Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh has said Indian missions across world would soon issue a passport in less than 48 hours to the Indian diaspora.
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Indian American Sruthi Palaniappan elected president of Harvard student’s body
An Indian-American girl, whose parents are originally from Chennai, has been elected as the president of the student’s body of the Harvard University.
Cross-border payments firm InstaRem secures over SGD27.4m Series C funding
Digital cross-border payments company InstaReM has secured a first close of more than USD20 million (SGD27.47 million) in its Series C funding round. The new funds would take the company’s overall funding to over SGD86.5 million.
Playwright Tanuj Khosla’s first English script on Sydney Short+Sweet festival shortlist
Tanuj Khosla, an accomplished poet, playwright, lyricist and writer, has racked up yet another impressive achievement after the English short play he wrote was shortlisted for a major festival in Sydney.
Every Trip you make is an opportunity to make money: the Triptunity way
Triptunity has created a community of international travelers, especially Indians living in Singapore, who can make money as and when they travel. It works in two easy ways for people who want to shop or “Shoppers” and folks who are flying in or out of Singapore the “Travelers”.
SBI plans to tap India-Singapore remittance corridor worth SGD1.16 billion
State Bank of India is one of the largest banks of the nation and also caters to thousands of overseas Indians living in different parts of the world, including Singapore. Recently, the bank opened its first remittance centre in Singapore christened ‘Ezy Remit’ which was inaugurated by HE Jawed
SEBI panel suggests relaxing FPI norms against NRIs, overseas Indian-backed funds
In a move that is set to bring major relief to foreign fund owners, a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) appointed panel has suggested relaxing foreign portfolio investor (FPI) norms restricting Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and overseas citizens of India from holding more than a five per c
NRI investors can buy up to 5% in any security: India’s economic affairs secretary Garg
In a bid to calm markets after recent regulatory changes, economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg announced the changes after Indian markets fell for the second straight day.
NRI banker loses his job over controversial ripped flag Facebook post
Even, as the 11th India-Singapore Strategic Dialogue kicked off today in the Lion City, the controversy over an NRI’s Facebook post showing the Singapore flag on a T-shirt being ripped up to reveal the Indian flag underneath refused to die down.
Canadian NRI wins USD1.2 million fake news lawsuit
Following a lengthy legal battle, an Indo-Canadian businessman originally from Bhuj, Gujarat, has been awarded USD1.2 million in damages after he was defamed in a series of fake news articles instigated by a prominent American blockchain investor.
