NRI News

NRI's 'holiday marriage' lands him in police net

A 'holiday marriage' plan of Britain-based 60-year-old NRI went awry Thursday when the Punjab police took him into custody after his Indian wife complained of cheating.11:33 PM on April 17

India asks US for 'detailed' probe into workers' plea

India has asked the US government to conduct a 'detailed' probe into Indian shipyard workers' allegations of maltreatment and that they paid money to their recruiters for promised green cards.10:00 PM on April 17

American crew was impressed by our work: director Tanuja Chandra

With a half Indian and half American crew and all pre- and post-production work done through the internet, director Tanuja Chandra says her film 'Hope And A Little Sugar' was a bit like an arranged marriage.12:00 PM on April 17

After Amitabh, Jiah Khan's next co-star is Aamir

Young actress Jiah Khan, who after 'Nishabd' had virtually gone underground, will resurface with Aamir Khan in the Hindi remake of the Tamil film 'Gajini'.9:30 AM on April 17

Now find Indians in British crime thrillers

Indians are not only the largest minority living in Britain but also the most prosperous. The community has become so deeply enmeshed in British life over the past decades that it is making an appearance in works of fiction, such as that staple of popular reading - crime thrillers.11:31 AM on April 14

It's time NRI business leaders discovered Africa

Why haven't NRIs in the West invested in Africa? Perhaps due to the lack of information about high returns on investment. Perhaps due to the outdated perceptions and prejudices about Africa. Perhaps due to apathy about Africa as a growing market. Or perhaps due to violence that constantly bursts into headlines.11:31 AM on April 14

India is biggest counter to China, US adventurism: scholar

India has the 'biggest' moral counter force to the 'militant adventurism' advocated by China and US on the global stage, says Robert Thurman, leading scholar, writer and the first American to be ordained as a monk in Tibetan Buddhism during the 1960s.11:31 AM on April 14

Punjab sets up police stations for NRIs

The non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Punjab will now have an exclusive facility for filing their complaints with the Punjab police Sunday launching its specialised NRI police stations here and five other towns in the state.9:30 PM on April 13

Sabeel's parents happy over son's imminent return to Bangalore

Parents of Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed, who has confessed to withholding information on the Glasgow Airport terror plot last year, are happy their son is returning home soon and has not been found guilty of involvement in any terror act in Britain.6:33 PM on April 12

Jalandhar-born steers ahead of British royalty in online voting

Jalandhar-born Harjit Gill, the mayor of Gloucestershire, has raced ahead of the British royalty and Hollywood celebrities in an online voting to select the Top-100 people of the English county.1:02 PM on April 12

Capturing India of 1990s with potboiler of a book

It was the India of the 1990s. The days of 'licence raj', when so much dirty money changed hands due to the government's restrictions on business, were drawing to an end. The country was at a crossroads.9:00 AM on April 11

Vayalar Ravi condoles Gopal Raju's death

Recalling his 'seminal contribution' to empowering the Indian diaspora in the US, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Thursday condoled the demise of Gopal Raju.10:00 PM on April 10

Pilots threaten defamation suit against Kerala MP

The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) Thursday threatened to file a defamation suit against Kerala parliamentarian P.V. Abdul Wahab for calling a pilot a 'glorified driver'.7:02 PM on April 10

Pranab to break Riyadh jinx April 19

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee looks set to break the Riyadh jinx when he goes to Saudi Arabia April 19 for two days, a long-planned trip that was postponed more than once due to last-minute hitches.3:00 PM on April 10

Hectic lobbying on for NRI university

In another three months, some NRIs may be thinking of sending their children for higher education in India. NRIs in different countries have different reasons for preferring Indian higher education.11:30 AM on April 10