NRI News

Goa seeks information about rape of maid in Kuwait

The Goa government has asked the Indian consulate in Kuwait to follow up reports that a maid of Goan origin was raped there by a member of the family she works for.1:30 PM on November 15

NRI to popularise cricket in America through TV shows

A Dubai-based NRI entrepreneur is all set to popularise cricket in American households through a series of TV talk shows and soap operas.8:32 PM on November 14

Gujarat village euphoric as daughter joins Obama team

There is a palpable sense of excitement in this Gujarat village after after Indian American Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, was appointed a member of the advisory board of US president-elect Barack Obama. Sonal hails from this village in Sabarkantha district, 90 km from Gujarat's main city Ahmedabad.8:30 AM on November 13

Indian techie murdered in US cremated in Andhra Pradesh

Arpana Jinaga, the techie from Hyderabad who was found murdered at her apartment in Seattle, US, was cremated here Sunday with family and friends bidding a tearful adieu.8:31 PM on November 09

Ansari heads to a new democratic Maldives Monday

India is poised to begin a new chapter in its multi-faceted ties with a democratic Maldives as Vice-President Hamid Ansari goes Monday on a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean nation to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed.5:30 PM on November 09

Punjab's entrepreneurs, farmers, look to eastern Europe

Punjab's entrepreneurs and farmers are now looking beyond traditional destination countries like the US, Britain, Australia and Canada and are exploring opportunities in countries like the Czech Republic and Ukraine.10:01 AM on November 09

NRI attacked by call girl, accomplices

A US based NRI businesman was allegedly attacked by a call girl and her gang members before they ran away with a taxi he had hired from this satellite town of Delhi, the police said Friday.12:02 AM on November 08

Deported from Canada, paralysed man reaches Punjab village

A paralysed Sikh, who evaded deportation from Canada to India for two years by hiding at various gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in that country, finally reached his native Sohal Khalsa village in this Punjab district Thursday.10:00 PM on November 06

Political aspirations of Indian diaspora rise with Obama win

Democrat Barack Obama's election as the first African American president of the US has ignited hope among Americans of Indian origin who dream of either pursuing political careers or having members of the diaspora represent them in the political arena.2:00 PM on November 06

After gurdwara raid row, Belgian king visits Sikh shrine

With a raid on two gurdwaras in Brussels triggering outrage among the Sikh community, Belgium's King Albert II and Queen Paola took time off to visit Gurdwara Bangla Sahib during their three-day stay in New Delhi.1:30 PM on November 06

Kenyan Indians celebrate Obama Victory

Not only the Kenyan Africans but also the Kenyan Indians are ecstatic about the victory of Barack Obama, whose father was a Kenyan, in the US presidential elections.5:03 PM on November 05

Andhra techie's promising career cut short by murder

Arpana B. Jinaga had always dreamed of securing a doctorate from an American university and becoming a professor like her father. But the software professional's promising career was cut short by her murder in Seattle in the US.4:01 PM on November 05

Another Andhra student murdered in US

Yet another student from Andhra Pradesh has been found murdered in her apartment in Seattle in the US. Arpana Jinaga, 24, who was pursuing her MS degree, was killed by unidentified persons, her family members said here Tuesday.9:01 PM on November 04

Go vote, say last minute calls from Americans in India

Thousands of US phones have been ringing with last minute reminders to go to the poll booth for the presidential elections Tuesday - and many of them were made right here from India.8:00 PM on November 04

NRIs demand access to information back home under RTI

Non resident Indians in the US have demanded that they be allowed access to information related to public authorities back home under the Right to Information Act (RTI).6:02 PM on November 04