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Mumbai: Drugs worth Rs 40 lakh seized after raid in Mazgaon
Mumbai Police seized drugs worth more than Rs 40 lakh following a raid in Mazgaon area of the city on Monday, an official said. The police also apprehended a few persons from the spot for enquiry, the official said without elaborating. Based on a specific information, the Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell conducted the raid at Navanagar in Mazgaon area and seized the drugs, he said. On February 1, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 3.36 kg cocaine valued at Rs 33.60 crore concealed beneath the wax layer of soaps in 16 small soap boxes from an Indian passenger who landed at the Mumbai international airport from Addis Ababa, an official said. Also Read: Rs 9.4 lakh worth 'counterfeit' coins seized from car in Mumbai, one arrested He said the DRI acted on specific intelligence that an Indian national is arriving in Mumbai on an Ethiopian Airlines flight with a narcotic substance. "The DRI intercepted the passenger for examination of his luggage. 16 small soap boxes were recovered. Officers observed that something is concealed beneath the wax layer of the soaps," a DRI release said. Upon the removal of the wax layer, officials found a soap bar wrapped in transparent plastic. On scratching the soap cake, a powdery substance was found concealed. The substance tested positive for cocaine, it said. The passenger has been apprehended under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and is being interrogated, the DRI added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
06 February,2023 01:44 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Woman entitled to maintenance under Domestic Violence Act even after divorce: HC
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said. A single bench of Justice R G Avachat in the order of January 24 upheld a May 2021 order passed by a sessions court directing the man, a police constable, to pay a maintenance of Rs 6,000 to his divorced wife per month. The bench in its order noted that the plea raises a question as to whether a divorced wife is entitled to claim maintenance under the DV Act. The high court in its order noted that the definition of the term 'domestic relationship' suggests a relationship between two persons who live or have, at any point of time (mostly in the past), lived together in a shared household, when they were related by consanguinity, marriage or through a relationship in the nature of marriage. "The petitioner being husband was under statutory obligation to make provisions of maintenance of his wife. Since he failed to make such provision, the respondent/wife had no option but to file an application under the DV Act," the court said. Also Read: Bombay HC refuses to stop tender for sanitary napkins for govt school, says safety and hygiene of girls important Justice Avachat further said the man was "fortunate" that he was directed to pay only a sum of Rs 6,000 per month when he was in police service and was drawing a salary of more than Rs 25,000 per month. As per the plea, the man and the woman got married in May 2013 but started living separately from July 2013 due to matrimonial disputes. The couple later got divorced. During the divorce proceedings, the woman had sought maintenance under the DV Act. The family court had rejected her application following which she approached the sessions court which in 2021 allowed her plea. The man in his petition in the HC claimed since there is no marital relationship in existence any more, his wife was not entitled to any relief under the DV Act. He further said that all arrears of maintenance were cleared by the date of dissolution of marriage. The woman opposed the plea and said provisions of the DV Act ensure that even a wife, who has been divorced or has obtained a divorce, was entitled to claim relief of maintenance and other ancillary reliefs. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
06 February,2023 01:37 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Metro car shed project: HC asks BMC why notice issued to cut 177 trees at Aarey
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Mumbai civic body to clarify how it has issued a public notice seeking to cut 177 trees at the Aarey Colony area for a Metro car shed project when the Supreme Court in 2022 permitted felling of only 84 trees. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne was hearing a public interest litigation filed by activist Zoru Bhathena challenging the notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The Metro car shed project at Aarey Colony in suburban Goregaon has been embroiled in controversy with environmentalists holding protests against indiscriminate felling of trees in the area which they claim is a forest area. The civic body issued the notice on January 12 following an application filed by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) seeking permission to remove 177 trees for the Metro car shed project. In the PIL, Bhathena claimed the notice was in violation of the Supreme Court's November 2022 order, which only allowed for the removal of 84 trees. On Monday, senior counsel Aspi Chinoy, appearing for the BMC, told the high court that the 177 trees include 84 trees mentioned by the SC. "The remaining are mostly shrubs and some wild trees that have grown after 2019 (when the MMRCL filed its first application seeking to fell 84 trees)," Chinoy said. Bhathena's lawyer Zamaan Ali, however, opposed this and said these trees have been assigned ID numbers and hence cannot be termed as shrubs or wild trees. Also Read: Lower Parel bridge: First joint bridge project between WR and BMC delayed further The bench then pointed out to Chinoy that the public notice mentions 177 trees and not shrubs. "Where do we get that these are shrubs? Also the SC order is of November 2022. This order deals with only 84 trees. At that time why was it not brought to the notice of the apex court that there are more than 84 trees that need to be removed? The question would be whether these are shrubs or trees," ACJ Gangapurwala said. The court directed the BMC to file an affidavit in response to the petition by February 16. Ali then sought the court to restrain the BMC and MMRCL from taking any action at the site. Chinoy assured the court that pending hearing of the petition nothing would be done. The SC had in November 2022 permitted the MMRCL to approach the BMC's tree authority to cut 84 trees at the Aarey Colony for construction of the car shed. The order was passed in a bunch of petitions filed by law students and environmentalists against the proposed felling of trees. Notably, the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in 2019 said the Metro car shed would be constructed at suburban Kanjurmarg and not Aarey Colony. In June 2022, the Eknath Shinde-led state government reversed the decision and said the car shed will be constructed in the Aarey Colony only. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
06 February,2023 01:36 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
PM Narendra Modi to visit Mumbai on February 10, here’s all you need to know
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the city on February 10. Ahead of his visit the Mumbai Police on Monday began preparing for the security arrangements in the city. This will be PM Modi's second visit to Mumbai in recent weeks. According to sources, PM Modi, during his visit to Mumbai, will visit several areas in the city. PM Modi is likely to visit Andheri East in Mumbai for an opening of the Dawoodi Bohra community’s Arabic Academy, the Dawoodi Bohras official twitter handle said. PM Modi is expected to share the dais with His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin during the opening ceremony. Pic/official Twitter account of Dawoodi Bohras During his visit on February 10, PM Modi is also likely to visit the Indian naval base in Mumbai's Colaba area. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police have banned flying activities in the city on February 10. In the preventive order, the police said, “Due to the situation prevailing in the areas under control of the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, it is apprehended that during the Prime Minister of India Mumbai visit on 10/02/2023 at Mumbai Airport, INS SHIKRA, CSMT and Marol, in Andheri, terrorist/anti social elements may attack using drone, para-gliders, remote control microlight aircraft.” Also Read: PM Modi's visit: Police issues preventive order; bans flying activities in city PM Modi is likely to flag off two Vande Bharat Express trains - CSTM-Solapur and CSMT-Shirdi - during his visit to Mumbai on February 10. Earlier, On January 19, PM Modi was in Mumbai to lay foundation stones for a slew of projects and also inaugurate the metro 2 A and 7 lines. During his previous visit PM Modi had also addressed a public meeting at MMRDA grounds in Bandra-Kurla Complex. He also visited the newly inaugurated metro lines and took a ride in the metro.
06 February,2023 01:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: 39/100 girls hesitant to talk about periods openly, reveals survey
Out of 100 girls, around 39 don’t know how to use sanitary pads and are hesitant to talk about it openly, reveals a general survey by a social organisation. A survey and awareness campaign on menstrual hygiene among 100 students in Mumbai highlighted why it is important that students should be taught about periods and menstrual health at an early stage. Green Pencil Foundation organised a survey cum awareness campaign on menstrual hygiene in an Ulhasnagar-based school with the aim to understand the gap in awareness about menstrual hygiene among teenagers. The survey data found that out of 100 girls, 39 don't know how to use sanitary pads. "This is a very important topic of attention for our society, where on one side we are talking about women empowerment and on another side we are not open to talking about menstruation in an open environment," said Sandy Khanda, founder of Green Pencil Foundation. Social activist, Rakshita Manglani said, “During the survey, we found 12.5 per cent of girls think periods are not good for their health and 21.4 per cent of girls said that they don't know whether periods are good or not for their menstrual health. The awareness level among them is a serious concern because teenagers don't have proper knowledge about menstrual hygiene management.” Also Read: Mumbai: State owes BMC Rs 7,000 cr, most in education aid Further, the survey also revealed that around 51.8 per cent of them are not able to talk openly about periods with their family members, since they consider it a taboo from old times. Manglani, "We all should pledge to break the taboo and make girls feel safe to discuss their menstruation issues. During the survey, we found out that 51.8 per cent of girls don't know about the complete period cycle. A basic understanding of the menstruation health issue should be provided in the early stage to students so that teenage girls will be well aware of menstruation and better manage their menstrual health.” She added, “Not just in the rural areas, but in urban cities too, even today the girls are hesitant to speak about periods openly. If this is the situation in urban areas, then what we can predict about the rural regions." During the survey, around 57.3 per cent of girls answered that they use newspapers to wrap used pads for disposal purposes. Khanda added, "Nowadays good cloth pads are available which are reusable. It will help you to save money and it's a better solution to overcome waste management. Understanding of using reusable products to save the environment as well as money should also be included in the learning so that they take wise decisions" In the past, the organisation had conducted a similar survey in Dharavi where around 50 girls participated under the initiative ‘Periods Of Pride’. Speaking about the similarities they found in both surveys, Khanda, added, “In Dharavi too we got a mixed response about the disposal of sanitary pads. In Dharavi, 20 out of 50 girls mentioned that they don’t hesitate o dispose of sanitary pads openly. But, the important highlight was 30 of them were not aware of menstruation before their first periods.”
06 February,2023 01:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Anagha Sawant
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PM Modi's visit: Police issues preventive order; bans flying activities in city
The Mumbai Police on Monday issued a preventive order ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city on February 10. In the preventive order, the police said, "Report has been received that due to the situation prevailing in the areas under control of the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, it is apprehended that during the Prime Minister of India Mumbai visit on 10/02/2023 at Mumbai Airport, INS SHIKRA, CSMT and Marol, in Andheri, terrorist/anti social elements may attack using drone, para-gliders, remote control microlight aircraft." "There is every likelihood breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility and also there is grave danger to human life, health, safety and injury to public property on," it further said. The order was issued by Sham Ghuge, DCP (Operations), Mumbai. Also Read: Mumbai Crime: Back in action, loan sharks hound the innocent again It said, on the occasion of the Prime Minister of India's Mumbai visit at Mumbai Airport, INS SHIKRA, CSMT and Marol, large number of VIPS, various officers in large numbers are expected to attend the program. It is necessary that some checks should be put on activities around Mumbai, so that terrorist/anti-Social elements may not attack through drone, para gliders, remote control microlight aircraft, all types of balloons, kites and immediate action is necessary for the prevention of the same. It said, in view of the Prime Minister of India's Mumbai visit, no drone, para-gliders, all types of balloons, kites and remote control microlight aircraft flying activities to be allowed in jurisdiction of Airport Police Station, Sahar Police Station, Colaba Police Station, M.R.A.Marg Police Station, MIDC Police Station and Andheri Police Station. The order further said that this order shall remain in force with effect from 00.01 hrs. of 10/02/2023 till 24.00 hrs. of 10 /02/2023 unless withdrawn earlier. "Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code," the order said.
06 February,2023 01:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
Mumbai: Homebuyers stage protest at Patra Chawl in Goregaon
Homebuyers along with their families on Sunday held peaceful protests in stalled residential complexes at Patra Chawl in Goregaon (W) here demanding immediate possession of their flats. Protestors formed a human chain outside the complexes Ekta Tripolis and The Luxor by Sangam Lifespaces. On January 24, the Mumbai Sessions Court adjourned the hearing in the Patra Chawl land scam case till February 27, one of the accused being Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut. The hearing was held for framing of charges in the Patra Chawl scam case. Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) MP Sanjay Raut and Praveen Raut reached the sessions court for the hearing. The hearing was adjourned due to the non-submission of summon report to others by investigating agency. Also Read: Money laundering case: Sanjay Raut appears before Mumbai court; hearing adjourned to Feb 27 MP Sanjay Raut and former director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd Praveen Raut reached the court for the hearing. The hearing was adjourned until February 27 due to the investigative agency's non-submission of the summon report. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and the second accused Praveen Raut were granted bail in November 2022 by the PMLA court in Mumbai in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case. Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai.On June 28, 2022, he was summoned by the ED in connection to the prevention of the money laundering case pertaining to the Rs 1034 crore Patra Chawl land scam. Back in August 2022, his wife was also summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the scam. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
06 February,2023 11:49 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Mumbai: Dog owner gets three-month imprisonment 12 years after canine bit man
A court in Mumbai has sentenced a businessman to three months' simple imprisonment, 12 years after his pet Rottweiler dog bit a man, observing if reasonable care is not taken while going out with such an aggressive canine, then it is "certainly harmful for the public". In such types of cases where there is a question of public safety, "leniency is unwarranted", Metropolitan magistrate, Girgaon court, N A Patel, said in the order passed on January 3. The court found the dog owner, Cyrus Percy Hormusji (44), guilty of offences under Indian Penal Code Sections 289 (negligent conduct with respect to animal) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others). The detailed order was available on Sunday. The incident took place in May 2010 when the the victim, Kersi Irani, and Hormusji were arguing over a property dispute while standing near the latter's car at Nepean Sea Road in Mumbai. Also Read: Mumbai: 62-year-old man attacks live-in partner with acid, victim dies during treatment Hormusji's pet dog was inside the car and trying to get out of the vehicle. In spite of the request to not open the car door, the accused (Hormusji) opened it due to which the dog came out and directly attacked the informant (Irani), the prosecution said. The canine bit Irani twice on his right leg and once on his right hand, it added. The court in its order held the accused was aware this dog is of a "very aggressive breed". "Therefore, reasonable care was expected from him. The age of the informant is 72 years, at such an old age the strong and aggressive dog attacked him and took three bites," the court said. "When the person like the accused, who is a grown up man, was going in the public place with such an aggressive dog, if reasonable care is not taken then certainly it is harmful for the public," the magistrate observed. Rottweiler dogs are famous "for being powerful and having forceful bite," the court noted. They are capable of generating a bite of up to 328 PSI (pound per square inch). They are one of the strongest breeds of dogs, it added. The accused was the owner of the said dog. Therefore, he was certainly having knowledge about the aggression of said dog, the court said. "In spite of that he has not taken sufficient care or order therewith to guard against public danger to human life. Therefore, he has committed the offence punishable under Section 289 of the IPC," it said. The act of the accused was not intentional but negligent and therefore, he has committed the offence punishable under IPC section 337, it further said. The court sentenced the accused to three months' simple imprisonment, saying in such types of cases where there is a question of public safety, "leniency is unwarranted". This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
06 February,2023 11:05 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
One new Covid-19 case in Thane, active tally comes down to three
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported one new case of coronavirus, raising its infection tally to 7,47,451, a health official told news agency PTI on Monday. The new case was recorded on Sunday, he said, adding the district currently has three active COVID-19 cases, compared to 11 the previous day. No fatality was reported on Sunday and the death toll in the district, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, stood at 11,969, the official said. The count of recoveries has reached 7,36,244, he said. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 81,37,211, the state health department said. The death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,421, while the count of recoveries reached 79,88,704 after 11 patients were discharged from hospitals. Also Read: TMC chief orders to remove unauthorised hawkers near Thane railway station As per the health department report, the Mumbai circle reported the highest number of four cases, followed by three in Akola, two in Pune, one each in Nagpur, Kolhapur and Nashik circles. With this, the state is left with 86 active cases. Pune district has the highest number of 34 active cases, followed by 15 in the Mumbai and six in Thane. With 7,455 swab samples tested in the last 24 hours, the overall tally of tests conducted across the state so far rose to 8,62,98,892. Maharashtra's recovery rate is 98.17 per cent and the case fatality rate is 1.82 per cent. According to the health department, 7,57,485 passengers arrived in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur international airports. Of these, 17,018 passengers underwent RT-PCR tests and 29 of them tested positive for the infection. (With inputs from PTI)
06 February,2023 10:25 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Lack of dignity for labour causing unemployment, says RSS chief
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said lack of dignity for labour was one of the main reasons behind unemployment in the country, and urged people to respect all kinds of work irrespective of their nature. Speaking at a public function here on Sunday, he also asked people to stop running after jobs and said no work can be labelled as big or small as it is done for the society. "No matter what kind of work people do, it should be respected. Lack of dignity for labour is one of the chief reasons behind unemployment in the society. Whether the work requires physical labour or intellect, whether it requires hard work or soft skills - all should be respected," Mohan Bhagwat said. "Everyone runs behind jobs. Government jobs are only around 10 per cent, while other jobs are around 20 per cent. No society in the world can create more than 30 per cent jobs," he said, adding work that requires hand labour is still not respected. When one earns livelihood, one has a responsibility towards the society. When every work is being done for the society, then how can it be big or small or different from each other, the RSS chief asked. Everyone is equal in the eyes of God and no caste or sect exists before him. All these things were created by priests, which is wrong, Bhagwat said. Giving an example, he said a man engaged in washing cups and utensils set up a paan stall with a small corpus of funds. Also Read: Amit Shah, Mamata to arrive in poll-bound Tripura on Monday "The paan shop owner went on to generate a wealth of around Rs 28 lakh...But despite that (such examples), our youth keep applying (for jobs) without getting any reply (from the employer)," Bhagwat said. There are many farmers in the country who struggle to get married despite earning very good income through agriculture, he said. The situation in the world is favourable for the country to become 'vishwaguru' (world's mentor). There is no shortage of skill sets in the country, he said, adding, "But we are not going to be like other countries after gaining prominence in the world." "Before the Islamic invasion in the country, other invaders did not disturb our lifestyle, our traditions and our schools of thought. But they (Muslim invaders) had a logical argument - first they defeated us using their might and then suppressed us psychologically," he said. "Due to selfishness, we paved the way for invaders to attack us. Selfishness prevailed in our society and we stopped giving importance to other people and their work," Bhagwat said. He said the untouchability that was prevalent in the society was opposed by seers and renowned people like Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. "Disturbed by untouchability, Dr Ambedkar renounced the Hindu dharma. But he did not embrace any other unwarranted religion and chose the path as shown by Gautam Buddha. His teachings are also very much ingrained in Bharat's line of thinking," the RSS chief said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
06 February,2023 09:31 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Women in higher education up nationally, but dip in state: Govt survey
Universities of national importance have doubled in the country, and female enrolment has reached the two-crore mark, revealed the government’s All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 on Sunday. The scenario in Maharashtra, however, is the opposite, with the number of universities of national importance reducing by one and female enrolment also dropping by 23,927 as compared to the preceding year. The survey shows that total enrolment in higher education across the country increased to nearly 4.14 crore in 2020-21 from 3.85 crore in 2019-20. Since 2014-15, there has been an increase of around 72 lakh, or 21 per cent, in total enrolment. Maharashtra has 71 universities, including one central university, seven institutes of national importance and 23 state public universities. The total number went up from 65 in the preceding year. Meanwhile, state-private universities went up from 11 in 2019-20 to 18 in 2020-21, and universities of national importance reduced from eight to seven. Also Read: Think tank to help raise education standard in schools “Even in our survey of 2020, we have pointed out that female enrolment has dropped in the state. We had spoken about the drop in overall enrolment at Mumbai University and other universities in the state. I am yet to go through the entire AISHE report. However, the numbers should act as an eye-opener for the state’s higher education ministry and education officials,” said Madhu Paranjape, general secretary of Bombay University and College Teachers’ Union (BUCTU). A senior official from the state’s higher and technical education department said, “The report of 2020-21 reflects the effect of the pandemic on the system. Enrolments have increased overall. We, too, are looking at the reasons behind the drop in female enrolments.” Overall Enrolment According to AISHE, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Rajasthan are the top six states for student enrolment. They constitute 53.17 per cent of the total student enrolment. Uttar Pradesh has the highest student enrolment (16.07 per cent), followed by Maharashtra (10.98 per cent) and Tamil Nadu (8.06 per cent). With regard to enrolment in state universities, Maharashtra tops at 10,87,805 students, Tamil Nadu follows this at 8,04,384 students and Delhi with 7,95,516 students. Number of colleges Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, and Kerala are the top 10 states in terms of the number of colleges. In Uttar Pradesh, there are 8,114 colleges, and for every one lakh population, there are 32 colleges. Similarly, Maharashtra comes second with 4,532 colleges and 34 colleges per lakh population. Karnataka is in third position with 4,233 colleges and 62 colleges per lakh population. There are 3,780 polytechnics in India listed on the AISHE portal, of which the highest number of polytechnics are in Maharashtra (734). Foreign student enrolment Foreign students enrolled in India come from 163 countries across the globe. The highest share of foreign students comes from neighbouring countries like Nepal (28.25 per cent), followed by Afghanistan (8.4 per cent), Bangladesh (5.7 per cent), and the United States (5.1 per cent). The other top 10 countries from where students come to India include United Arab Emirates (4.8 per cent), Bhutan (3.8 per cent), Sudan (3.3 per cent), Nigeria (2.9 per cent), Tanzania (2.7 per cent), and Yemen (2.3 per cent). States like Karnataka (8,137), followed by Punjab (6,557), Maharashtra (4,912), Uttar Pradesh (4,654), Tamil Nadu (3,685), Delhi (2,809), Gujarat (2,646), Andhra Pradesh (2,385) and Odisha (2,180) have the highest foreign students.
06 February,2023 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh