New look returns policy

PUNE: Britain may look at tapping into the vast student population that will be impacted by Donald Trump’s decision to not allow foreign students pursuing online only courses to remain in the United States. Former minister Jo Johnson tweeted that the country should consider an ‘emergency scheme’ to allow students impacted by this to transfer to UK universities if they meet the required criteria. Johnson is the brother of current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The UK is currently faced with the prospect of large losses if international student enrolments drop as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that that long-term losses for the UK's higher education sector could come in anywhere between 3 billion pounds and 19 billion pounds, primarily as a result of a fall in international student enrolments including from India. There was a 93% jump in Indian students enrolling at UK universities in 2019 according to the UK Immigration … [Read more...] about UK may look to tap into international students impacted by Trump decision

Thus, there has been a noticeable tendency to keep asking, 'What will China think?' before India does anything. (Of course this is paralleled by other absurd questions like 'What would Gandhi do?', and 'What will white people think?' that seem to paralyse decision-making). … [Read more...] about Ladakh Stand-off: Be prepared to meet fire with fire

“We advise the Australian side to look at the national security legislation in Hong Kong in a correct and objective light, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs with Hong Kong as a pretext, and refrain from going further down the wrong path,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said July 2 in response to a question on the possibility of Australia offering Hong Kong citizens a safe haven. … [Read more...] about Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition deal in swipe at China

Chhattisgarh is proving to be the worst theatre for the Centre’s counter-LWE strategy. MHA officials are quick to point out that the increased violence is a periodic spurt seen every year between March and the onset of monsoon, but the figures collated by the Ministry debunk the claim. In Chhattisgarh, there were 164 incidents till March 31 this year, compared to less than 100 last year. The number of deaths till March were lower, but the April incidents have pushed the number of casualties to 42. … [Read more...] about The Rebels strike back

"The rising disease incidence, mostly across our southern 'sunbelt' states, has caused several municipal and state leaders to further restrict or turn back their re-opening plans. This will of course slow economic activity in those states," Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University in Indiana, told Xinhua via email on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Xinhua Headlines: COVID-19 resurgence puts U.S. reopening on hold, inequality worsening