4,000 Indian students apply for US visa
New Delhi, June 6 : Around 4,000 Indian students appeared for interview on Wednesday to secure the American visa to pursue higher education in the United States.
The interview was conducted at the US embassy here and the Consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The US Mission in India organises Student Visa Day every year to celebrate educational ties with India.
In 2017, more than 186,000 Indian students were enrolled in the US institutions of higher education, double the number from a decade ago and a 12 per cent increase from the year before, the embassy told media persons here.
"India is the second leading place of origin for students coming to the United States, with Indians comprising over 17 per cent of the total international students in the country," Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) MaryKay Carlson said.
"Today (Wednesday) marks US Mission India's fourth annual Student Visa Day, an event that celebrates higher education ties between India and the US," Carlson said.
She said the day is also dedicated to helping qualified Indian students prepare for their education in the United States.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
