Wolverhampton varsity keen on attracting Indian students
London: The University of Wolverhampton, one of the much-sought-after education campuses in UK, is interested in attracting more students from India and Asia, its Chancellor Lord Swraj Paul has said.
Delivering the Chancellor’s Graduation Dinner Speech at the university, Lord Paul said: “Our ties with this area of the world are strong. It is important to emphasise the importance of international students and how we can work even more
No change in visa policy for Modi: US
Washington: Notwithstanding Bharatiya Janata Party's anointment of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate, the US says he would still have to apply for a US visa like any other applicant. "There's no change in ou
London Durga puja to celebrate womanhood
Kolkata: On its 50th year, Camden Centre, Britain's very old puja by Indian expatriates outside the country will celebrate womanhood on Devipaksha. The puja, a stone's throw from Kings Cross station in UK, is patronised by business tycoon Mittal and
14 Naxals shot dead in Odisha encounter
Bhubaneswar: At least 14 Maoists, including a woman, were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in a forest in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Saturday. The area is close to Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh and the group that camped in the forest i
Indian justice system has spoken: US on Delhi gangrape verdict
Washington: The US has welcomed the verdict of the court awarding death sentence to the four convicts in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case of a 23-year-old student, which had sparked an outrage across the country and abroad. "We are heart
37 dead in Russian psychiatric hospital fire
Luka: A pre-dawn fire swept through a Russian psychiatric hospital Friday, killing 37 people, Russia's top investigative agency said. Authorities had long warned that the mostly wooden building dating to the 19th century was unsafe. It was the second
Al-Qaida chief calls for US attacks
Washington: Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a speech marking the 12th anniversary of 9/11, called for attacks on the United States and a boycott of the world's largest economy. A summary and translated English excerpts of the roughly 72-minute a
India against military intervention in Syria
New Delhi: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the conflict in Syria, saying world powers should not resort to any military intervention in that country. "India is deeply concerned at the ongoing conflict in Syria and is closely watching
Spot-fixing: Life ban slapped on Sreesanth, Chavan
New Delhi: The Indian cricket board on Friday came down heavily on the tainted cricketers, slapping life bans on fast bowler S. Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals teammate Ankeet Chavan for spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League-6 (IPL-6). A decisi
