NRI News

Narayanan briefs Karunanidhi on Sri Lanka visit

National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and briefed him on the situation in Sri Lanka and his talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa following the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), officials said.2:30 PM on May 24

Gulf students outperform Indians in CBSE class 12 exams

Students from the Gulf region have outperformed their Indian counterparts recording a whopping 93.23 pass percentage in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 results declared Friday.2:32 PM on May 22

Meghnad Desai spins debut whodunit on 10, Downing Street

Leading economist and member of Britain's House of Lords Meghnad Desai has been reborn - as a thriller writer and a novelist.10:30 AM on May 15

US-based Indian author debuts with record advance

Sarita Mandanna, a US-based Indian author, has created ripples in the publishing world as her 'Tiger Hills' has received the largest advance Penguin India house has so far paid for a debut novel.7:31 PM on April 21

Indian students flocking to New Zealand

Indian students continue flocking to New Zealand for higher education and the number has increased by 300 percent in the last six years, says a diplomat from that country.10:30 AM on April 09

Antwerp's diamond industry reels from recession

With a whopping $43 billion of rough and cut diamonds passing through Antwerp, home to some 300 Indian families mainly hailing from Palanpur in Gujarat that are engaged in the trade, this Belgian city's diamond market is dangerously overdrawn and reeling from the financial meltdown.1:31 PM on March 29

Samy Vellu told to name successor to curb infighting

Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu, who retained his post for the 11th term last Sunday has been urged to name his successor to prevent infighting.1:31 PM on March 24

Andhra college girl attempts suicide after being ragged

A girl studying in a college in Andhra Pradesh was allegedly forced to strip and dance by her seniors and has attempted suicide, the victim's family said Friday.5:31 PM on March 13

NRI woman from Vancouver shot dead in Punjab village

A day before she was to fly back to Canada, an Indian woman based in Vancouver was Thursday shot dead by unidentified assailants at her village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, the police said.11:01 PM on March 05

Dubai-based Kerala businessman gets bail in airport brawl case

A court here Tuesday gave conditional bail to Madathil Reghu, an influential Dubai-based businessman, for allegedly manhandling a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper at the airport early this month.5:32 PM on February 24

Malayali diaspora buys lottery tickets worth Rs.100,000

An association of the Malayali diaspora in Australia Saturday purchased Rs.100,000 worth of lottery tickets to chip in for a Kerala government welfare fund for artistes from various fields.5:01 PM on February 21

'Punjabi music is popular across the world'

Punjabi has made its presence felt in every corner of the world, says Britain-based music composer Rajinder Singh Rai aka Punjabi MC, who uses a lot of Punjabi folk and bhangra in his fusion music.9:31 AM on February 16

NRIs annual conference a 'picnic':Nitish Kumar

Disillusioned at no response from NRIs to investing in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday described the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas as a 'picnic'.9:00 PM on February 15

NRIs come forward to support kids in Bihar

A seven-year-old boy who was forced to earn and take care of his two younger cousins in a Bihar village is now being offered help by a number of non-resident Indians.2:03 PM on February 10

Abducted Indian worker dies in Afghanistan

An Indian worker kidnapped by unknown militants in Afghanistan last October has died in the captivity of his abductors, officials and his family said Monday.8:32 PM on February 09