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EducationUSA to Organize Eight Study in the U.S. Fairs Across India in August 2025

New Delhi, August 4:  EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official source of information on U.S. higher education, will host a series of eight Study in the U.S. education fairs across India, beginning in Chennai on August 9 and concluding in Pune on August 17.  More than 50 accredited U.S. universities will participate in this nationwide series, ... Read More»

WhatsApp Channel for U.S. Citizens in India

Event:  U.S. citizens who reside or travel in India can now choose to receive alerts and relevant updates of interest from the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India via WhatsApp. The channel will repost  Smart Traveler  Enrollment Program (STEP) announcements but does not replace STEP enrollment. Use of this channel is completely voluntary. To follow the “U.S. Citizen Consular ... Read More»

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Media Note

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Media Note BACKGROUND INFO  NISAR is an equal collaboration between NASA and ISRO and marks the first time the two agencies have cooperated on hardware development for an Earth-observing mission.  NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads the U.S. component of ... Read More»

Terrorist Designation of The Resistance Front

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Today, the Department of State is adding The Resistance Front (TRF) as a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).  TRF, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) front and proxy, claimed responsibility for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack which killed 26 civilians. This was the deadliest attack on ... Read More»

Wavelength Forum Boosts Quad Collaboration on Subsea Cable Connectivity

July 16, 2025, New Delhi, India:  Quad partners, government officials, and industry leaders held the Wavelength Forum on July 16 in New Delhi to strengthen subsea cable connectivity and resilience across the Indo-Pacific region.  Organized under the U.S. Department of State’s “CABLES” program, the forum highlighted the critical role of subsea cables in supporting the ... Read More»