Engineering exports see a decline in 15 key markets

[ad_1] The 16.71 % decline of engineering exports in October 2025 as against October last year is driven by the fall in shipments to 15 of the 25 key destinations. Among the export products, 23 of the 34 engineering panels registered year-on-year negative growth, according to trade analysis by the EEPC India. Exports to the […]

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International students face tougher hurdles as US tightens visa rules: Key highlights

[ad_1] The US government has tightened the rules for granting and renewing student visas, introducing stricter scrutiny of applicants’ backgrounds, ideological leanings, and immigration history. The move, backed by fresh policy guidance from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and a proposed regulation under the Trump administration, could make it harder for international students, […]

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U.S. tariffs to impact revenue of garment exporters

[ad_1] Profitability of RMG exporters dependent on the U.S. could contract 300-500 basis points, says Crisil Ratings. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Revenue growth of India’s readymade garment (RMG) industry is set almost to halve on-year this fiscal as the imposition of 50% tariffs by the U.S. comes into effect from  August 27, according […]

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Exporters to U.S. fear loss of business with 25% additional tariff

[ad_1] The U.S. is a key market for Indian ready-made garment exports, with the country holding a share of 33% in India’s total garment exports in 2024. | Photo Credit: The additional 25% tariff announced by the U.S. on exports from India will result in loss of substantial business if the tariff stays, said exporters […]

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Indian students at Harvard navigate uncertainties amid attacks by Trump administration

[ad_1] Indian students at Harvard say they are navigating a “rollercoaster” of uncertainty and anxiety amid the Trump administration’s relentless battle against the university while also dealing with a dearth of job opportunities. “It’s just been a time of not quite knowing what to do, whether we should make our moves back home, or whether […]

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How foreign students helped US varsities become global campuses

[ad_1] Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11 per cent of the total student body. Today, they account for 26 per cent. Like other prestigious US universities, Harvard for years has been cashing in on its global cache to recruit the world’s best students. Now, the booming international enrolment has […]

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For some recent graduates, the AI job apocalypse may already be here

[ad_1] This month, millions of young people will graduate from college and look for work in industries that have little use for their skills, view them as expensive and expendable, and are rapidly phasing out their jobs in favor of artificial intelligence. That is the troubling conclusion of my conversations over the past several months […]

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Trump says would extend TikTok deadline if no deal reached by June 19

[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend the June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok, the short video app used by 170 million Americans, if no deal had been reached by then. “I would … I’d like to see it done,” Trump told the NBC News program […]

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Social media app Parler returns to Google’s Play Store after tech firms earlier cut ties with it

[ad_1] Parler is being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, according to Google Parler is being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, according to Google Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google’s app […]

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