Sanjay Verma, Indian envoy recalled from Canada, during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Verma, recently expressed deep concerns about the harsh realities faced by Indian students pursuing higher education in Canada. Speaking to PTI, Verma highlighted issues such as substandard living conditions, underemployment,…
In a recent interview, Malcolm Gladwell, the acclaimed author of The Tipping Point, highlighted the troubling issue of bias against Asian-American and Indian students within Ivy League admissions, particularly at Harvard. While discussing his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, Gladwell criticised Harvard’s admission practices, pointing out what he termed a “bias towards affluent…
In the first half of 2024 (Jan – June), Canada approved 55,500 post-secondary study permits for Indian students, constituting 49% of the nation’s incoming international post-secondary students. This proportion remained consistent with the full-year 2023 figures and only marginally lower than the first half of 2023 (51%). With an impressive study permit approval rate of…
Reports are streaming in of Indian students protesting in Canada – the reasons are many – one among them is the tightening of work permits. It is likely that hundreds of them will have to deport back to India – forgoing their dream of working and perhaps making Canada their home.It is not just the…
Amid the ongoing violent protest in Bangladesh a total of 6,700 Indian students have returned to India, ministry of external affairs’ spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday adding that New Delhi hoped for the Dhaka situation to return to normal.Responding to a media query on Bangladesh situation, Jaiswal said, “So far, we have had over…
NEW DELHI: After West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her state will let in Bangladeshis looking to escape from violence at home, Indian govt sources said such issues are handled by the Centre and as such her comments are totally misplaced.Bangladesh has been teetering on the brink of disaster for the past several days amid…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his meetings with Chinese envoys and said the Congress functionary must be having “extra understanding” about the neighbouring country as he had secret meetings with them.In an interview with Times Now, the minister said, “Rahul understands China so much…
HYDERABAD: Indian students in Kyrgyzstan, in fear are scared for their lives, as locals have targeted them in Bishkek. They have shut themselves up in their accommodation but during a stone pelting incident the window panes were damaged.In a desperate call for help, the Indian community called up the Indian embassy late on Friday night….
NEW DELHI: A Dubai-based CEO ignited a debate online with her post suggesting that students should apply to International universities that have less number of Indian students. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Shreya Pattar, founder of Shreya Pattar Ventures said, “Any Indian student planning to move abroad for higher education should…
Dubai is emerging a popular overseas higher education destination for Indian students. In fact, with several prominent universities from the western countries having set up branches in Dubai, some Indians students now prefer to study in Dubai rather than go to traditional destinations such as the US, UK, and Canada, say experts. “Ours is the…
