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‘When your studies are over…’: Expert advises how to answer officer’s trick question for US student visa interview

Immigration attorney Brad Bernstein offered five simple tips to students looking for visas for higher studies in the US at a time when the US authorities are weighing every visa request carefully and rejecting more than ever, citing various reasons. Bernstein said the applicants must show strong ties to their homecountry so that the officers […]

Indian driver on student visa jailed in Australia for $200,000 real estate scam, impersonated law firm to defraud homebuyer

A 28-year-old Indian man in Australia on student visa, working as an Uber driver, has been arrested and jailed for a calculated fraud in which he impersonated a law firm and created an entity out of thin air to convince a prospective homebuyer to transfer money to him. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the person’s […]

Endline Student Assessment Conducted in PM SHRI Government Schools Across Rajasthan | Udaipur Kiran

UDAIPUR, 29 January (Udaipur Kiran): The endline assessment of students was successfully conducted across the state in selected PM SHRI government schools as part of the Learning Enhancement Programme, aimed at improving students’ learning pace and learning outcomes. Under the programme, remedial teaching arrangements have been made for students of Classes 6 to 12 in […]

Pacific MBA Students Excel in National Student Management Simulation

Pacific MBA students showcased outstanding performance in the 29th Simulation Management Games organized by the All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi. Two teams from the Central Zone qualified for the national finals, reflecting their strong capabilities in the competition. According to Dean Prof. Dipin Mathur, seven teams from Pacific Faculty of Commerce and Management […]

‘Our son was forced to end life’: Parents of Indian medical student Vaibhav Duggal accuse Texas Tech University of bias

Five months after Vaibhav Duggal, a third-year medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, committed suicide, his parents in India broke silence and accused the university authorities of clear bias which they alleged pushed Vaibhav to take the decision to end his life. They said Vaibhav was declared guilty of […]

Canada double murder trial: 3 Indians killed elderly couple for money; Gurkaran Singh came on student visa; never went to college

As the trial of the three Indian men accused of killing an elderly couple in BC begins, Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui said they were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed”. The couple — Arnold and Joanne De Jong — were found dead in their home on May 9, 2022. Three Indian men, Gurkaran Singh, […]

Australia moves India into highest-risk category for student visas, cites ’emerging integrity risks’

Australia has tightened checks for student visa applicants from India as it moved India into the ‘highest-risk’ category along with Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The new categorization came into effect from January 8 2026, as these four South-Asian countries have been moved from Evidence Level 2 to Evidence Level 3 under the Simplified Student Visa […]

Viral video shows Indian student arrested in UK for online grooming: What really happened?

Caught on Camera: UK Police Detain Indian Student After Alleged Online Chats With Minors Coventry/January 11, 2026: A troubling incident in the United Kingdom has drawn widespread attention after an Indian national studying in England was allegedly arrested on suspicion of online grooming of minors. Viral footage circulating on social media appears to show the […]

Told roommates will return in 2 weeks: Indian student missing during solo trip to Alaska, mobile phone switched off

An Indian student from Andhra Pradesh, Hari Karasani, has been reported missing in the US during his solo trip to Alaska. The Alaska State Troopers issued a missing persons bulletin giving Karasani’s details and seeking information on whether anyone saw him. The police report said Hari Karasani was reported missing on January 3. He was […]

‘Killed due to political vengeance’: Chargesheet filed in Osman Hadi case; Awami League student wing blamed

Sharif Osman Hadi (File photo) The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday submitted its chargesheet in the Sharif Osman Hadi case, naming 17 people in connection with the killing of the Bangladesh student leader.Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, Md Shafiul Islam, additional commissioner of the DMP’s Detective Branch, said Hadi was killed out of […]