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A 23-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh died in the US on November 7, leaving her family and friends devastated. VIJAYAWADA: A 23-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh died in the US on November 7, leaving her family and friends devastated. The student, Rajyalakshmi (Raji) Yarlagadda, was a recent graduate of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and had…
ITANAGAR: A 19-year-old boy died by suicide at St Xavier’s International School, Aalo, in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Siang district on Sunday, police said.The deceased, Tato Podo, a Class XI student and a resident of Gapur village in Shi-Yomi district, had been staying at the school hostel.Aalo police station officer in-charge Yomken Riram said two students…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently revealed the advice he once received from a student of Harvard Business School. Jeff Bezos once revealed that a Harvard student advised him to sell Amazon to Barnes & Noble and exit the business just as the company was preparing to go public in 1997. The anecdote, recounted in Brad…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday gave a third-year law student the lesson of his life – to draw a bold line to separate public from publicity-which he is unlikely to forget in his legal innings ahead.Even before Harry Joseph could argue his PIL, a bench led by CJI-designate Surya Kant asked when was…
How an Indian student in Chicago built a career from setbacks For many students, studying abroad is exciting but also full of questions. Which programs should you apply to? How do you decide which offer to accept? How do you adjust to life and academics far from home?Zeel Patel, a Master’s student in Applied Data…
ALWAR: A 22-year-old MBBS student at Bashkir State Medical University in Russia’s Ufa city, who had been missing for the past 19 days, was found dead a few km from the varsity campus. The family of Ajit Chaudhary, from Kafanwada village in Alwar district, received the devastating news on Thursday afternoon.Ajit’s body was found in…
Columbia sees drop in international student interest as visa scrutiny and perceptions shift Columbia University is preparing for a possible decline in international enrollment next year after early admissions data showed fewer applications from overseas, Acting University President Claire Shipman told the University Senate on Oct. 24, according to the Columbia Daily Spectator. The shift…
Police formed seven special teams to nab the culprits COIMBATORE: A 20-year-old postgraduate student who was in a car with her boyfriend in Coimbatore on Sunday night was abducted and gang-raped by three men. Police said the couple had parked the car at Brindhavan Nagar behind Coimbatore airport around 10.30pm on Sunday when three men…
US states and teachers challenge Trump’s PSLF overhaul restricting student loan forgiveness access. (AP Photo) More than 20 Democrat-led US states have launched a legal challenge against President Donald Trump’s new policy reshaping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programme. The policy, finalised recently by the US Department of Education, could block thousands of teachers,…
Canada tightens student visa rules; rejection rate for Indian applicants hits 74% Canada’s clampdown on international student permits is affecting applicants from India more than any other major source country, as the nation once viewed as a top global study destination becomes less attractive to Indian students.Ottawa has reduced the number of study permits issued…
