Meet Avani Ahuja: Indian-origin MIT student wins prestigious Henry Ford II Scholar Award for engineering excellence and leadership |

[ad_1] Avani Ahuja (right) receives the Henry Ford II Scholar Award. Indian-origin MIT graduate Avani Ahuja has received the prestigious Henry Ford II Scholar Award. The honour is among the institute’s top recognitions for undergraduate engineering students and celebrates academic excellence, leadership and future promise. During her time at MIT Ahuja conducted research in power […]

‘I am ashamed’: US economist stands up for Indian scholar Soumitra Shukla against anti-India hatred

[ad_1] Indian-origin scholar Soumitra Shukla came under anti-Indian racist attacks on social media. American economist and social scientist Steven Durlauf stood up for Indian-origin scholar Soumita Shukla against anti-India hatred on social media. Soumitra Shukla, a research fellow at Harvard Business School’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, made an observation on the increasing hatred targeting Indians on […]

Student Life In Uk: ‘60% goes on rent’: Indian PhD scholar reveals harsh reality of UK student life in budget breakdown | World News

[ad_1] An Indian PhD student in the UK has shared a detailed breakdown of her monthly expenses, drawing attention to the growing cost-of-living pressures faced by international students, particularly the high cost of accommodation.Anushka Diwakar, a first-year doctoral student at the University of Manchester, posted an Instagram reel explaining how she manages her finances while […]

Canadian scholar Hamza Ahmad Khan reported missing in Pakistan; later found arrested for social media posts

[ad_1] A Pakistani-origin Canadian citizen, a PhD scholar of University of Toronto, Hamza Ahmad Khan, was reported missing on February 19 in Lahore where he had been staying with a friend since he went to Pakistan on February 13. Later, Pakistani media reports confirmed that Khan was arrested and also appeared in court for an […]

How Russiagate ruined Cambridge scholar Svetlana Lokhova’s life | World News

[ad_1] In early 2017, Svetlana Lokhova was a young mother and Cambridge-trained historian living in England when she woke up to a media storm she could not understand. Journalists were suddenly describing her as a Russian spy who had allegedly conducted an affair with a senior US official. Within days, her name became entangled in […]

Rising H-1B visa fees threaten foreign doctors in US, Harvard scholar says; immigrant physicians vital to American healthcare

[ad_1] Foreign-trained physicians, who make up nearly one quarter of the United States’ medical workforce, could be forced to leave underserved communities due to skyrocketing H-1B visa fees, a historian of science has warned.Before, the hospitals had to pay approximately $5,000 to sponsor a physician’s visa to work in the United States. Now, they’d have […]

‘Widely respected scholar’: Indian-origin US expert Ashley Tellis denies espionage charges; FBI found ‘secret documents’ at his home

[ad_1] Ashley Tellis (File photo) A prominent Indian-origin scholar, Ashley Tellis, who was arrested by the FBI in the United States over allegations of retaining classified documents and meeting with Chinese officials, is now denying the charges against him, his lawyers said on Wednesday, according to AFP.Ashley Tellis, 64, who held senior positions under former […]

H-1B visa hike alert: $100K fee could drive top IIT graduates away from US startups; warns Yale scholar | World News

[ad_1] The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to raise the H1B visa fee to $100,000 has sparked criticism from global education and policy experts. Yale University scholar Gautam Mukunda described the fee increase as “counterproductive” and warned that it could significantly harm America’s ability to attract highly skilled international talent.H1B visas have long […]

US judge orders release of Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri from immigration detention

[ad_1] An Indian academic, Badar Khan Suri, detained during the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students, has been ordered released by a federal judge in Virginia.The judge said his case raised serious constitutional concerns.Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, had been held in an immigration detention centre in Texas and is facing […]

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

[ad_1] Mr. Mudimbe was unapologetic. “To the question ‘what is Africa?’ or ‘how to define African cultures?’ one today cannot but refer to a body of knowledge in which Africa has been subsumed by Western disciplines such as anthropology, history, theology or whatever other scientific discourse,” he told Callaloo. “And this is the level on […]