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India Sent Over 202,000 Students to US in 2018-19, Second Largest after China: Report
The data from the US Department of Commerce stated that international students contributed USD 44.7 billion to the US economy in 2018, an increase of 5.5 per cent from the previous year.
As Justice SA Bobde Takes Oath as 47th CJI, Resurrecting SC’s Image Will be His First Challenge
Justice Bobde has reassured that not just the present challenges posing before the judiciary, his tenure will attempt at devising a mechanism to lay down a system for all times to come.
Captured Rogue Elephant 'Bin Laden' Dies in Captivity in Assam's Goalpara
The 35-year old elephant was captured, after tranquilizing, from Rongjuli forest division in Western Assam's Goalpara district on November 11. Forest department shifted the rogue to Orang national park on November 12.
In a Significant Reshuffle, Mamata Banerjee Allots Crucial Portfolios to Two Ministers
A statement said that Binay Krishna Barman has been given charges of the Backward Classes Welfare Department and the SC, ST and the Tribal Affairs Department, while Shantiram Mahato has been brought back as the minister for Western Region Development.
Income Tax Dept Detects Rs 435 Crore Undisclosed Income After Raids on Tamil Nadu-based Firm
Unaccounted cash of Rs 32.6 crore and about 10 kgs of gold jewellery has been seized during the search operations that were launched on November 15 at twenty premises in 'a tier 3 city of Tamil Nadu'.
Come Next Year, Schools in Bengal to Include Classes on 'Good and Bad Touch' to Deal with Sexual Abuse
As far as students are concerned, the focus would be on understanding their psychology, change in behaviour and how to react during physical training sessions inside or outside the school.
Union Minister Calls Sabarimala Visitors 'Urban Naxals', Says 'They Should be Probed to Identify Real Devotees'
The area where people queue up for darshan and 'Sannidhanam' witnessed huge crowd despite the heavy rain. Police Control room officials said a total of 25,125 footfalls were recorded till 5 pm on Sunday.
High-level Meeting of Sabarimala Officials Reviews Facilities for Devotees as Pilgrimage Season Begins
Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran, who chaired the meeting at Sannidhanam area, assessed the flow of crowd and the facilities put in place.
74% Parents in Delhi-NCR Want Scheduled Annual 'Smog Break' in Schools, Reveals Survey
The survey with nearly 10,000 respondents from Delhi and NCR region has also found that parents want that leaves of the smog break could be compensated with reduction of leaves from the summer, winter and spring breaks combined to ensure the study calenda...
Ayodhya Verdict: AIMPLB Calls Meeting to Decide on Review Petition, 5-acre Land
The Sunni Waqf Board, a party in the Ayodhya land dispute, has already made it clear that it will not file any review or curative petition on the verdict.
Activist Trupti Desai to Attempt Darshan Today as Sabarimala Temple Reopens; Govt Says No Entry to Women Without Court Order
The temple has reopened just days after a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the matter related to entry of women into the hill temple and other issues related to various faiths.
Maharashtra Guv Announces Financial Aid for Rain-Hit Farmers; Opposition Calls It Inadequate
The relief entails Rs 8,000 per hectare up to two hectares for agricultural Kharif crops and Rs 18,000 per hectare up to two hectares for horticulture/perennial crops.
Agitating RTC Workers Arrested in Telangana, Convener Ashwathama Reddy Begins Indefinite Fast
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao called a meeting at Pragati Bhavan with transport minister P Ajay Kumar and other officials over the RTC JAC Bus Roko protests.
Tip-off Noida Administration via WhatsApp About Stubble Burning, Get Reward
People can now send pictures, date, location and names of offenders on WhatsApp number 9871428532 or email the information at [email protected], the administration said, adding that the identity of informers would be kept confidential.
Smog Dissipates as High-Velocity Winds Bring Slight Relief from Pollution in Delhi-NCR. But only for Now
Pollution is likely to increase November 20 onwards as another western disturbance will result in a dip in wind speed.
Man-Eater Tiger Captured in Uttarakhand's Corbett Reserve
The tiger had killed two guards in Tun Bhuji and another in Khinanauli forests close to the reserve in recent months. The latest incident had occurred on August 16.