Release Christian Michel Forthwith : UN Body Slams India on Detention of Aviation Consultant
UN s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said in a ruling that India has illegally detained Michel, violating the right to a fair trial and due process.
File photo of AgustaWestland scam accused middleman Michel Christian at CBI headquarters in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
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London: In an unprecedented indictment of India by any branch of the United Nations, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), which functions under the UN High Commission for Human Rights, has censured India for its treatment of British aviation consultant Christian Michel, who has been in custody in Delhi for 27 months without a trial.
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US-India Educational Foundation announces opening of Fulbright Fellowship application season
India
Published: Friday, February 26, 2021, 18:15 [IST]
Chennai, Feb 26: The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) announces the opening of its annual competition for Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowships. Funded by the U.S. Department of State and India s Ministry of External Affairs, such exchanges have helped bring the people of India and the United States closer together through opportunities that enrich fellows academic, research, teaching, and professional capacity. Alumni of exchange and scholarship programs administered by USIEF have demonstrated strong leadership in their academic disciplines and professions. Outstanding Indian students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Curbs on ‘sensitive’ webinar topics reversed after outcry
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has dropped its demand that public universities seek official permission for online international seminars that touch on matters relating to India’s ‘internal affairs’.
It claimed that the easing of restrictions on travel and assembly of people brought in during the coronavirus pandemic meant such curbs on online activities were “no longer applicable”.
However, the same requirement of prior permission still applies to physical meetings.
In January guidelines were circulated by the education ministry to publicly funded universities, requiring them to seek permission from the Ministry of External Affairs for any online seminar that touches on “security of state, border, Northeast states, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh or any other issues which are clearly/purely related to India’s internal matter/s”.