NRI News

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

States asked to do more for overseas Indians

The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) has asked the state governments to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate legal emigration and take stringent action against unscrupulous recruitment agents.9:02 PM on July 10

Indian wanted for niece's murder extradited to US

India has extradited an Indian citizen to the US where he was accused of killing his niece eight years ago, an official statement from the US embassy said Thursday.7:31 PM on July 10

27-year wait has finally borne fruit: Indian engineer

Ajay Bhaskar has been physically challenged for 27 years after meeting with an accident in Saudi Arabia while he was working as a civil engineer there. He finally has a reason to smile after being awarded 40,000 Saudi riyals ($10,665) after a long-drawn legal battle.10:02 PM on July 09

Three sent to judicial custody for Rs.56 mn fraud

A former manager of a private bank, a dentist and a businessmen were remanded to judicial custody here Tuesday evening for allegedly defrauding seven non-resident Indians to the tune of Rs.56.3 million, police said.12:30 AM on July 09

Trade unions concerned over Indian workers' arrests in UAE

Six trade unions have written to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressing their concern over Friday's arrest of about 3,000 Indian workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charges of rioting.11:31 PM on July 08

States not doing enough to check crooked recruiters: Ravi

The state governments were not doing enough to prosecute unscrupulous recruiting agents who exploit Indian workers trying to go abroad, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said here Tuesday.7:01 PM on July 08

Ravi appeals to Indian workers in UAE to shun violence

Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Tuesday appealed to Indian workers in the UAE not to resort to violence to resolve their grievances after nearly 3,000 of them were arrested Friday for rioting.5:32 PM on July 08

All wasn't well with farewell to Manekshaw, say ethnic Indians

Indians living abroad have been quick to express their angst over the response - rather its absence - of the top Indian leadership to the final farewell for Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.10:30 AM on July 07

US-based organisation honours Sikhs in Chandigarh

US-based Sikh Council on Religion and Education (Score) held a function here Sunday and honoured prominent Sikh personalities and organisations for excellence in their fields and humanitarian service.7:30 PM on July 06

Birlas, Mittals join fight against polio

Concerned about the renewed polio threat in the country, leading Indian industrialist families like the Birlas and Mittals have stepped forth with generous financial support to the immunisation drive against the disease in India and elsewhere.6:30 PM on July 06

Five arrested for trying to illegally sell NRI's property

The Punjab Police Saturday registered a case against five people for trying to illegally sell a house here owned by a Britain-based non-resident Indian (NRI) woman.10:01 PM on July 05

US-based Sonali Gulati is gay activist, filmmaker and more

Petite and with close-cropped hair, Sonali Gulati's quiet demeanour hardly reflects her fiery self. One of the organisers of Delhi's first gay parade, the passionate filmmaker is a melting pot of talent, sensitivity and courage.4:32 PM on July 05

Anant Mahadevan's 'Staying Alive' for Stuttgart film fest

Director Anant Mahadevan's 'Staying Alive', based on a true story of a journalist and an underworld kingpin, has been selected for a screening at the 5th Stuttgart Bollywood and Beyond film festival starting July 16 in Germany.2:50 PM on July 03

US calling card firm to tap Indians in North America, Gulf

US-based calling card company Aryty - a slang for 'all righty' or 'no worries' - is setting up operations in India to tap the growing market for remitting prepaid phone minutes among the Indian diaspora in the US, Canada and the Gulf.11:01 AM on July 02