Indian Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can acquire up to 100 per cent equity in public carrier Air India.
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Modi, Trump praise NRIs; begin trade deal negotiations on Day 2
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump stated negotiations for a new bilateral trade deal. Modi also had a special mention for NRIs and Indian diaspora in the US.
UAE cuts prices of over 500 medicines for chronic and long term illnesses
Patients in the UAE needing long-term treatment or suffering from chronic diseases will pay 2 to 74 per cent less for their medicines after the Ministry of Health and Prevention(MOHAP) reduced the prices of a number of medicines.
Ministry of External Affairs invites nominations for India’s highest diaspora award
A maximum of 30 awards will be given out at the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan, scheduled to be held in January 2021 in India.
MEA renames Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra after Sushma Swaraj on eve of her birth anniversary
The MEA has also renamed the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi as the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service.
Indian athletes to get etiquette lessons from NRI professor ahead of Tokyo Olympics
NRI News: Indian sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), in collaboration with an Indian-origin professor at Japan’s University of Tsukuba.
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.
Budget 2020: FM clarifies only NRIs’ India income to be taxed
NRI News: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget speech that NRIs who don’t pay taxes in a foreign country will now do so in India.
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.
