NRI News

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

Air India pilots demand MP's apology, threaten strike

Pilots of India's flagship carrier, Air India, demanded an apology from Kerala parliamentarian P.V. Abdul Wahab, failing which they threatened to go on strike.9:01 PM on April 09

Swraj Paul faces black flag demonstration at Singur

London-based industrialist Swraj Paul was shown black flags by villagers protesting farmland acquisition when he visited the Tata Motors' factory site meant to build the world's cheapest car Nano in Singur near here Tuesday.4:00 PM on April 08

Arcelor Mittal to set up technical institute in Jharkhand

Global steel giant Arcelor Mittal, planning to set up a plant in Jharkhand, will soon launch a technical institute in the state, an official said Tuesday.4:00 PM on April 08

NRI Vinod Khosla, wife give Wikimedia big boost

Indian expatriate philanthropists Vinod Khosla and his wife Neeru Khosla have made a $500,000 donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit charitable organisation promoting the sharing of free content via cyberspace globally.10:34 AM on April 08

Abandoned Southall boy's parents too scared to claim him

The parents of a 11-year-old boy found abandoned in London's Southall have not come forward to claim him as they are illegal immigrants afraid of deportation, says a man who describes himself as a relative.1:01 PM on April 07

Kerala murder accused awaits fate in Kuwait, mother prays

Thelma, mother of 26-year-old Simil currently on the death row in a Kuwaiti jail, spent Sunday visiting temples and praying as a court in Kuwait decides her son's fate Monday.5:30 PM on April 06

Indian in Kuwait's death row gets help from NRIs

An Indian, who had been sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of a Nepali girl, is likely to get a fresh stab at life thanks to generous NRIs in the Gulf region who have paid 'blood money' to the victim's family.2:30 PM on April 04

India plans joint labour management system with UAE, Bahrain

India may soon become the first country to jointly manage with a migrant destination country the entire cycle of movement of workers from recruitment to return to homeland - which could become a model for a new international framework.1:00 PM on April 04

Citibank launches services for expatriate Indians

Global financing major Citibank Wednesday launched services for the expatriate communities in India.8:01 PM on April 02

Britons cheated of millions in Indian credit card racket

A Britain-based NRI is on the run even as five of his accomplices have been arrested here for duping at least 21 British nationals of millions of rupees in Indian currency by obtaining their credit card details, police said Wednesday.8:01 PM on April 02