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OCI cardholders no longer need to carry old passport while travelling to India
People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora who have an overseas citizen of India (OCI) card are now not required to carry their old,...
OCI card holders will also need to take permission for research, internship or employment in any foreign diplomatic missions or foreign...
In under 50 days of presidency, Biden has appointed as many as 55 Indian-Americans to key posts in his administration, nearly half of whom...
The White House Military Office (WHMO) is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House...
President Joe Biden revokes Trump’s green card ban
The ban had been put in place in 2020 by President Trump with the reasoning that it protected US workers amid rising unemployment due to the...
Singapore-headquartered Kyt reimagines EdTech with a focus on holistic learning
The idea behind Kyt is that supporting a child’s inclination to learn new things isn’t ‘additional’ or extra but essential to...
US has hit the H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2021, says immigration authority
Successful applicants will now be decided by a computerised draw of lots.
Five Indian-origin personalities in TIME magazine’s emerging leaders list
Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde, UK's finance minister Rishi Sunak, Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, doctor and Executive Director...
Over 200 Indian-origin leaders across 15 nations, states diaspora body
A US-based Indian diaspora organisation found that more than 200 Indian origin persons occupy leadership positions in as many as 15...
Piyush Gupta wins ET Global Indian Award
Singapore-based DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta won the Global Indian Award of The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence.
Taxation and investment were the major areas of interest for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) as Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Under the Barack Obama administration, a regulation was passed that allowed certain sections of the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in...
Meet the 20 Indian-Americans in US President-elect Joe Biden’s administration
As many as 17 Indian-Americans have been nominated to the White House and 13 of the 20 are women.
Indian-American Raj Iyer appointed chief information officer for the US Army
Iyer will be the highest ranking Indian American civilian at the Pentagon equivalent in rank to a three-star general.
Joe Biden appoints more Indian-Americans to top posts
Biden has appointed 3 Indian-Americans - Tarun Chhabra, Sumona Guha and Shanthi Kalathil - to his national security council.
The Indian-American who led Donald Trump’s Twitter ban
The social media giant decided to ban Trump’s accounts following the attack on the US Capitol that they believe were encouraged and...
The awards are given to Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin or an organization/institution established and run by Non-Resident...
International Sikh news portal alleges censorship by Facebook
An article on the website of the news portal Sikh24 claims that the hashtag #sikh has been blocked by the social media giant.
Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held virtually on the eve of PBD 2021
The Youth PBD was celebrated virtually on the theme of "Bringing together Young Achievers from India and Indian Diaspora”.
Virtual 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on January 9
The theme of the PBD Convention 2021 is "Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat".
Sikh charities in the UK provide food to truckers stranded at France border
France is one of over 50 countries, including India and Singapore, that has banned travellers from the UK after the discovery of a new, and...
Joe Biden appoints two more Indian-Americans to top positions
Vinay Reddy was named Biden's speechwriter while Gautam Raghavan was named as Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.
Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy nominated by Biden as US Surgeon-General once again
Dr Murthy is a physician, research scientist, and former Vice Admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
US Senate passes bill eliminating country cap on H-1B work visas
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act also raises the number of family-based visas.
15-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao is TIME magazine’s first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’
Rao was selected from more than 5,000 nominees and was interviewed by actor and activist Angelina Jolie for the TIME special.