- Wednesday
12 May 2021
PIO
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...
The awards are given to Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin or an organization/institution established and run by Non-Resident...
Indians figure as the largest community awaiting US green cards
More than 800,000 Indians are awaiting work-related green cards in the United States, according to data from the US Citizenship and...
Indian government relaxes visa rules, OCI and PIO card holders can visit India except for tourism
Under this graded relaxation of visa rules, the Indian government has also decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas...
The Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom dropped Indian-origin entrepreneur-activist Geeta Sidhu Robb as a prospective London mayoral...
10-year-old Indian-origin girl among semi-finalists of Britain's Got Talent 2020
10-year-old Indian-origin girl Souparnika Nair is one of the contestants who have been selected for the semi-final round of Britain's Got...
British-Indian 8-year-old Milan raises GBP 1,000 for National Literacy Trust challenge
Eight-year-old Milan Kumar participated in the #FitforLit cycling challenge to raise GBP 1,000 for the National Literacy Trust and share his...
For eight-year-old Indian-origin Milan Kumar in the United Kingdom, the lockdown presented the chance to further enhance his love of books...
Dr Thomas Abraham: An NRI trailblazer rallying the Indian-American community
Dr Thomas Abraham is one of the trailblazer NRIs who emigrated to the US in the 1970s and built the foundation for today’s flourishing...
Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda takes charge as new President of AAPI
Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda took oath as president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) during a virtual “change...
40 per cent of Indian-Americans worried about financial impact of COVID-19: Study
A survey by a diaspora organisation in the United States found that two in five Indian-Americans are worried about their long-term financial...
Indian-American community leader Ramesh Patel dies of COVID-19
Prominent Indian-American community leader Ramesh Patel passed away due to complications from COVID-19.
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.
British-Indian MP Lisa Nandy amongst top two candidates for new Labour leader
Indian-origin British Member of Parliament Lisa Nandy on Wednesday became one of two Labour candidates to earn the requisite support from...
Foreign Currency Non-Resident accounts: In nine currencies, no tax and repatriable
In our NRI personal finance series this time we look at the rules governing Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Banks) accounts.