Notwithstanding the hike of nearly 16.5 per cent in the budget allocation for Ministry of External Affairs for 2013-14, India's overseas developmental projects are expected to take a hit with the budgetary assistance falling short of actual demand. The budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram allocated Rs 11,719 crore to the Ministry as against Rs 10,062 in the revised budget 2012. ...
05:36 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Bollywood star Salman Khan said that he would undertake a long-delayed trip abroad for treatment. ...
11:18 AM, Feb 10, 2013
London: Amidst much hand-wringing, the revocation of London Metropolitan University's licence to admit and teach Indian and other non-EU students has caused a "high level of concern" in various countries from where students come to study in the UK. LMU's board of governors were scheduled to meet later on Monday to discuss the situation, while student and other unions expressed support to the international students affected by the licence revocation...
07:54 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Melbourne: An Indian taxi driver was attacked, abused and his car was smashed, as a group of baseball bat wielding youth went about attacking and robbing cab drivers in Melbourne suburbs. The gang ambushed and robbed five taxis in separate incidents in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Attackers wearing balaclavas and armed with baseball bats pulled up in two stolen cars and attacked the drivers at Sunshine, Brooklyn and Laverton...
12:07 PM, Jun 18, 2012
New Delhi: The depreciating rupee has no doubt cast a cascading effect on the economy but the worst-hit are Indian students studying abroad or those planning for higher studies in foreign universities as they have to shell out more money compared to what it was required a year ago. As the rupee has weakened by about 20 per cent since the beginning of the calender year, overseas education costs have...
10:58 AM, Jun 10, 2012
New Delhi: In a first showcase of Indian indigenous writing, a literary panorama featuring works by over 30 language writers will be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair in a pilot exhibition for readers and publishers from Europe, the US and other countries. The literary panorama, initiated by the union culture ministry under the 'ILA: Indian Literature Abroad' project, will be held on Oct 12-16. The project aims to...
05:58 PM, Oct 10, 2011
Careers of over 450 Indian students has been jeopardised following closure of an Adelaide-based college. ...
03:39 PM, Jun 23, 2010
The IIMs will have autonomy in choosing directors, board members. ...
02:07 AM, Oct 17, 2009
Ruby Dhalla claims her scenes in Hindi movie have been fudged. ...
01:49 PM, Mar 14, 2009
Falling rupees against dollar means a cositlier holiday abroad. ...
11:39 AM, Dec 05, 2008
Court work was hit as judges extended official tours abroad. ...
09:48 AM, Oct 24, 2008
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf believes that the proposal to have day-night Tests is a progressive one and has promised to back the idea to the hilt. "Provided there are no technical problems in it for players and spectators we would not be averse to playing a day and night Test," he told PTI on Thursday. Ashraf said he saw having Test matches from late afternoon to night...
09:51 PM, Jul 16, 2008
Dubai: Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag has jumped eight places in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after his record-breaking double century against the West Indies in the fourth ODI. Sehwag's breathtaking 219 that came off 149 balls and included 25 fours and seven sixes catapulted him to the 12th position. The Delhi dasher had become only the 24th batsman to complete 8,000 ODI runs during his brilliant innings at Indore...
01:12 PM, Mar 29, 2008
This is being done to protect young women against exploitation. ...
07:08 PM, Sep 17, 2007
This is time for soul searching, as President Kalam said IIT graduates are not giving back enough to the country. ...
02:22 AM, Dec 29, 2006
Liberalised remittance scheme limit of $25k for resident individuals now raised to $50k per calendar year. ...
06:40 PM, Nov 08, 2006
Willing to go places and having the required money in their pockets, Indians are going to spend on their travel abroad as never before. ...
04:16 PM, Aug 29, 2006
After the recent detention of the 12 Indians in Amsterdam, students travelling abroad are now a little scared. ...
01:49 PM, Aug 29, 2006
