India continues to be the largest beneficiary of the Erasmus + programme, with over 2200 students having received the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship since its inception in 2004.
CBI charged 20 institutes in March 2024 for allegedly diverting funds in the name of scholarships to students from SC/ST categories, but 2 of them were given clean chits.
Kumar Tuhin, director general (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs, said no student would be forced to leave India against their wishes, adding scholarships issue will be resolved.
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had long-running govts led by OBC leaders. But it's Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra that provide scholarships to OBC students going abroad.
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for PhD scholars & pre-matric scholarships scrapped. Finance minister said those chosen before 2022 will get funds, but students claim money wasn't received.
Indeever Madireddy, a senior student from a leading private school in Silicon Valley, successfully sequenced the genome of freshwater angelfish after his pet fish died.
Anshika Patel from Pakri Godam village in Jaunpur made an impression at the prestigious Washington and Lee University without even sitting for the SAT.
Telangana has not implemented Centre’s modified version of Post Matric Scholarship for SC students. Under new scheme, funds are transferred directly to students, not to institutions via states.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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