News for 'Indian students in Australia'

Forget US, UK, you can study in THESE countries

Forget US, UK, you can study in THESE countries

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Companies such as Amazon, Uber are looking at expanding their hubs in Canada.

Studying abroad? Don't forget to buy adequate travel cover

Studying abroad? Don't forget to buy adequate travel cover

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Buying in India is usually cheaper unless you have a pre-existing disease

Fresh attack: Mob of 70 thrashes 3 Indians in Aus

Fresh attack: Mob of 70 thrashes 3 Indians in Aus

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia, two students and their uncle were "brutally bashed" by a group of around 70 youth while playing in Melbourne.

India expects its citizens to be safe in Australia

India expects its citizens to be safe in Australia

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

Dismissing Australian suggestions that Indian reaction on the issue of attacks was 'hysterical,' Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Thursday said India expects that its citizens, whether they are students or otherwise, should be safe in that country.

How to fund your child's expensive foreign education

How to fund your child's expensive foreign education

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Take an education loan. Encourage them to freelance while studying.

UK's PM-in-waiting Liz Truss remains committed to India ties

UK's PM-in-waiting Liz Truss remains committed to India ties

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

Newly-elected Conservative Party leader and prime minister in waiting Liz Truss is among the senior British politicians known for championing deeper India-UK strategic and economic ties, describing them as a "sweet spot" of global trade dynamics.

India had offered to evacuate Pakistanis from Wuhan: MEA

India had offered to evacuate Pakistanis from Wuhan: MEA

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Meanwhile, India has cancelled all visas issued to foreign nationals coming from China as it stepped up efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus after 150 passengers were identified with symptoms of the deadly virus and sent to isolation units.

Ukraine, China figure among talks during India-US 2+2 ministerial

Ukraine, China figure among talks during India-US 2+2 ministerial

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

The 2+2 was attended by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and their Indian counterparts S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh respectively.

Australia Scotched in the pool

Australia Scotched in the pool

Rediff.com16 Mar 2006

Swimmers Caitlin McClatchey and David Carry made it a stunning night for Scotland

Pujara has faith in India's 'remarkable' bowlers

Pujara has faith in India's 'remarkable' bowlers

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

Cheteshwar Pujara is confident that history will repeat itself in Australia this time.

Airlines attract Indian flyers with premium economy offering

Airlines attract Indian flyers with premium economy offering

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

On Indian routes, Air France, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are offering premium economy seating

'I am confident Rahane will bounce back in South Africa'

'I am confident Rahane will bounce back in South Africa'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

'Ajinkya has 12 centuries and more than 4,000 runs in Test cricket. So he knows his game and he has gone through such kind of bad phases before as well.'

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

Rediff.com25 May 2018

Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.

Attack on Kazim in Australia was not racist

Attack on Kazim in Australia was not racist

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

Mir Kazim Ali Khan, the 20-year-old student from Hyderabad who was assaulted in Melbourne on Monday, told the Consul General of India in Melbourne that the two offenders who punched him in the face made no verbal abuse and neither were there any kind of racist remarks.

Applications invited for Rhodes Scholarship 2014

Applications invited for Rhodes Scholarship 2014

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

Selected students from India will win a fully funded scholarship to pursue a master's programme at the Oxford University in the UK in 2014.

Dhoni gave a whole new dimension to Indian cricket: Gavaskar

Dhoni gave a whole new dimension to Indian cricket: Gavaskar

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

- 'I still think that he had 2 or 3 more years of cricket left in him' - 'India is going to miss Dhoni the player big time'

Byju's pips Ola as India's 3rd largest Unicorn

Byju's pips Ola as India's 3rd largest Unicorn

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Byju's has emerged as the leader in the Indian education-tech sector. They are pioneering technology shaping the future of learning for millions of school students in India.

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

It is important to understand the resources that each boarding school offers.

Afghanistan, terror sanctuaries in Pak on agenda for Blinken's India visit

Afghanistan, terror sanctuaries in Pak on agenda for Blinken's India visit

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

The two sides are also expected to explore ways to deepen defence collaboration, including exercises, defence transfers and technologies ahead of the next edition of the 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial dialogue to be held in the US later this year, they said.

Education: Forex outflow over $2 bn

Education: Forex outflow over $2 bn

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

The partially revised figures for FY'08 stood close to $3 billion at $2,827 million while, the two fiscal years FY'06 and FY'07 saw an outflow of $1.1 billion each and the same was $642 million in fiscal 2004-05.

Air India starts direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne

Air India starts direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

On Monday night, Air India hosted a dinner Melbourne for the Indian diaspora and Australian leader and government officials to mark its launch in Victoria.

How to apply for Rhodes Scholarship 2017

How to apply for Rhodes Scholarship 2017

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Selected candidates will get to pursue a fully funded course of their choice at the University of Oxford.

Major League Baseball hopes to break through in cricket-mad India

Major League Baseball hopes to break through in cricket-mad India

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

Baseball is one of several sports seeking a slice of the huge Indian market and its similarity with cricket, often called a religion in the country of 1.4 billion, could give it a head start, Major League Baseball (MLB) officials hope. MLB spent a decade and half studying the market before opening a sixth international office in New Delhi last year and was encouraged by the throwing, hitting and catching techniques that link America's pastime and India's obsession.

Infy's former-US recruiter says firm favoured hiring Indians

Infy's former-US recruiter says firm favoured hiring Indians

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

Infosys has been in the eye of the storm on alleged violation of H-1B and business visa norms on several occasions in the US

Nothing unusual, attacks happen in big cities: Aus

Nothing unusual, attacks happen in big cities: Aus

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

As India issued a travel advisory for Australia following unabated assaults and killing of its citizens, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard insisted that her country is safe for all international students and said "acts of violence" occur in big cities around the world.

I can only change perception if I get an opportunity: Pujara

I can only change perception if I get an opportunity: Pujara

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

The Indian Premier League Players' Auction auctions are always 'tricky' and going unsold does not make him feel frustrated, reveals Cheteshwar Pujara as he fights the public perception of being a red-ball specialist.

Cricket Buzz: SA call up Olivier, Morris; suspended Rabada retained for last two Tests

Cricket Buzz: SA call up Olivier, Morris; suspended Rabada retained for last two Tests

Rediff.com18 Mar 2018

Rabada, the number one ranked Test bowler, could still play if he succeeds in his appeal against an International Cricket Council (ICC) decision to award him three demerit points for his reaction to dismissing Steve Smith in the second Test.

'We have a huge crisis in higher education in India'

'We have a huge crisis in higher education in India'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

There is too much focus on building, infrastructure, the number of teachers (as opposed to quality), number of laboratories and so on, says Vineet Gupta.

Is studying abroad really expensive?

Is studying abroad really expensive?

Rediff.com17 Jun 2017

Dispel all your myths about taking a course abroad.

When Bollywood took flight

When Bollywood took flight

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.

They danced to raise funds for Covid relief

They danced to raise funds for Covid relief

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Youngsters turn their passion for dance to raise funds for Covid relief in rural UP.

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.' 'Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.'

Modi will inflict pain on China sooner than later

Modi will inflict pain on China sooner than later

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

'Anyone familiar with Modi's track record will know he never forgets a slight, a betrayal,' notes Virendra Kapoor.

Punjab youngster Princepal Singh creates NBA Academy history

Punjab youngster Princepal Singh creates NBA Academy history

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

The first NBA Academy India graduate to sign a professional contract, Princepal Singh on Wednesday said his aim is to play in an NBA team in the future and he is ready to work hard to improve his overall game. Singh, a forward of six feet and 10 inches from Punjab, has signed to play in the NBA G League next season. He is the first NBA Academy graduate to sign with the NBA G League and first NBA Academy India graduate to sign a professional contract.

Why Pakistan isn't taking advantage of Ladakh standoff

Why Pakistan isn't taking advantage of Ladakh standoff

Rediff.com2 Jan 2021

TheWhat led to Pakistan not taking advantage of India's difficulty is the hold that the US has over the Pakistani ruling elite, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Byju's buys edtech start-up Whitehat Jr for $300 million

Byju's buys edtech start-up Whitehat Jr for $300 million

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Bajaj sold his 18-month-old start-up WhiteHat Jr to Byju Raveendran for $300 million in an all-cash deal - over the video conferencing platform Zoom. The deal is the biggest in the Indian edtech sector by far.

Chinese Premier visits Wuhan as 82 die; Beijing reports first death

Chinese Premier visits Wuhan as 82 die; Beijing reports first death

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

A sense of disquiet prevailed in Beijing as officials announced the capital's first death from the deadly virus, a grim reminder that the epidemic has begun to take toll outside Hubei province.

India-China relations: The show must go on

India-China relations: The show must go on

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Trump can afford to say that COVID-19 is a 'China virus', but we can't expect Modi to say that aloud while his actions may speak louder, says Rup Narayan Das.

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Post the pandemic, when India is turning a new leaf in its economic policy with an eye on foreign capital and global supply chains that are likely to leave China, heightened tensions on the India-China border creates an atmosphere of uncertainty,' observes Virendra Kapoor.

How 1 Indian woman's Saahas is helping women in 196 countries

How 1 Indian woman's Saahas is helping women in 196 countries

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

This is the story of Kirthi Jayakumar.