Stranded Indian students offered university places

Tweet After UK Border Agency revoked London Metropolitan University’s license to issue visas, 2,600 International  students faced deportation… unless they could find an alternative university to accept them. Out of these 2,600 students in the university from outside EU, 350 are from read more.....

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London University’s 2000 foreign students can be deported within 60 days

Tweet London Metropolitan University’s 2,000 foreign students face deportation after UK Border Agency revoked its right to sponsor students from outside the EU. The university will no longer be allowed to sponsor visas after the border agency found that it was not tracking course attendance. read more.....

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Indians make second most queries on education

Tweet When it comes to making queries about education, India comes near the top. The released data showed that Indians make 2nd highest number of queries about education, after the US. The study was compiled by combining Google search query patterns and an offline research conducted on behalf of read more.....

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NRI medical graduates exempted from serving in rural areas

Tweet Newly graduated NRI or foreign doctors will not have to serve in rural areas. Earlier, a govt bill passed recently made mandatory for medical students to serve at a primary health centre for one year after graduating, failing which they will have to pay a penalty of up to Rs30 lakh. NRIs read more.....

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Lord Bilimoria appeals to UK govt against strict visa rules for students

Tweet Co-founder of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria, called on the govt. to do more to attract foreign students to UK. After tightening of visa rules, many Indian students find UK as lesser attractive destination to pursue their higher education. Indian born Lord Bilimoria, who arrived in UK as read more.....

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Gujarat hosts info seminars on NRI marriages

Tweet Some organisations in Gujarat have organised seminars to discuss NRI marriages and provide legal information to families who are considering NRI partners for their children. Many people feel that some NRIs get married in India but later abandon their partners, usually wives. The wife read more.....

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UK to start interviewing students visa applicants

Tweet In a pilot scheme, UK visa officials will interview students applying to study in UK. So far, they have been relying on the online independent tests scores like ILET. Britain will target India, Pakistan and 11 other non-EU countries to prevent abuse of the system. In a 3 month pilot scheme read more.....

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Indian MPs attending leadership program in USA

Tweet Eleven Indian MPs from various political parties are attending leadership programme at Yale University. Yale is running this program to help them better understand the US economic and political system. The program was launched in 2007, and so far almost 70 Indian MPs have attended it. Yale read more.....

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Weak rupee can’t deter students from applying at top universities

Tweet Indian rupee may be down but the brightest students determined to enter into Ivy league universities are least deterred, says The Economic Times. Weak rupee means that it will cost students more to pay for their travel, fees and maintenance abroad. However this is not a problem for many – read more.....

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Indian student who spied on roommate released

Tweet Dharun Ravi, a student in the US, who was convicted for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was released from jail. He served 20 days of his 30-day sentence in a New Jersey jail. His good behaviour in jail allowed him to be released early. He began his jail term after being convicted read more.....

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