Many Non-Resident Indians’ (NRIs) have been playing an active role in developing villages in India by either adopting a whole village or facilitating development by championing projects that have led to the implementation of modern technology.
Category: NRI/PIO Stories
India Tax: All you need to know as an NRI ahead of August 31 filing deadline
If you have not filed your India tax return for the financial year 2018-19, you still can file it without payment of any penal fees as the Indian Government extended the filing due date to August 31, 2019.
Smugglers make hay as Indian govt hikes import duty on gold
With the Indian government jacking up import duty on gold, smuggling of the yellow metal from Persian Gulf countries, Singapore and Malaysia is in full swing.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi extends deadline for NRI membership drive
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao agreed to extend the membership drive for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) seeking to join the TRS NRI wing till August 10.
Need for more reforms to increase India’s engagement with its Diaspora
India’s federal and state governments have been endeavouring to strengthen relations with the Indian diaspora numbering about 30 million, including some 13 million Non- Resident Indians (NRIs) and 17 million Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs).
“A dream is a wish the heart makes”
‘Umeed: Colors of Hope’ is a solo kathak production that depicts the story of a young girl navigating her journey through mental health, chronic illness and self-image issues.
Indian NGO to the rescue of animals in Kenya’s wildlife reserves
Poachers and trophy hunters have been calling the shots in the world-renowned wildlife reserves of Kenya despite the government’s marathon efforts to save the East African country’s fast-vanishing elephants, rhinoceroses, lions, leopards, buffaloes and giraffes.
The Monk who used his IIT degree for Environmental Transformation
“When you are in the field of spirituality, you think you can advise anyone on any topic. We listened to experts in hydrogeological survey and Soil Biotechnology”. This was the greatest takeaway for me from the session titled “Sustainability from the Inside out” hosted in October in Singapor
All in the eyes: Dr Rupesh Agrawal working to make a brighter tomorrow
The Indian-origin doctor was declared the winner in the ‘Individual: Adult’ category of the 2018 President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) for providing support to the less fortunate not only in Singapore but also in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Odissi exponent Ratikant Mohapatra talks about his journey as a dancer
Odissi exponent guru Ratikant Mohapatra, who recently performed Anugamanam in Singapore on February 23 and 24 at Victoria Theatre, is a well-known name in the classical world.
