NRI News

NRIs congratulate PM on winning trust vote

Non-resident Indians have congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi for winning the trust vote in parliament.3:32 PM on July 25

Overseas Jagannath chariot festivals go online

The chariot festival of Hindu god Jagannath organised in various parts of the world will now go online with a regional television channel hosting a comprehensive report with visuals on its website, the channel news coordinator said Thursday.11:00 PM on July 24

The Indian migrant in the US isn't just from India

The Indian community in America is said to be the fourth largest immigrant community after the Mexicans, Filipinos and Chinese in the US but a sizeable number of immigrants of Indian descent were not born in India. About one in five immigrants of Indian descent list a country other than India as their place of birth indicating that the Indian diaspora in the US is a much more varied overseas community with different levels of linkages to India.11:30 AM on July 24

Indian-origin Harvard professor to join GVK Biosciences board

GVK Biosciences, a leading contract research organization, Tuesday announced the appointment of Tarun Khanna, a Harvard Business School (HBS) professor, to its board of directors.10:00 PM on July 22

Deepa Mehta set to adapt 'Reading Lolita In Tehran'

Moving dramatically away from the Indianness of her last two films - Oscar-nominated 'Water' and the ready-for-release 'Heaven On Earth', Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta now moves into the veiled society of Tehran. She is making a film on Iranian author and professor Azar Nafisi's bestseller 'Reading Lolita In Tehran'.9:12 AM on July 22

Big B ecstatic about Toronto performance, great crowds

The Bachchans' 'Unforgettable' tour got overwhelming response in Toronto and Amitabh can't stop raving about the 'fantastic' crowds and their 'energetic' performances.7:30 PM on July 21

Keralites in Kuwait agree to fund new Kottayam airport

A group of Keralites settled in Kuwait has come forward to fund the building of an airport near here, said former chief minister Oommen Chandy.10:33 PM on July 20

A school chain which takes Sanskrit shlokas, Gandhi to the world

The corridors of the school resonates with the chants of Sanskrit shlokas each day. Never mind the somewhat muddled and imperfect pronunciations, the spirit of the students, many of whom are not Indians, symbolizes the ideology of the Global Indian International School that offers global education with the Indian spirit.12:01 PM on July 20

From NRIs to BJP, Akalis under 'pressure' ahead of trust vote

The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab is literally being pulled in all directions - by Non-resident Indians (NRIs) as well as by alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - over the India-US nuclear deal, an issue on which the party has not been able to make its stand clear so far, and on supporting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Sikh and a Punjabi.12:01 PM on July 20

Wives deserted by NRIs to get financial aid

Help is now at hand for the wives abandoned by Punjabi non-residents Indians. The central government is extending financial aid to them so that they can fight their legal battles for their rights, an official said Thursday.1:01 AM on July 18

Kerala residents in Australia seek rice from home

Kerala expatriates settled in Australia are seeking a particular rice variety from their state as its supply has virtually stopped, leading to skyrocketing prices.8:32 PM on July 17

IITians protest Dow sponsorship of golden jubilee celebration

Hundreds of former and present students, including many faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), have protested acceptance of sponsorship by an alumni group from US-based Dow Chemicals for a golden jubilee conference in New York July 18-20.11:01 PM on July 14

NRI's kidnapped son found murdered in Punjab

The seven-year-old son of a non-resident Indian (NRI), allegedly kidnapped by a Punjab police official, was found dead Sunday near this Punjab town.9:31 PM on July 13

Jagmohan Mundhra's 'Shoot on Sight' premieres in India

'Shoot on Sight', a thriller about the London bombings made by Britain-based Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, was screened for the first time in India at the ongoing Osian's-Cinefan film festival of Asian and Arab cinema.3:00 PM on July 13

Kerala-based B-school to get Rs.630 mn campus

Oman-based Malayali businessman George M. Thomas, who is the patron of Kerala-based Asian School of Business (ASB), Friday announced an investment of Rs.630 million in three phases for a new campus in Pallipuram on the outskirts here.9:00 PM on July 11