UK business chiefs appeal over Indian students
London: Britain's senior business leaders have issued an appeal to the UK government to curb the sharp drop in international students from countries like India. According to statistics released recently by the UK's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Indian students studying at British universities had registered a 12 per cent drop from the previous year to 19,750 from 22,385. It reflected an extremely concerning fall from 39,090 dur
Indian killed by robbers in Nigeria
Lagos: A 45-year-old Indian national who was attacked by armed robbers in Nigeria has succumbed to his injuries here, a media report said on Monday. Srivastava Kumar was attacked by armed robbers while working on an agricultural farm in Eleko, Ajah,
India highlighted at Australian cultural extravaganza
Melbourne: For the first time, an Indian theme highlighting the country's rich cultural heritage was part of the biggest cultural festival here, drawing a massive crowd of nearly half a million people. The 12-hour-long 'White Night 2015' had a centre
Few takers for Indian languages in the US
Washington: Despite the Indian economy's rapid growth and the increase in Indo-US ties, Indian languages follow a path less travelled as few students take them up for study in the US, according to a new survey. The Modern Language Association (
Obama welcomes Modi's assurance of equal respect to all faiths
Washington: US President Barack Obama has welcomed the recent remarks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he condemned religious based violence and gave an assurance that his government will give equal respect to all religions. "The Preside
India government launches online grievance redressal for overseas Indians
New Delhi: The central government on Saturday launched an online consular grievance system to help the overseas Indians in getting their problems redressed in a time-bound manner. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj launched the MADAD — &qu
India choke South Africa to end World Cup jinx
Melbourne: Riding on another strong batting display powered by Shikhar Dhawan's strokeful century, India on Sunday crushed South Africa by a massive 130 runs to beat them for the first time in World Cup cricket. India now appear set for a berth
Corporate espionage case: Its a Rs 10,000 crore scam, says Santanu Saikia
New Delhi: A key accused in the corporate espionage case on Saturday claimed that it was Rs 10,000 crore scam that he was trying to uncover as police said documents seized from corporate executives related to "national security" that
Pakistanis stage mock funeral for cricket team after defeat
Multan: Pakistani cricket fans in the south-eastern city of Multan on Saturday held a mock funeral for their national cricket team after a record-shattering World Cup defeat at the hands of the West Indies. Residents of the city organised a symbolic
