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 […]
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, […]
INDIANS ISSUED MAXIMUM WORK VISAS TO UK IN 2016
Indian nationals were issued the maximum number of skilled work visas to live and work in the UK last year, according to statistics. Indians accounted for 58 percent of the total skilled work visas granted last year – 53,863 of a total of 93,566. Americans were the second largest community with 9,255 visas. “The information […]
40% DECLINE IN US VISAS FOR PAKISTAN; 28% INCREASE FOR INDIA
Pakistan has had a significant 40 percent drop in the number of American visas granted to its nationals under the new Trump administration, despite not being on the list of the US President’s travel ban countries. Interestingly, the number of non-immigrant US visas to Indians has increased by 28 percent in March and April this […]
INDIA ASKS MADHESIS TO DROP DEMAND FOR CHANGE IN CONSTITUTION
Indian diplomats in Kathmandu have asked Nepal’s Madhesi leadership to drop their demand for changing the Constitution and participate in the second phase of local elections next month, a move being seen as a dramatic U-turn on a policy crafted over two years. New Delhi however insists its old policy of broader constitutional accommodation is […]
NEWS SCAN – APRIL, 2017
TURBANED US MAN TARGETED DUE TO ETHNIC ORIGIN A Sikh male was shot outside his home in Washington by a partially-masked gunman, who targeted him for ethnic origin, shouting “go back to your own country.” Local authorities have announced a reward of up to US$ 6,000 for providing a lead. US national Deep Rai, […]
SANT NIRANKARI BABA : Apostle of Love, Peace & Harmony
With the tragic death of Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh on May 13, the world has lost a great spiritual leader – an apostle of love, peace & harmony, who dedicated his life to forge human unity. Sixty two years old Baba was the fourth head of the Nirankari Mission. He succeeded as the spiritual head […]
Indian Achievers Making India Proud
We continue with this special feature in this issue as well, where the NRI Achievers Team brings you brief vignettes of a handful of Indian Entrepreneurial Achievers who have made their mark in different domains within the Indian economy, carving out a niche for themselves in their respective enclaves of business, and rendering yeoman service […]
Mauritius Down Memory Lane
Even as we go to print, the beautiful jewel of an island in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius, embarks on a week-long nostalgic trip down memory lane, as it sets out to commemorate and celebrate the 180th anniversary of the arrival of sailing ship “Atlas,” which brought the first batch of Indian indentured workers to the […]
INDIA'S GDP RISES 5.7% FASTEST GROWTH IN 2 YRS
India’s economic growth has recorded a sharp uptrend during April-June this year, thanks to better performance of manufacturing and services, which have triggered sentiments for sustained expansion in response to govt’s eff orts to steer the economy out of a deep slowdown. CSO data released recently show the economy growing an annual 5.7% in the […]
MODI FIRST INDIAN PM TO ADDRESS NRIS AT MADISON SQUARE
PM in the United States, Narendra Modi will address a gathering of about 25,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York on September 28, during his visit to the US. Overseas Friends of BJP convener Vijay Jolly and party MP Rajyavardhan Rathore are already at work in the US to ensure that the event […]
TATAS PLAN TO LAUNCH KITE BY '15-END
Tata Motors is working on a new smallproduct is expected to consume 1,50,000car to take on bestseller brands such as units a year as per the RFQs fl oated by the Maruti Celerio and Ford’s new Figothe company in the market. Th e comto help it regain some lostpany is looking at theturf. The all […]
BJP RAISES THE ABKI BAR: EY TO AUDIT AD. CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
The BJP has appointed Ernst & Young (EY) to audit spending by advertising, media planning, buying and other communication agencies that craft ed and rolled out its advertising and marketing campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Further, EY has also been tasked to come up with a credible independent estimate of the amount spent […]
GOOGLE WILL TIE UP WITH LOCAL INDIAN HANDSET MAKERS
Google is tieing up with local handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice to launch smartphones under US$ 100 (INR 6,000) on the company’s just announced Android One initiative, which will become available be-tween September and end of the year. India will be the first country where these devices will be launched before going global, intensifying […]
ONGC TO INVEST OVER INR 5700 CRORE IN MUMBAI FIELD
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation would invest over INR 5,700 Crore to push up production of crude oil to 6.9 million tonnes and 5 billion cubic metres of gas by 2030, from its Bombay High (North) oil and gas field on the west coast. Th e investment would involve a foreign exchange component of […]
NRIs, FOREIGNERS CAN TAKE INR 25,000 OUT OF INDIA FOR TRAVEL
A strong rupee has emboldened the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to and the like, RBI’s bi-monthly policy statement said. Reserve Bank relax some foreign exchange-related restrictions, including the in-of India has also allowed foreigners and non-resident Indians to take dividual overseas remittance limit of US$ 75,000 per year which has currency worth INR 25,000 […]