Owing to lower rate of student intake from India, the Australian government has announced plans to relax visa norms from 2012 to lure back Indian students. Read on.
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'For tech fields like AI-DS, the US, Canada, UK, Germany and Australia are popular due to strong research and industry links', says rediffGURU Dr Karan Gupta.
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship of Australia has introduced new changes to support and service Indian students.
One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four entirely new guitars.
With fresh enrollments crossing 100,000 mark, the total number of Indian students studying in the US reported a sharp increase this year.
In the wake a a recent surge in violence on Indian students in Australia, Chinese embassy counsellor Liu Jin said his government was actively intervening to ensure safety of their nationals. "There are over 130,000 Chinese students in Australia. They have on the whole had a good study and living environment, but attacks on Chinese students also occurred in recent years,"
The GyanDhan scholarship is a one-time award that will be given to an Indian student at the beginning of the academic year to pursue a postgraduate programme internationally.
With total enrolments up by 3000 since last year, Indian students comprise the second largest student population in Australia -- 9 per cent, only next to China that constitutes about 30 per cent of international student enrollment.
Fresh from surviving a murderous attack, a 25-year-old Indian student on Saturday appealed to fellow countrymen aspiring to pursue higher education that they should not travel to Australia. "My advice to every Indian student now who wants to come to Australia is -- please don't come and there's no life here," said Baljinder Singh, who was attacked by two youths in Melbourne recently. Singh also expressed concern over the condition of another Indian student Shravan Kumar.
The big-hitting former batter also lauded Rohit for dropping himself from the Sydney Test, saying it was a selfless act.
Concerned over its falling reputation in the wake of a spate of attacks on Indian students, Australia acknowledged on Thursday, that there has been a "negative shift" in its ties with India. Dennis Richardson, the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), said the relationship between Australia and India has been damaged by the attacks on Indian nationals in recent months, the Australian Associated Press reported.
Steeplechaser Ankita Dhyani came up with a blistering run to clinch silver in the gruelling 3000m event with a personal-best time of 9:31.99 seconds.
The students were arrested after police launched an investigation into a complaint by a non-local student who alleged his collegemates had harassed him and raised objectionable slogans after India lost the final match and the cup to Australia.
Promising safety and security of Indian students, Australia is considering amending the law to enlarge definition of offence to include race, religion, ethnicity and nationality related violence, the Rajya Sabha was told on Friday.
A study that is bound to trigger controversy has claimed that the spate of attacks against Indians in Australia in 2009 were not racist in nature
Concerned over reports of some Indian students in Australia retaliating in the wake of spate of attacks on them, India today asked them to exercise restraint.
Anger is mounting among Indian students in Australia in the wake of the recent assaults that left a youth from the community battling for life after being stabbed and another badly burnt following a petrol bomb attack.The Federation of Indian Student Association in Victoria said that they have been receiving non-stop calls to hold rallies and protest shows in Melbourne against the spate of attacks on Indian youths.
'With tuition fees for international students rising, education loans have become critical for bridging the gap between savings, scholarship, and full cost.'
Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for allegedly celebrating Australia's victory over India in the men's Cricket World Cup final earlier this month, police said on Tuesday.
MyOzNetwork.com is designed to provide past, present and future Indian students in Australia with their own networking portal online, the Australian High Commission said in New Delhi in a media release.
Leaders from around the world extended their greetings to India on its 76th Republic Day, emphasizing the importance of bilateral relations and expressing hope for a stronger future. The Indian diaspora across the globe celebrated the occasion with enthusiasm at Indian missions abroad, where the national tri-colour was unfurled, accompanied by cultural performances and patriotic fervour. The celebrations highlighted the strong bonds of friendship and cooperation between India and its global partners.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the unabated attacks on Indian students in Australia. It also directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit within two weeks about the steps taken by it to ensure their safety. "The safety and security of Indian students in Australia is paramount," a bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Ganguli said.
Union Foreign Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday said that he has been assured safety of Indian students by the Australian government after a spate of attacks on them recently.\n\nIndia has sought an explanation from Australia over attacks on its students in Sydney and Melbourne.
India and the UK have respected each other's political sensitivities during the negotiations for free trade agreement, with New Delhi agreeing to drop its demand on post-study work visas for students in exchange for Britain withdrawing its request to open up legal services here, an official said on Wednesday.
20-year old Sunny Bajaj, according to The Age' report, was verbally abused and then punched by two men as he was about to get into his car in Boronia on Friday night.
The students, who were bashed up in an apparent racial attack, were away to the hospital when unknown intruders broke into their houses and stole everything available. "They have no clothes or anything left in the house and the students are really feeling insecure and unsafe," said Gautam Gupta, President of the Federation of Indian student Association.
Tourist arrivals declined by 6% in Australia after attacks on Indian students.
Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student, is the youngest woman in the world to scale the seven highest peaks across seven continents.
One in five Indian students now prefer new and unconventional study destinations like Ireland, Turkey and Spain. The number of Indian students in Germany grew by 20.85 per cent in the winter semester to stand at over 25,000.
The targets of racism in Australia have changed -- the Indian community is now most often singled out rather than people of east Asian descent in the past, despite official attempts in recent years to calm anger over a spate of attacks on Indian students, researchers found, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
About 54 overseas students, nearly half of them Indians, died of various causes in Australia last year, but coroners were trying to suppress the details of the deaths, a leading daily in Melbourne reported today.
Seven students, who were arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly raising objectionable slogans and celebrating the Indian cricket team's loss in the World Cup final, were Saturday granted bail by a court after police dropped charges under the stringent anti-terror law.
The Australian High Commission in New Delhi in response to the attacks on Indians in their country has said that it is appalled by the attacks and added that the Victorian authorities have established a hotline to help students.
From dressing in colourful lehengas and sherwanis to dancing to Bollywood tunes during the baraat, these startups are offering an immersive journey into the world of Indian weddings.
Among the 44 per cent of Indian students who have used Gen AI in their studies, 60 per cent say it helps them learn faster, 55 per cent say it allows them more creative use of learning, while 51 per cent say it frees up their time.
The escalation in the diplomatic row between India and Canada will not have an impact on the bilateral trade and investment ties between the two countries, government sources said on Tuesday. They also said that the bilateral trade value is not significant and Canadian funds can route their investments through Singapore, the UAE and the US. "India is a preferred investment destination," they said.
From December 1, fully vaccinated eligible visa holders including students and skilled workers, can come to Australia without needing to apply for a travel exemption, a statement by the Australian government said.
Is Australia really the hot new destination for overseas education that it's being made out to be?
Unease is growing among thousands of Indian students that they could lose their college berths as Australian authorities crack down after an expose that most of these institutions are "very much sub-standard".
