Good News for Indian Green Card Aspirants: Trump to Propose New Immigration Plan Favoring Merit-Based Foreigners May 16, 2019 09:42
In a major relief to Indians residing in the United States, President Donald Trump is all set to announce a new proposal to overhaul the country’s immigration policy that would give preference to foreigners based…
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Indian Man Travelling to Milan Dies Onboard the Flight, Forces Emergency Landing in UAE May 15, 2019 13:11
Following the death of an Indian man onboard the flight, the Alitalia New Delhi-Milan flight made an emergency landing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indian Embassy officials said. The victim Kailash Chandra Saini, 52,…
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Indian Woman Dies After Hip Replacement Surgery in Dubai May 13, 2019 12:22
An Indian origin woman chef has died in Dubai due to complications allegedly becoming apparent after a hip replacement surgery at a private hospital in Dubai, according to media reports. The 42-year-old Betty Rita Fernandes,…
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Indian Students Preferring UAE to Study Abroad to Avoid High Competition Back Home May 13, 2019 10:57
Despite the United States and the United Kingdom being traditionally popular choices for Indian students, this year the students are increasingly choosing to enroll in United Arab Emirates universities to get rid of competition at…
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Absconding NRI Zakir Naik Accuses Enforcement Directorate of Lying over His Assets May 11, 2019 12:31
Absconding Non-Resident Indian (NRI) tele-evangelist Zakir Naik on Friday slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleging that though he had no earnings he had transferred Rs 46 crore in a six-year period.In a detailed statement, Naik, an Islamic preacher said: "Why is the ED lying? When everyone - including all the government agencies - know that I have multiple businesses and revenue streams and my earnings have always reflected in the tax returns I have filed, why is ED lying about it?"He sought to know "whether the pressure" is so huge that they (ED) had to resort to lies to achieve the goal set out by "their political bosses".Naik's retort came two days after the ED filed a charge sheet before the Special prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court’s Special Judge M.S. Azmi, accusing him of money-laundering.According to the ED charge sheet, Naik keeps traveling around the world with no "known sources" of income and yet he got along to transfer Rs 49.20 crore to his Indian bank accounts and that the total earning of the crime was around Rs 193 crore.By Sowmya Sangam
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Everything You Need to Know About State Bank of India NRI Accounts May 11, 2019 12:10
State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender with over 24,000 branches in India, is widely known for offering banking services to the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). According to the lender’s website, the bank provides multiple…
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India-Based 360 Realtors Acquire U.S.-Based Property Broker Risa Realty May 09, 2019 16:43
The real estate brokerage firm 360 Realtors on Thursday said it has acquired the United States-based company Risa Realty to sell Indian properties in the American market and is targeting a total sales booking of…
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13 Indians Rescued from Ablaze Cargo Ship in UAE May 09, 2019 09:56
At least 13 Indians were rescued from a burning cargo ship after it was gutted in the massive blaze at Sharjah Creek near Khalid Port on Wednesday. The vessel was loaded with 6,000 gallons of…
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Kerala Man Dies in Kuwait Airways Run over While Towing Plane May 08, 2019 14:45
An Indian aviation technician with Kuwait Airways Anand Ramachandran has been killed while towing a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft on Monday. The native of Thiruvananthapuram was working as ground staff with the airline at Kuwait…
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850 Indians Freed from Saudi Jails on Narendra Modi’s Request May 06, 2019 11:17
Amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it was on his request that Saudi Arabia released 850 Indians lodged in its jailhouses on the eve of the…
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Maharashtra Is NRIs Favorite Destination for FDIs May 03, 2019 10:01
In the last four financial years (2014-15-2017-18), Maharashtra witnessed a multitude of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) by non-resident Indians. NRIs have invested Rs 1,454 crore in the state, which is 30 percent of the total…
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Indian National Congress Kick-Starts ‘NRI Bus’ to Counter BJP May 02, 2019 14:16
The Indian Overseas Congress in a bid to counter the massive outreach program by volunteers from Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday kick-started a ‘Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Campaign Bus’ from Delhi amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The 45-seater customized bus was flagged off by IOC chairman Sam Pitroda outside the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi. The bus, which will carry IOC leaders and members, will criss-cross Punjab, Haryana and the constituencies of other North Indian states which will go to polls in the remaining three phases of Lok Sabha elections, according to sources. “This bus is an idea of the NRIs, working in all over the world, who have their origin in Punjab and Haryana. They have their friends, relatives, and forefathers. They have an emotional connect with their home land. They will go to village after village carrying the message of the Congress party. They will reach out to a large number of people, convince the people to vote for the grand old party in this election,” said Sam Pitroda while speaking to DNA. -Sangam Sowmya
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