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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

A 48-year-old woman, one year into menopause, came for a routine check-up with troubling numbers. Fasting blood sugar: 128 mg/dL HbA1c (3-month average): 6.4% Post-meal sugar: 140 mg/dLDespite being a consistent walker, carefully monitoring her diet, avoiding smoking and alcohol, and no family history of diabetes, she was alarmed by these rising numbers. Many people

In a bold move toward financial inclusion, State Bank of India (SBI) is exploring the possibility of disbursing credit to farmers via UPI. The bank’s chairman, C. S. Setty, made this disclosure during his remarks at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025. If implemented, this would be a transformative shift in how rural India accesses

Salesforce has made a bold commitment: over the next five years, it will invest $1 billion in Mexico to scale up AI adoption, infrastructure, and digital transformation across sectors. This is not just a local expansion plan — it’s a bet on Latin America’s AI future, and a signal to tech firms making playbooks for

Google is asking a U.S. federal judge to allow it to bundle its recently launched Gemini AI app into its flagship apps — YouTube and Maps — essentially requiring device makers to include Gemini when distributing those apps. This request comes amid a backdrop of antitrust scrutiny, where Google’s previous bundling practices (e.g., search defaults,

Inauguration On 8 October 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), marking a major milestone in Mumbai’s aviation infrastructure. The ceremony drew attention from media, real estate players, developers, and residents anticipating the new aviation gateway. From the outside, it seemed the dawn of a new era: airport terminals