BEIJING: Indians, Chinese Account For 47% Of International Students In US: Report
April 5, 2021
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BEIJING: Indians, Chinese Account For 47% Of International Students In US: Report

BEIJING: Students from India and China accounted for 47 per cent of all active foreign students in the US in 2020, according to latest official figures, which also indicated a significant drop in fresh enrolments…

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WELLINGTON: Celebration of Foundation Day of India Centre for Migration (ICM)
April 5, 2021
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Culture

WELLINGTON: Celebration of Foundation Day of India Centre for Migration (ICM)

WELLINGTON: The India Centre for Migration (ICM), (earlier known as Council for Promotion of Overseas Employment) was renamed on 27 March 2012, as a think tank, with the mandate to cover all international migration related…

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PORT OF SPAIN: First International Phagwa Conference
April 4, 2021
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Culture

PORT OF SPAIN: First International Phagwa Conference

PORT OF SPAIN: THE grand festival of exuberant colours and feelings is in the air. History was created when the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) in Trinidad and Tobago triumphantly held the first international Phagwa…

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DHAKA: Prime Minister pays homage at the Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
April 3, 2021
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Diplomatic News

DHAKA: Prime Minister pays homage at the Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

DHAKA: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the second day of his two-day visit to Bangladesh paid tribute at the Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. This marked the first ever visit by…

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WASHINGTON: Biden Lets Trump Era H-1B Visa Bans Expire, Indian Techies To Benefit
April 3, 2021
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Technology

WASHINGTON: Biden Lets Trump Era H-1B Visa Bans Expire, Indian Techies To Benefit

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday let the ban on foreign workers visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Donald Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit…

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TORONTO: OCI Card Holders Won’t Need Old Passports Now For India Travel
April 3, 2021
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Culture

TORONTO: OCI Card Holders Won’t Need Old Passports Now For India Travel

TORONTO: People of Indian-origin having the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier, according to a government notification that…

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LONDON: UK Concern Over ‘Opaque’ Empire Of Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta
April 3, 2021
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Business

LONDON: UK Concern Over ‘Opaque’ Empire Of Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta

LONDON: Britain’s business minister on Tuesday confirmed that Boris Johnson’s government had refused a £170 million rescue package for billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s steel group due to his business empire’s “very opaque” structure. Kwasi Kwarteng told…

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COLOMBO: 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting
April 3, 2021
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Diplomatic News

COLOMBO: 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting

COLOMBO: The External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, participated in the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on April 1, 2021. The meeting, chaired by Sri Lanka, was held in virtual mode with the participation…

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PARAMARIBO: Surinamese nominated for top position Caricom
April 2, 2021
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Diplomatic News

PARAMARIBO: Surinamese nominated for top position Caricom

PARAMARIBO: Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan has been formally nominated as candidate secretary general of the Caricom. She is Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Organization. This nomination was made against the background of the importance Suriname…

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SUVA: First International Phagwa Conference
April 2, 2021
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Culture

SUVA: First International Phagwa Conference

SUVA: THE grand festival of exuberant colours and feelings is in the air. History was created when the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) in Trinidad and Tobago triumphantly held the first international Phagwa conference virtually…

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