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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicForeign students

Topic: Foreign students

Trump govt bars Harvard from enrolling international students, threatens action on other colleges

The university has called Trump administration's move illegal and said it amounted to retaliation. Harvard rejected the allegations and pledged to support foreign students.

Australia caps foreign student intake, Canada to allow fewer temporary workers amid spiralling migration

Both countries had loosened migration rules following labour shortage post-Covid. But record levels of migration have spiked rental prices & unemployment rates, with elections next year.

Gujarat University violence—Indian news channels focus on ‘slap’; BBC, Al Jazeera on ‘namaz’

Did a ‘slap’ cause violence against foreign students at Gujarat University? Or was it the offering of ‘namaz’ by them? The question doesn't have an easy answer.

IITs have been wooing foreign students hard for 5 yrs. They haven’t cracked the code yet

IITs are trying to expand global footprint by setting up shop abroad, but data shows few international students are coming to Indian campuses despite ‘action plan’ to attract them.

‘Apna time kab aaega?’: Pakistani students ask Imran Khan on the eve of his trip to China

Two years ago, Pakistani students were sent back home owing to China’s ‘zero-Covid policy’. Now they want Imran Khan to intervene.

Chinese, Indians make up 47% of student population in US in 2020, says report

US schools saw a 72% decrease in new international student enrollment in 2020 compared to 2019, the report by Student and Exchange Visitor Programme said.

Crime, pollution, difficult application process — Why India isn’t a top pick of ASEAN students

At an event in Vietnam embassy, representatives of ASEAN nations highlight the challenges India needs to address in order to attract foreign students.

How DU is going out of its way to help students from conflict-hit regions get admission

DU postponed fee collection & even arranged internet facilities for students attending courses online from countries like Afghanistan, Palestine, among others.

International student enrollment at US colleges drops by most since 2003

The decline is certain to be much bigger in the current academic year as the pandemic curbed international travel and visa issuance.

HRD Ministry sets up panel to explore ways ensuring students pursue higher studies in India

Addressing a session on ‘Stay in India and Study in India’, HRD Minister Pokhriyal also focused on the Indian students returning to the country due to Covid situation.

On Camera

Türkiye is expanding its influence in India’s neighbourhood — after Pakistan, now Bangladesh

India is more adept at handling the complexities that China brings, but Türkiye may be somewhat of a ‘terra incognita’.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.