The Consulate General of India in Chicago is trying to locate a woman student hailing from Hyderabad who is reported to be depressed, starving and has said that all assistance will be provided to her.

NRI woman in Singapore gets 16 weeks in jail for hitting Indian maid, throwing vomit at her

The woman, 37-year-old Monica Sharma, pleaded guilty to the assault charge and is expected to present herself in court on May 23 to start serving her sentence. She is currently on bail on a bond of SGD10,000.

Separate NRI department if Congress wins Karnataka elections: Dr Arathi Krishna

Ahead of the upcoming polls in Karnataka, Dr Arathi Krishna, secretary of the NRI section of All India Congress Committee, said yesterday that the NRI Forum in Karnataka has remained inoperative for a long time.

Three Indian-Americans drown after falling through ice on frozen lake

Three Indian-Americans, including a woman, have drowned after they fell through the ice while walking on a frozen lake in the US state of Arizona.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates online portal for NRIs

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath yesterday launched the Indian state’s official online portal for Non-Resident Indian (NRIs), aimed at bringing in overseas investment and assisting those seeking jobs abroad.

Majority of 13.6 million NRIs live in Middle East: MEA

There are over 13.6 million Indian nationals living abroad, according to data tabled by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in Lok Sabha, with the highest concentration of NRIs in the UAE.

Punjab CM promises NRIs that he will look into settling cases of those declared offenders in absentia

NRI News: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them that he would initiate the process of setting up special courts to settle the cases of declared proclaimed offenders who fled the state during the Khalistan militancy.

PM Modi meets Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, tweets ‘India proud of his accomplishments’

Indian-American Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo, who jointly won the Nobel Prize for Economics this year, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Delhi residence on Tuesday morning.

Indian Supreme Court asks J&K authorities to reply to plea for detained NRI businessman

Hearing the case of an NRI businessman who has been detained in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in the state, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the state administration why it has not filed a reply on the plea by his wife demanding his release.

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