Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj is slated to visit Singapore on January 6,7 to inaugurate the ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and will have extensive interactions with PIO delegations from the region.
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Govt to help Indian women in distress in Gulf countries regardless of their work permit
The Government has said that Indian missions and consulates in the Gulf countries are ready to help even those women who illegally emigrate for the job and run into trouble or get trapped in human trafficking, the Parliament was informed.
Indian roots, Singaporean exposure: Leaders to address delegates at PBD 2018
The Indian diaspora in Singapore has notable representatives in politics, education, diplomacy and the law. They have made a mark as leaders in various fields at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
US firm on H-1B visa rules, but India to keep pushing its case: Swaraj
Stating that there was no significant move to relax H-1B visa norms for the Indian professionals in the US, the Indian Government informed the Parliament that it remains “closely engaged” with the US Administration and the US Congress.
Modi meets ex-Singapore PM, hails strengthening bilateral relations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday appreciated the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between India and Singapore in various sectors, including trade and investment, connectivity, defence and security.
First Sikh-American nominated as state Attorney General
New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy today named Gurbir S Grewal as his nominee to serve as the next Attorney General of the state.
Rahul Gandhi elected unopposed as Indian National Congress president
India News: Rahul Gandhi has been elected unopposed as the new president of the Indian National Congress, taking over from his mother Sonia Gandhi.
CNN gets the wrong ‘Shah’; White House spokesperson slams news network
The Trump administration again hit out at CNN after the news broadcaster displayed a picture of Indian-origin ex-Obama administration appointee Rajiv Shah, confusing him with White House press official Raj Shah.
Indian-American journalist throws her hat in Chicago’s Congressional poll ring
In the run-up to Congressional polls in the US next year, an Indian-American woman has announced that she will run for the next year’s election to the seat of US House of Representative from a Chicago suburb.
Indian-origin Ireland PM Leo Varadkar facing parliamentary crisis over demands for DyPM to resign
The Republic of Ireland’s minority government appeared set to collapse last week after the party propping it up submitted a motion of no confidence in the deputy prime minister.
