As many as 812 insurance claims of deaths and disabilities among the Indian professionals emigrating to various countries have been settled in past four years under Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana scheme.
Author: Pradeep Rana
Govt hikes fellowship, woos NRI faculty for Make in India push
In a bid to lend momentum to Make In India programme, the Government has enhanced the grant for research fellows in India and laid out a range of incentives to harness the expertise of NRI and PIO scientists living around the world.
Getting students from everywhere feels like ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’: Sushma Swaraj
Observing that the foreign students take back "a bit of India" with them and work as the goodwill ambassadors of India, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said students, Indian or foreign, are all treated as "our own students" like in Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam. Dr. Kaba Urgessa Dinssa from Ethiopia being confered the ICCR Distinguished Alumni […]
You are a living bridge between India and the World, President tells diaspora
The three-day long PBD 2019 concluded today with conferring of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on 30 Indian diaspora members, with President Ram Nath Kovind calling them “a living bridge between India and the world.”
Modi moots start up mentoring, defence production for NRIs
Exhorting NRIs and Indian diaspora to become an active partners in India’s growth story, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was actively working on engaging the NRIs in mentoring the start ups, R&D, innovation, and defence manufacturing sectors.
Help is just one tweet away, Sushma tells Indian diaspora
Reiterating that her government stood firmly behind the Indians in distress overseas, the Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj told Indian diaspora that the help was “just one tweet away.”
Varanasi decked up, welcomes Indian diaspora to PBD 2019
NRIs, diaspora, and people of Indian origin from round the world converged in the ancient city of Varanasi today to mark the start of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 – the biggest ever annual get-together of globally scattered Indians under one roof.
Uttar Pradesh to showcase investment opportunities during PBD 2019
The Yogi Adityanath government will showcase investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh to NRIs from the state on the first day of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention starting January 21.
Indian Railways drops Mela surcharge on Kumbh special facilities
Indian Railways has discontinued the Mela surcharge on various facilities it started in run up to Kumbh Mela in which hundreds of thousand people, tourists and pilgrims from India and around the world are expected to participate.
Amnesty for Indians staying illegally in UAE ends today
The amnesty extended by the United Arab Emirates(UAE) to the Indians illegally staying in the country ends on 31 December 2018, that is today, according to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.