A Columbia University student who was suspended after declaring that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” has filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, alleging that her actions violated his First Amendment rights.Khymani James, 22, who emerged as a prominent figure during pro-Palestinian protests on the Ivy League campus in 2024, claimed in […]
The TOI correspondent from Washington: A $29 million award to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year old student from India who was killed in a road accident in Seattle on a cold night in January 2023, will not bring her back to life. But in a gracious gesture and empathetic language that accompanied the […]
A 27-year-old Indian man said he planned to return to India after failing to secure employment in the United States despite completing a Master’s degree and applying for jobs, according to a Reddit post titled “Did everything ‘right’ in the US, still failed, heading back to India”.In the post, he said he followed a conventional […]
Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has approached the United Nations human rights office seeking assistance for a fair and transparent investigation into the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi.Hadi, 32, a prominent figure during the July–August 2024 mass protests that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
