In an Independence Day tragedy, a 50-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) died after an alleged fight with a security guard and another resident in a bungalow in Gurgaon on Wednesday evening, police said.
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Here are some of the brief stories from Singapore and beyond that were posted during the week for NRIs.
Nirav Modi flees to Brussels, believed to be travelling on Singapore passport
The diamond merchant, wanted in India’s biggest-ever banking scam, is said to be travelling in and out of the UK freely, possibly on a Singapore passport, not an Indian one.
Indian Embassy urges NRIs in Oman to register as overseas voters
Indian Embassy of Oman has galvanised into action, urging the NRIs living in the country to enroll as overseas voters so that they can participate in the 2019 general elections.
Dastak alum Tanuj Khosla’s plays to feature in Toronto theatre show
Tanuj Khosla, hedge fund manager in Singapore by day; poet, playwright, lyricist, writer by night, is now set to have a dozen of his plays performed together in Toronto.
Non-Resident Kannandigas soon to be issued NRK cards: Dr Arathi Krishna
NRIs of the Indian State of Karnataka will soon be issued Non-Resident Kannadigas (NRK) cards which will entail various benefits to them, announced Deputy Chairperson of Karnataka Non-Resident Indian Forum (KNRI) Dr Arathi Krishna, while speaking at a function at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
State Bank of India launches Global NRI centre in Kochi
A one-stop customer service solution for all NRI banking-related services, the centre will function as a single point of contact for all SBI branches, customers, and backend offices.
Indian Govt proposes measures to punish absconding NRI husbands
To deal with NRI men absconding from marriages, the Indian government announced it is considering crucial changes in criminal law that will punish those convicted of the crime.
NRI in Rajasthan takes forward Modi’s Swachch Bharat Campaign
Following the motto Mera Shahar Ho Swachch Shahar (Be My City a Clean City), Nawal Kishore Godara and NRI from Congo, with his team, is regularly active in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachch Bharat Abhiyan and Vasundhara Raje Scindia’s Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan.
Indian-American Neeraj Bhatia honoured with Hind Rattan award 2018
A certified public accountant and a leading Indian-American tax consultant, Neeraj Bhatia has been honoured with the prestigious Hind Rattan Award 2018, which is one of the highest Indian diaspora awards granted annually to non-resident persons of Indian-origin by the NRI Welfare Society of India.
