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US: 4 Indian Origin persons to be honoured

Four persons of Indian origin will be honoured with the Pravasi Community Awards for their services to the diaspora and Indian causes at a convention in New Delhi next week. The Global......

Law panel recommends mandatory NRI, OCI marriage registration

Describing as a "worrisome trend" the "rising" cases of fraudulent marriages between Non-Resident Indians and Indian citizens, the Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with......

India suspends tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals

India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) told its member carriers on April 20. Photograph: Adnan......

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Engaging The Indian Diaspora Is A Must

The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Women voters outnumber men in 2024 LS polls

As many as 64.64 crore voters exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election......

Cox & Kings to handle India visa services in US

The Indian Embassy in the US has announced to outsource its passport and visa related services to a new company for all its diplomatic missions in America following complaints against the current......

Why are NRIs so touchy about the country they left?

The only readers of this column I am wary of are Overseas Citizens of India, People of Indian origin, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), call them what you will, in the United States. Not distinguished......

OCI cardholders can practise in India now

The government has decided to allow Overseas Citizen of Indiacard holders who are qualified professionals to practise their profession in India, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In his inaugural......

Manipal bids for NRI university

The Union Cabinet has approved the policy framework for establishing a Non-resident Indian/Person of Indian Origin (NRI/PIO) university in India. To be located in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as a......

An insecure future for India's unskilled workers

More often than not unskilled workers end up getting a raw deal, writes Sunanda K Datta-Ra. It sounded like the understatement of the year when Montek Singh Ahluwalia said India would "not be......

'Only citizens can represent India'

The government on Friday slammed the door on foreign-based players like Prakash Amritraj and Sunitha Rao and made it clear that only Indian citizens would represent the country in future......

SC examines if OCs can represent India

The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to examine whether Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) have any right to represent India in international sporting events. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G......

'To win the World Cup you need lots of luck'

'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.' IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates taking......

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