Articles tagged under: America

Record 1.4 million U.S. Visas processed in India in 2023; Wait time down by 75%

January 29, 2024
Record 1.4 million U.S. Visas processed in India in 2023; Wait time down by 75%

New Delhi: The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India processed the most visas ever in the year 2023. With a record 1.4 million U.S. visas processed last year, the wait times for visitor visa appointments were reduced by 75%. According to the US embassy, Indians now represent one out of every ten U.S. visa applicants around the world. Demand across all visa classes was unprecedented, with a 60% increase in applications compared to 2022. With over 700,000 applications, Visitor visas (B1/B2) ...Read More

U S – based strategic growth firm York IE expands in Ahmedabad

January 17, 2024
U S – based strategic growth firm York IE expands in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: York IE, a strategic growth and investment firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, today announced its expansion in Ahmedabad. The new Ahmedabad office stands as York IE’s global capability centre for its Product Strategy and Development services, housing skilled workers who play a pivotal role in bringing successful products and websites to life for growing Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. Over the next five years, York IE plans to transform its Ahmedab...Read More

University of San Diego to set up a campus in GIFT City; Online programs to begin from April

January 11, 2024
University of San Diego to set up a campus in GIFT City; Online programs to begin from April

Gandhinagar: The University of San Diego from the United States is set to establish a campus at GIFT City, the state capital, according to Dr. Chell Roberts, Dean of the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering at the University of San Diego. During his visit to the country for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, Dr. Roberts shared this information with the media. The American university plans to sign an MOU with IIT Gandhinagar and other universities to set up the campus in GIFT City, Gandhin...Read More

Surge in flight fares from Ahmedabad to US, Canada

December 13, 2023
Surge in flight fares from Ahmedabad to US, Canada

Ahmedabad: With the Christmas-New Year holidays and the surge in NRI travel, the flight fares from Ahmedabad to the US and Canada have risen by approximately 30%, resulting in increased travel expenses for students. One-way airfares, which previously ranged from Rs 70,000 to Rs 90,000 per person, have now escalated to as much as Rs 1.7 lakh per person, according to data provided by travel operators. A student from Ahmedabad, who is scheduled to leave for Toronto next week to pursue her postgr...Read More

Made in Gujarat Solar PV Modules exported to America; More in pipeline

November 27, 2023
Made in Gujarat Solar PV Modules exported to America; More in pipeline

Surat: Waaree Energies Limited, a renewable energy company, that has India's largest Solar panel manufacturing capacity of 12GW at its plants in Chikhli, Surat and Umbergaon in Gujarat, today announced it has supplied 850 MW solar PV modules for projects under development in the U.S. by Acciona Energia, a Spain based renewable energy company that operates more than 1 GW of solar, wind power and industrial-scale energy storage projects in the U.S. Waaree also announced a three-year agreement ...Read More

US Ambassador explores prospective premises to set up Consulate in Ahmedabad

November 21, 2023
US Ambassador explores prospective premises to set up Consulate in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The US is expanding its workforce and is set to establish new consulates, including one in Ahmedabad, with the aim of reducing the waiting time for visa issuance from India, according to statements made by US Ambassador Eric Garcetti on Monday. During a session organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in Delhi, Garcetti reported the recent opening of a consulate in Hyderabad and mentioned that potential locations in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad are under consideration for add...Read More

2.68 lakh Indian students went to US for studies in 2022-23; 35% rise

November 13, 2023
2.68 lakh Indian students went to US for studies in 2022-23; 35% rise

New Delhi:  For the third year in a row, a record number of Indian students traveled to the United States to pursue higher education. According to the Open Doors Report (ODR) released today, the number of international students from India to the United States increased by 35 percent and resulted in an all-time high of 268,923 students in academic year 2022-23.  Indian students constitute more than 25 percent of the over one million foreign students studying in the United States.  The release ...Read More

EAM Jaishankar recalls Kutchi folk artist; speaks about transformation of Narmada district in his Washington speech

October 03, 2023
EAM Jaishankar recalls Kutchi folk artist; speaks about transformation of Narmada district in his Washington speech

Washington: Speaking at the embassy of India in the US capital, External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar mentioned in his speech, his experiences related to the Kutch and Narmada districts of Gujarat. EAM was addressing the Indian diaspora in Washington, D.C. Jaishankar explained how a Kutchi folk artist at Gujarat Bhavan in the national capital Delhi performed a song in which he also put a bit about PM Modi's America visit. Jaishankar said, 'I am a Member of Parliament from G...Read More

U.S. Consulate General Mumbai eliminates Immigrant Visa interview backlog

August 29, 2023
U.S. Consulate General Mumbai eliminates Immigrant Visa interview backlog

Mumbai: U.S. Consulate General Mumbai today in a communication stated that it has eliminated immigrant visa interview backlog that had arose due to Covid-19 pandemic situation. A note by Consulate General in Mumbai stated - 'The designated center for processing immigrant visas in India, has eliminated the backlog caused by COVID-19. Following the pandemic, appointment wait times for immigrant visa applicants stood at over two years. Now applicants whose immigrant petitions are current—mean...Read More

24-year-old from Patan run over by cars in USA while crossing road

August 03, 2023
24-year-old from Patan run over by cars in USA while crossing road

Patan: A 24-year-old youth named Darshil Thakkar from Patan lost his life in Houston, USA, in a hit-and-run case, where 14 cars passed over him while he was crossing the road. Darshil Thakkar, the son of Rameshbhai Thakkar, who works as a teacher in a primary school in Khodana, Saraswati taluka, and lives in Shivkrupa society near TB Tran Rasta in Patan, went to the USA on April 9, 2023, for a trip on a visitor's visa. He was supposed to return to India on September 26. On July 31, he went fo...Read More