Getty Images Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda are included in the updated travel guidance following incidents involving Britons in those countries. The advice previously covered Thailand, Laos … Read more
Visvesvaraya Technological University in Belagavi. | Photo Credit: P. K. Badiger Considering the global job opportunities for engineering graduates, the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has decided to establish Foreign Languages Online Platform to teach various foreign languages, including Japanese, German, and French, from the academic year of 2025-26. Following a suggestion by Minister for Large … Read more
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has the potential to increase foreign direct investment into India, according to officials, industry participants, and investment analysts. A major driver of this is the local sourcing norm in the agreement that mandates that only goods made in India would be eligible for the tariff reductions. Also … Read more
People during the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, in Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir. | Photo Credit: PTI Nine foreigners from six countries undertook the Amarnath yatra on Thursday (July 24, 2025), as around 3.5 lakh pilgrims visited the cave shrine so far in the annual pilgrimage. The six foreigners who visited … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and senior Congress leaders paid floral tributes at the Rajiv Gandhi statue in front of the State Secretariat in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, along with senior Congress leaders, paid floral tributes at the Rajiv Gandhi statue … Read more
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has opened the registration window for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) June 2025 session. This exam is mandatory for Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) who have completed their medical education abroad and wish to practice medicine in India. The registration process officially started today, April … Read more
The US Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enrol foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also announced on Wednesday the … Read more
The only way India can develop a sixth-generation aero-engine and other technologies required is by co-development with a foreign manufacturer, Samir V. Kamat, Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), said while noting that India currently invests only 5% of its defence budget for research and development, which needs to increased to 15%. … Read more
PA Media London NHS trusts write off £112m in overseas patient bills as they balance care with cost recovery London hospitals have written off more than £112m in unpaid treatment bills from overseas patients between 2018 and 2023, according to figures obtained by the BBC. Under current NHS regulations, hospital trusts in England must charge … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Thailand Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa during a meeting in New Delhi on July 12, 2024. File | Photo Credit: PTI Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar in Delhi on November 2, 2024, as part of his soon-to-begin … Read more