Modi Government bewares absconding NRI Husbands
Beware absconding NRI Husbands – Indian Government is seriously considering crucial changes in the criminal laws, as it aims to amend CrPC, the marriage registration act and passport rules to tighten the law and bring the non-resident Indian offenders to book. Spurred by reports of several cases of “NRI husbands”, marrying women alluring an attractive […]
Know Girish Pant – Some regards him as ‘messiah’ for victims of Gulf Job Racket
It was in December 2015, when a leading Gulf news daily, the Khalij Times reported about an Indian-origin Social worker Girish Pant working with the India People Forum that “Pant, an employee of a company in Jebel Ali, drove to help the men almost every day for 12 days they were in a bus”. The […]
PM Modi delivers keynote address at Shangri-La Dialogue
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered keynote address at the prestigious geo-strategic event of the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore at the 17th Asia Security Summit. In his address PM Modi unveiled India’s vision for the Indo-Pacific region. He said that India’s vision for the Indo-Pacific region is that of a free, open and inclusive […]
CONFLUENCES, WITHOUT END- AN EXHIBITION OF ART
Eleni Stoelinga-Tsiapara, Pankaj Guru, and PriyankaGupta are 3 artists of different ages, generations, and cultures. They met in Delhi and became firm friends and art colleagues, bonding through their mutual respect for each other, and each other’s art and ideas. Confluences, Without End is their first joint exhibition together as a trio, and in it, […]
Over 13 million people will operate out of co-working spaces by 2020: JLL India
JLL, India’s largest professional real estate services company, estimates that over 13 million people will work out of co-working spaces by 2020. In a recently released research report ‘Spotting the opportunities: flexible space in Asia Pacific’, the company says that demand for flexible offices – including spaces and serviced offices – is growing faster in […]
Celebrating the UK & India Special Relationship –‐ Winners unveiled at The Indian Awards 2018 held in the Houses of Parliament
The second Indian Awards, organised by the India Business Group (IBG), a leading business advisory consultancy occurred recently on 17th May in the Palace of Westminster. The awards ceremony was attended by the UK Home Secretary, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, recognised UK-based individuals, businesses and organizations that have contributed to furthering the relationship culturally, […]
Retail brands look at positive growth in India: JLL India
NET ABSORPTION IN MALLS RISE BY 70% Y-O-Y IN Q1 2018 RETAIL MALL SUPPLY DROPS IN Q1 2018 JLL, India’s largest real estate services firm, notes that retail mall absorption recorded a positive trend in Q1 2018 (January – March). Total absorption across top 7 cities of India was recorded at 352,000 square feet (sq. […]
NRI stem cell scientist receives Bharat Gaurav award in the British parliament
A renowned Indian-origin orthopaedic surgeon and a stem cell scientist Prof (Dr) A A Shetty has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Gaurav Life Time Achievement Award for 2018 at a ceremony organized recently in the prestigious House of Commons in the British Parliament. The ceremony was graced by eminent personalities from around the world. Prof. […]
Ashwinder Raj Singh quits 'Anarock', joins Bajaj Finance
Ashwinder Raj Singh has quit as the CEO of Anarock Property Consultants (earlier JLL- India Residential Services) and joined Bajaj Finance as “Group Business Head- Home Loans”. Ashwinder was instrumental in the exponential growth of home brokerage space at JLL Residential Services, as its CEO between 2015-17. He played a key role in creating and […]
Assassination of the mother for property!
संपत्ति के लिए मां की हत्या! न्याय की गुहार लगाता भारतीय मूल का जर्मन नागरिक भाई-भाभी द्वारा हत्या किये जाने का जताया संदेह 26 दिसबंर, 2013 संजय कुमार के लिए जीवन का सबसे दुखद दिन था. फोन की घंटी बजी. स्क्रीन पर +91 के बाद का नंबर उभरा वह भारत से फोन था. जर्मनी में […]
The New High-Water Mark
Kiran C Patel’s giant gift of $ 200 million to a Florida university Patel says, philanthropy would be part of his life even if he wasn’t rich Philanthropy is one of the bridges between Indian Diaspora and India. Even it is the elixir of Indian Americans’ umbilical cords with their roots back in India. Bearing […]
DIASPORA ICONS – AHMED KATHRADA
Starting with this issue, NRI Achievers proposes to every now and then feature some of the more iconic among our Indian Diaspora, who have carved a place for themselves under the sun, doing their adoptive land proud, and while doing so, doing India proud as well. We start with some of the truly more iconic […]
DIASPORA ICONS – KHIMJI RAMDAS
Starting with this issue, NRI Achievers proposes to every now and then feature some of the more iconic among our Indian Diaspora, who have carved a place for themselves under the sun, doing their adoptive land proud, and while doing so, doing India proud as well. We start with some of the truly more iconic […]
DIASPORA ICONS – JAGERNATH LATCHMON
Starting with this issue, NRI Achievers proposes to every now and then feature some of the more iconic among our Indian Diaspora, who have carved a place for themselves under the sun, doing their adoptive land proud, and while doing so, doing India proud as well. We start with some of the truly more iconic […]
DIASPORA ICONS – CHEDDI JAGAN
Starting with this issue, NRI Achievers proposes to every now and then feature some of the more iconic among our Indian Diaspora, who have carved a place for themselves under the sun, doing their adoptive land proud, and while doing so, doing India proud as well. We start with some of the truly more iconic […]
CHANDRABABU NAIDU MOST ‘TRANSFORMATIVE CHIEF MINISTER’
The US-India Business Council has chosen N Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, as the most ‘transformative Chief Minister,’ in recognition of his his efforts to strengthen ties between the two countries at the state level. The USIBC’s award was presented to him at the USIBC West Coast Summit […]
MINISTRY OF STEEL ORGANISES STEEL CONSUMERS’ MEET
The Second Meeting of the National Steel Consumers’ Council, on the theme of “Current Status of Steel Industry and the Way Forward’’ was held under the Chairmanship of the Indian Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh, in Bhubaneswar on 16th June,2017. The function of the Steel Consumer Council is to advise Government on matters relating to […]
OVER 30K INDIANS OVERSTAYED IN AMERICA LAST YEAR: REPORT
A total of 1.4 million Indians traveled to the US on various visas last year, of whom over 30,000 overstayed in the country, according to an annual official report on departures and overstays. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) submitted the report on foreign visitors who entered the US on various visas, including business, tourists, […]