Indian student cremated in Texas, friend remains critical

Houston: A 24-year-old Indian student who died after he was rescued from a swollen lake in the hurricane-hit US state of Texas, has been cremated here. Nikhil Bhatia, a PhD student at the Texas A&M University, was rescued from the Lake Bryan, where he along with another Indian woman student Shalini Singh had gone swimming, last Saturday. According to their friends, the two were swimming in the lake when a sudden current of water pushed them deeper.Bhatia, from Jaipur, along with Singh, 25, from New Delhi, was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition. Bhatia died on Wednesday while Singh continues to be critical, according to officials at the Indian Consulate. Singh was pursuing Masters degree in public health from the same university.