Minister for Overseas Indians Affairs Jagdish Tytler, who has been suspected to be organising anti-Sikh riots by a commission of enquiry, on Monday said he was innocent, and not even present in......
After more than three months of confusion, the Ministry of NRI Affairs, headed by Jagdish Tytler, was renamed as the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, to which the NRI division in the external......
Nearly 21 years after the anti-Sikh riots which broke out after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, a Commission appointed to probe the violence said the Congress......
The Ministry of Overseas Indians has announced the names of 15 'outstanding' Indians who would be honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas beginning in......
Unlike the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations of the previous years, which were viewed mostly as cultural shows with song and dance, this year's edition will focus on investment and business.The......
In the wake of procedural delays in granting visas to Persons of Indian Origin intending to visit India, the government is considering the option of providing them 'visa-on-arrival'."In order to......
The government on Monday said it proposed to issue smart cards in about a month's time and set up a 24-hour helpline for migrant Indian workers to protect them from 'exploitation'."We will be......
The government expects non-resident Indians to pump in about $500 billion into the burgeoning forex reserves of the country in the next 10 years, making them the single largest source of foreign......
If you are a non-resident Indian and want to start IT-enabled services in India, or to open call centres, then the new ministry for overseas Indians' affairs may just offer you the right......
The ministry for non-resident Indian affairs has sought the easing of restrictions on arbitrage opportunities for NRIs. The new ministry under Jagdish Tytler has also decided to pitch in with the......
A 350-member jumbo organising committee has been put in place to prepare for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi.The committee, formed by its chairman Suresh Kalmadi in consultation......