New Delhi: The United States welcomed over 914,000 international students from over 200 places of origin, according to the 2021 Open Doors Report.  Indian students comprised nearly 20 percent of this number, with 167,582 students in the 2020-2021 academic year. Speaking at the release of the Open Doors report on international student mobility, Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs Don Heflin said, “Despite the global pandemic, Indian students were able to apply for visas and travel t...Read More

Mumbai:  Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding, LP (“REUHLP”) a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”), announced the signing of agreements with Ensign Operating III, LLC (“Ensign”), a Delaware limited liability company to divest its interest in certain upstream assets in the Eagleford shale play of Texas, USA.  With this transaction, Reliance has divested all its shale gas assets and has exited from the shale gas business in North America. A Pur...Read More

Ahmedabad (Press Release): Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), the premier global management institution, has partnered with Bank of America to launch a Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT). The Centre aspires to become a vibrant knowledge hub for academia, policymaking, and the private sector by facilitating cutting-edge research on digital transformation and innovation. The Centre for Digital Transformation was launched with an event which was attended by faculty members of ...Read More

Mumbai: The EducationUSA U.S. University Virtual Fairs 2021 will be held on Friday, August 27 and Friday, September 3. The fairs will provide an online platform for students and their parents to interact with 100+ accredited U.S. universities and colleges. There is no registration or participation fee. For students seeking Master’s or Ph.D. programs in the United States: EducationUSA U.S. University Graduate Virtual Fair 2021 Friday, August 27, 2021 | 5:30 - 10:30 PM IST Registrati...Read More

New Delhi: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today. Secretary Blinken conveyed greetings of President Biden and Vice President Harris to the Prime Minister. He briefed Prime Minister on his fruitful exchanges with EAM and NSA earlier in the day and expressed strong commitment to further deepen India US strategic relations in various sectors including defence, maritime security, trade & investment, climate change and science & technology. ...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with Her Excellency Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America. Vice President Harris informed Prime Minister about US plans to make vaccines against COVID-19 available to other countries, including India, under its "Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing". Prime Minister expressed his appreciation to Vice President Harris for the US decision, as well as for all other forms of support and solidarity that Indi...Read More

Vadodara: City Police has raided an illegal call centre functioning in Dhyan Residency C tower flat number 102 in Harni area. The raid was conducted by the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police. A father, his two sons and 10 others allegedly involved in crime have been nabbed. The accused would call American citizens and cough up money online from them by threatening them to trap in money londering and drug trafficking cases. Police recovered Rs.6.42 lakh worth items from accused i...Read More

Mumbai: Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (“RSBVL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, announced that it has acquired additional equity stake in its investee company skyTran Inc. (“skyTran”) for a consideration of USD 26.76 million increasing its shareholding to 54.46% on a fully diluted basis. skyTran is a technology company incorporated under the laws of Delaware, United States of America (USA) in 2011. skyTran has developed breakthrough passive ma...Read More