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New Indian Express
14 hours ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Iran a big draw for MBBS students from J&K
SRINAGAR: Iran has emerged as an increasingly popular destination for students from Jammu and Kashmir aspiring to pursue MBBS degrees since 2016. Each year, over 300 students get admitted to different medical universities in Iran. 'Iran has left behind Bangladesh, which was once the favoured destination of Kashmiri for medical education. In Bangladesh, living expenses are much higher compared to Iran,' said Wajid Rizvi of Rizvi Educational Consultancy. The seven-year MBBS degree costs between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 35 lakh in Iran. However, with an emphasis on quality intake, the country offers scholarships to students with a minimum of 95 per cent marks. The admission process for MBBS starts in Iran from June to mid-August, and according to Wajid, they are receiving queries from people in J&K despite Iran's war with Israel. Persian (Farsi) is the primary language of Iran, but many Iranian universities offer MBBS programs in English, with basic Farsi taught in the foundation year. Students from J&K find it easier to pick up Farsi because it's similar to Urdu, which is widely spoken in Kashmir, Wajid said. He said students also prefer Iran due to its cultural affinity, quality of education, and safe environment. He pointed out that even when Iran was at war with Israel, the country ensured the safe evacuation of Indian students by opening its airspace for Indian flights.
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Iran's Khamenei Issues First Statement Since Israel War Ended
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and the U.S. in his first comments since the recent war ended with a ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump. "I offer my congratulations on the victory over the fallacious Zionist regime," Khamenei posted to his English-language X account ahead of the release of a video statement. On his Farsi account, Khamenei said Iran nearly brought Israel to its knees in the conflict, and said it was saved from complete destruction only by American intervention. The U.S. achieved nothing from the war, Khamenei said, adding that Iran "delivered a hard slap to America's face." Israel and the U.S. struck the Iranian nuclear program hard, destroying key facilities to prevent Tehran from developing a bomb. Israel also hit Iranian military sites and killed dozens of key senior personnel, including nuclear scientists. Iran said its nuclear program is for civilian energy purposes, but it had stockpiles of uranium enriched to a level that far exceeded what was necessary and was a short step away from weapons-grade. This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow. Related Articles Trump Just Undid Decades of Nuclear Diplomacy | OpinionIran Demands Compensation from U.S. for BombingWhite House Posts 'Daddy's Home' NATO SupercutWhite House Wants Iran Leaker Jailed 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Iran's Khamenei Issues First Statement Since Israel War Ended
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel in his first comments since the recent war ended with a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. "I offer my congratulations on the victory over the fallacious Zionist regime," Khamenei posted to his English-language X account ahead of the release of a video statement. On his Farsi account, Khamenei said Iran nearly brought Israel to its knees in the conflict. This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Voice of America aired Trump's message to Iranian people during US bombings
Voice of America (VOA) may have been used to broadcast Donald Trump's message to Iranians in Farsi during weekend military strikes, the president's senior adviser told Congress on Wednesday, revealing how the crumbling, traditionally independent news service is possibly functioning as a conduit for presidential messaging. Kari Lake, Trump's handpicked choice to oversee the US Agency for Global Media, told the House foreign affairs committee that VOA crews worked on Saturday to deliver Trump's message as bombing operations were under way. 'I'm very proud to say that when President Trump, when the bombings happened over the weekend, on Saturday, when President Trump started to speak, we had a crew in on Saturday delivering President Trump's message to the people of Iran in Farsi,' Lake testified. Related: Trump administration almost totally dismantles Voice of America with latest terminations While VOA has historically served US interests globally, the comments from Lake, a former longtime television anchor who unsuccessfully ran as the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Arizona's governorship, then its Senate seat, suggest a more immediate, personal form of presidential communication than the service's traditional role of providing broader US policy context and news. Lake's testimony also came just days after the White House authorized the termination of 639 employees at VOA on Friday. The layoffs represent the final phase of Trump's assault on the broadcasting service, which has eliminated 1,400 positions since March and reduced the agency to just 250 employees across the entire US Agency for Global Media. VOA, founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, reportedly reached 360 million people weekly across dozens of languages as a major part of the US cold war broadcasting strategy to push American-centric ideas to populations under authoritarian rule. During Wednesday's hearing, Lake argued that Trump wants to completely eliminate VOA as an independent agency, claiming it 'does not know how to manage' and is disrespectful to American taxpayers. 'They shouldn't believe it. And I think this is why President Trump wants to eliminate the agency. The agency itself is not needed,' Lake said when asked why Congress should trust VOA. Lake made unsubstantiated claims that the agency had allowed 'dangerous people into our country' through allegedly improper security screenings of 1,500 employees, telling the House foreign affairs committee that intelligence officials had warned the agency was 'freelancing on your security screenings'. She suggested folding VOA's remaining functions back into the state department, where it operated in the 1940s and early 1950s during what she called its 'glory days' when there were 'guardrails on what the story of America was being told' and it wasn't 'anti-American'. The agency's demolition began in March when Trump signed an executive order targeting federal agencies he branded as bloated bureaucracy. In March, the White House issued a statement calling VOA 'propaganda' and 'leftist' and dubbed it 'the Voice of Radical America'. Three VOA journalists leading legal challenges against its near-shuttering said the cuts 'spell the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds US ideals of democracy and freedom around the world'.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump news at a glance: ‘Daddy' Trump showered with praise on triumphant lap through Nato summit
On the back of hailing US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities as a 'victory for everybody', president Trump has claimed success at the Nato summit in The Hague, praising the commitment by Nato allies to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP. The US president described the summit as 'a very historic milestone'. It was, he said, 'something that no one really thought possible. And they said: 'You did it, sir, you did it'. Well, I don't know if I did it … but I think I did.' The US president also received sycophantic praise from Nato secretary general Mark Rutte who, referring to Trump's foul mouthed outburst about Iran and Israel a day earlier, said rather remarkably: 'Daddy sometimes has to use strong language'. Here are the key stories at a glance: A relaxed Donald Trump said Nato's decision to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP was a 'big win' for western civilisation in a digressive press conference at a summit in The Hague where he reaffirmed the US's commitment to the military alliance. Read the full story Donald Trump and the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, have admitted to some doubt over the scale of the damage inflicted on Iran's nuclear sites by the US bombing at the weekend, after a leaked Pentagon assessment said the Iranian programme had been set back by only a few months. Read the full story Voice of America (VOA) may have been used to broadcast Donald Trump's message to Iranians in Farsi during weekend military strikes, the president's senior adviser told Congress on Wednesday, revealing how the crumbling, traditionally independent news service is possibly functioning as a conduit for presidential messaging. Read the full story The attorney general, Pam Bondi, professed ignorance of reports of immigration officials hiding their faces with masks during round-ups of undocumented people, despite widespread video evidence and reports that they are instilling pervasive fear and panic. Read the full story A court in Costa Rica has ordered authorities to release foreign migrants who were locked up in a shelter after being deported by the US. About 200 people from Afghanistan, Iran, Russia as well as from Africa and some other Asian countries, including 80 children, were brought to the Central American nation in February under an agreement with the US administration of Donald Trump, a move criticized by human rights organizations. Read the full story Plans to open a massive federal immigration processing center in a California desert community has sparked outrage among advocacy groups who argue it will come at a 'long-term cost' and 'fuel harm'. Read the full story The first meeting of a critical federal vaccine panel was a high-profile display of how the US health secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr has injected chaos into vaccine policy infrastructure. Read the full story Donald Trump and CBS could settle their legal battle over a contested interview with Kamala Harris for $20m as the dispute continues to shadow a major media merger. The New Jersey Democratic representative who is facing felony charges after a recent incident during a visit to an Ice detention facility pleaded not guilty in federal court. The vice-mayor of a small California city is under fire after appearing to call on street gangs to organize in the face of immigration sweeps by federal agents in Los Angeles. Catching up? Here's what happened on .
