Indian applicants to top US universities could face delays, with consulates told to give priority to colleges with fewer than 15% foreign students. The Trump administration has asked 36 countries to tighten traveller vetting or face a possible entry ban for their citizens.
The high-level committee will be headed by Vineet Joshi, secretary of the department of higher education. It has also been instructed to brief the Centre on its progress on a monthly basis.
IIT G’s four-step method is cost-effective for regions with poor water availability. It is able to successfully remove 94% iron and 89% fluoride from water.
A third-year student at Sathaye College in Vile Parle (East) died after jumping from the third floor of the campus building. Police have registered an accidental death report and are investigating the case.
In a statement, the university said it will offer two scholarships — ‘Royal Shaurya’ for 100 per cent fee waiver to families of martyrs and gallantry awardees, and ‘Royal Suraksha’ with 50 per cent tuition support for wards of CRPF personnel.
Kirti Vardhan Singh said evacuation efforts under Operation Sindhu are ongoing, with more flights lined up, including from Turkmenistan. He added that Indian missions are operating round-the-clock helplines.