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1. Before: The Status Quo Until now, Mumbai University’s PhD programmes were largely restricted to Indian nationals or students with Indian qualifications. Foreign students faced considerable hurdles — equivalency of prior degrees, regulatory permissions, visas, funding constraints, and administrative bottlenecks. Many international students seeking to study in India chose IITs, IISERs, or university departments with

Diplomatic and economic watchers will be watching closely: India and the United States are now expressing optimism about concluding the first tranche of their Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by the fall of 2025. Government sources indicate a high-level Indian team is set to visit Washington imminently to resolve outstanding issues. After months of back-and-forth, this

Historically, Gurugram, South Delhi, Central Delhi, Noida (closer sectors) formed the premium zones of NCR’s real estate. Buyers paid for proximity, social infrastructure, prestige, and access to central business districts. Because of this, city centre sectors used to dominate launches, demand, and price appreciation. Developers concentrated in well-known nodes, and peripheral areas were considered secondary

The State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender, has announced a proactive push to enhance gender diversity, targeting 30 % female representation across its workforce by 2030. Currently, women constitute around 27 % of SBI’s total workforce. Among frontline staff (customer-facing branches), women already make up nearly 33 %, highlighting an imbalance between entry-level

India and the United Kingdom are back in trade negotiations—and analysts see significant promise. A comprehensive India-UK trade pact could unlock new export corridors, increase foreign investment inflows, and enhance economic cooperation across sectors. The consensus is: it’s not just about tariffs—it’s about structural change. Given both nations’ complementary strengths—India’s manufacturing & tech growth, UK’s