and want to be with our families.'
The lawyer for an Indian student accused of spying on his roommate's homosexual tryst on Saturday said his client acted in a "childish and immature" manner. The trial of 19-year-old Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student, began in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with both sides making their opening statements.
An Indian student, who was detained in 2004 by Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship for violating visa rules, is likely to get a compensation of $ 6,00,000 (Rs 3.1 crore) after the country's human rights body termed his detention as 'arbitrary'.
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US Consulate manager Nelson Wu asks Indian students not to feel apprehensive about racism incidents in USA.
An Indian student was racially assaulted in a jam-packed bus in Melbourne by a group of three youngsters, who repeatedly hit him and also threw chicken pieces at him, recently in yet another attack on the youths from the community in Australia.
Singh and Bhatia were swimming in the lake when a sudden current of water pushed them deeper.
'Financially we are sound and we have always broken even. 'It is just we don't have the personnel and that is why we have to close down.'
Shukla will be the second Indian to travel to space four decades after Rakesh Sharma's iconic spaceflight onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft in 1984.
ISRO to launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the US, marking a significant milestone in the Indian space program after the successful launch of the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission.
'There is no reason to anticipate a drastic change in Canada's attitude towards Indian students.'
Police, however, have found several discrepancies in the statements of the accused student of the IIM-Calcutta, he said.
Bigg Boss 19 will return on August 24 on JioHotstar, and the reality show will feature a mix of television faces, social media stars, gamers, and entertainers.
The application process for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 will begin on August 25.
'Things may get much worse before they get better,' predicts Ajay Chhibber.
Several police officers, including investigators, joined in the candlelight vigil as Mahato's friends related stories about him. Friends remembered him as a talented engineer and cook, and a person who was always ready to help his fellow students. On the occasion, Tod Laursen, the professor who recruited Mahato, said that nothing could have been more out of context than the violence that took him away.
By 10 am, Rakshit N Jagdale is already deep into the rhythm of the day, which promises to be a carousel of meetings, calls, and strategic decisions. As managing director of Amrut Distilleries, he balances ritual and ambition, tradition and transformation, like many other legacy players in India's alcoholic beverages sector who are staring at a rosy future.
An Indian student was beaten up and robbed by a group of teenagers in a moving train here, media report said today. Sourabh Sharma, 21, who came to Australia a year ago to study hospitality, was brutally bashed when six thugs confronted him in the train.
As AI becomes central to upskilling, a growing number of learners -- from seasoned professionals to school students -- are eager to explore and experiment with technology.
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is eager for Indian students to enroll in the many post-graduate courses it offers.
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