A maximum of 30 awards will be given out at the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan, scheduled to be held in January 2021 in India.
Category: NRI/PIO Stories
Majority of 13.6 million NRIs live in Middle East: MEA
There are over 13.6 million Indian nationals living abroad, according to data tabled by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in Lok Sabha, with the highest concentration of NRIs in the UAE.
Madras High Court calls for ban on NRIs buying houses to lower market rates
NRI News: The Madras High Court in India proposed a ban on Non-resident Indians (NRIs) purchasing houses in India, prohibiting speculative sales.
First-ever Khalsa University outside India to be set up in USA
The United States will soon be the host nation of the first Khalsa University campus outside India. A group of NRIs have donated nearly 125 acres in Bellingham, Washington state, and are working to start teaching proposed courses in about a year or so.
Indian diaspora in Singapore, US, UK and 5 other countries interact with Jaishankar on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
To mark Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on Thursday, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held an interactive group digital conference with overseas citizens of India (OCI) delegations in eight consulates around the world, including Singapore, London, New York, Doha, Perth, Paramaribo,
CAA: What NRIs have to say about the contentious issue
NRI News: The BJP government’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) controversy has had an extremely divisive effect in India, with Opposition political parties.
Relief for OCI cardholders as Indian government extends renewal deadline till June 2020
Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders who are either below 20 years or above 50 years of age and have renewed their passports without updating their cards are eligible to travel to India on the strength of the document till June 30, 2020
IB student’s MYP charity project gets NGO status
Eighteen-year-old Saloni More, an International Baccalaureate (IB) alumnus of the KIS International School in Bangkok, has gone the extra mile for a school project that became a charity to help underprivileged children in India.
Punjab CM promises NRIs that he will look into settling cases of those declared offenders in absentia
NRI News: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them that he would initiate the process of setting up special courts to settle the cases of declared proclaimed offenders who fled the state during the Khalistan militancy.
Indian-American doctor given White House honour
Indian-American interventional gastroenterologist, Amit Sachdev is among an exclusive group of 15 people appointed to the prestigious 2019-2020 Class of White House Fellows.
