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Dual Citizenship India? - OCI September 30, 2013 09:13

The constitution of India does not allow Indian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign country at the same time. India does not offer dual citizenship. Many nonresident Indians were left with the impression during the…

How to apply for PIO Card September 28, 2013 18:03

An application for a new PIO card or to renew an existing PIO card that is expiring, application has to be made in the prescribed FORM. This form can be downloaded from the nearest Indian…

PIO Card Benefits September 28, 2013 17:58

The Person of Indian Origin Card (PIO CARD) was launched by the Government of India in 1999. The PIO card was intended to make it easier for foreign nationals of Indian origin to enter India…

Myths about PAN CARD September 28, 2013 17:50

The Indian PAN Card or Permanent Account Number issued by the Indian income tax department, has in the last few years let to some confusion amongst NRI’s residing abroad, in particular those NRI’s who have…

How to get a PAN Card from abroad September 28, 2013 17:27

Getting a 'PAN CARD' is a simple process that can be done online. Please note that PAN card mailing overseas is allowed to some countries. NRI’s wanting to apply for a PAN card from abroad…

Is it Compulsory for Nri's to get a Pan Card September 28, 2013 17:17

When it comes to pan cards, there are normally two main questions that Nri's may have are: 1. If you have a Pan card, do you have to file a tax return in India. 2.…

Taxation of OCI holders living in India September 28, 2013 15:51

OCI holders who live in India and hold US passports should be aware that the US taxes its citizens on the basis of their nationality and not on the basis of which country they reside…

Reverse immigration-Return to India September 28, 2013 15:12

US based Kelly Services, has recently issued a report, stating that about three lakh Indian professionals employed overseas may return to India by 2015.The reasons normally stated are, depressed economy in the west, greater advancement…

Overpoweringly rejoiced! September 26, 2013 16:01

Prominently overwhelming joy was brought in when Nina Davuluri was befit in appearance as the first contestant of Indian heritage as well as the second consecutive contestant from New York to experience victory with the Miss America pageant during Sunday night. Miss New York Nina Davuluri walks down the runway in succession to winning the Miss America 2014 pageant during Sunday that's Sept 15, 2013. Davuluri who's 24 years age, gained victory accompanied by the title as the nationally televised pageant returned home to Atlantic City. Moreover, she turned out successfully another Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, whose holding was cut short when the pageant moved back to Atlantic City subsequent to a six-year stint in Las Vegas, where winners were picked by preference during January. Interestingly, Davuluri performed a classical Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition. Congratulations Nina! (AW:SB)

A lawyer of India origin appointed as US state judge September 11, 2013 17:07

Sunil R Kulkarni, a Indian-American lawyer of great eminence has been appointed as a state judge in Northern California. He is the first South Asian to take up the esteemed role. Kulkarni, 41, has previously worked as a senior counsel in the litigation group at the University of California. He was appointed to Santa Clara County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown last month. Although of an Indian origin, Kulkarni was born in Los Angeles and is currently residing in Palo Alto in California. On the esteemed offer, Kulkarni said, he was "thrilled to get the call" from the governor's office about the appointment. Asked about the fact that more South Asian Americans are advancing in the legal and judicial fields, Kulkarni said he believes "it is because South Asians in my generation" are "more open about law as a career." “Kulkarni has a BS from UC-Berkeley and a law degree from the University of California's Hastings College of the Law. He has also served as a law clerk for Judge Oliver W Wanger in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California from 1996-97,” revealed the Economic Times. AW: Suchorita Dutta

Prince William have Indian ancestry! June 21, 2013 20:16

A DNA test accompanied by an analysis has brought into prominence that Prince William is the first member of the British royal family to have Indian ancestry. Furthermore, a genetic link has been revealed between the Duke of Cambridge and a half-Indian woman, a very distant relative from his mother’s side. Initially described as Armenian, DNA analysis has resolved that a relative of William’s great-great-great-great-great grandmother, Eliza Kewark, was at least half-Indian as well lived in India’s western region.The link was substantiated by Scottish scientists, who discovered that Kewark’s descendants carried a rare strand of DNA, known as mitochondrial DNA, that can only be passed on by a mother. Until now, almost every single person who has been found to carry this strand originates from India. While 14 strands of the DNA have been recorded, 13 of which came from India, having others coming from a native of Nepal.Genetics expert Jim Wilson of the University of Edinburgh was in charge of the research who explained that even though the DNA is found in William and his brother Harry, the princes are not able to pass this strand on to their children. It has not been disclosed as to which member of the family supplied saliva samples used in the test. It was known that Eliza Kewar was married to Scotsman Theodore Forbes, who left Eliza and sent their daughter, Katherine, to live in England at age six. Letters sent from Kewark to Forbes recommend that Forbes left her due to fact of her race. In his will, he rejected to recognize the existence that she was the biological mother of his child, rather referring to her as the purported mother as well as his housekeeper.Interestingly, Historian Alistair Moffatt discovered that Theodore Forbes went to India to make his fortune in the booming Indian tea industry. While staying in India he was known to have employed a housekeeper with whom he had three children one of these children was a distant relative of Princess Diana. The Duke of Cambridge’s Indian heritage could be used to uplift the British’s monarchy’s popularity in India in actuality was formerly part of the British Empire during the 19th century.Image Source: Prince William have Indian ancestry(AW:Samrat Biswas)

Indian migrants to Australia has stayed crucially elevated! June 21, 2013 20:01

Government report have revealed in actuality about India being advanced China in terms of becoming the prominent source of permanent migrants to Australia for the first time. Australia’s Migration Trends study showed while manifesting the growing prominence of Asia to Australia having located in the seven of the top 10 source countries during 2011-2012. Furthered by Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor bringing it into forefront that between 1996 and 2011, Australia’s overseas-born population grew by more than 40 percent to reach six million which in return caused in making it more than double the rate for the Australian-born population as well is crucial in addressing the demographic challenges of an ageing population.Subsequent to the government’s great moral power in emphasizing on skilled migration the occurrence in growth is also crucial to safeguarding depth in Australia’s labour force. Having it as a special mention, the number of permanent migrants from India was 29,018 in 2011/12, exceeding up to 12.7 percent on the previous year while China was standing in the number two as visa places declined from 29,546 to 25,509. Throughout the duration of the same time British arrivals elevated to 25,273 from 23,931 having the Philippines along with South Africa four and five sequentially.The figure of Indian-born Australian residents known to have exceeded by four times while Chinese-born residents have tripled are known facts to have been revealed by the report throughout the duration of the past 15 years. Nevertheless, Britain continued to be as specified being the main birthplace of migrants, having 1.18 million mentioned to be under home distinctly with pointing out total population of 23 million. On the contrary, New Zealanders stands on the second biggest (564,920) to come after in sequence by China (391,060).(AW:Samrat Biswas)