A Right To Information (RTI) reply given by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed that 12,223 Indian nationals have died in various foreign countries in the 17 months between January 2018 and May 2019.
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Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh among 260 celebrities urging Indian government to restore Aatish Taseer’s OCI card
Over 260 prominent personalities across the world, including best-selling authors Orhan Pamuk, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh have in an open letter urged the Indian government to restore Aatish Taseer’s Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card.
Kamala Harris wants to lift country cap on employment based Green Cards if elected
According to Harris’s presidential campaign, policies like country caps on green cards penalise immigrants for their country of origin.
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.
Temporary relief as US court allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in America
A three-judge bench of the US Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday sent the case back to a lower court.
Indian-origin Dean of Harvard Business School to step down next year
Indian-origin Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria announced that he will step down in June 2020, concluding 10 years of service as the School’s tenth Dean.
Spat between NRI and security guard captured online goes viral in Singapore
Singapore NRI News: Eight Riversuites condominium had been in media spotlight after a JP Morgan employee Ramesh Erramalli was captured on video verbally abused a security officer.
Indian-American doctor given White House honour
Indian-American interventional gastroenterologist, Amit Sachdev is among an exclusive group of 15 people appointed to the prestigious 2019-2020 Class of White House Fellows.
Punjab government to approach NRI sponsors for state’s smart schools programme
The Punjab government announced it will seek help from non-resident Indians (NRIs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to develop the infrastructure of over 19,000 government schools across the state.
Modi invites NRIs to promote ‘festival tourism’ in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a special Diwali edition of his signature Mann Ki Baat series on Sunday, pitched the idea of ‘Festival Tourism’, inviting NRIs to get involved in the process.
