Nris Can Vote

The Indian mission in Dubai has said that non-resident Indians (NRIs) cannot vote online in the Lok Sabha elections. Several Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have complained that social media platforms have been rife with misleading posts that suggest NRIs can vote online for the 2019 polls, Khaleej Times reported.

A bill seeking to extend the facility of 'proxy voting' to overseas Indians, on the lines of service voters, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The draft law also seeks to make the election law gender neutral by replacing the term 'wife' with 'spouse' to benefit service voters.

AAP claims that 2,500 NRIs from Punjab have returned to pound the pavement for votes, determined to help the party take charge of their home state.

The Supreme Court, today, said that it cannot order legislature to make or amend a law within a particular time frame and granted eight weeks time to the Centre to effect changes in statutes for extending voting rights to NRIs through postal ballots.

Keralites living abroad are as active in chat debates as the 'desi' voters on social networking sites

On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reminded his country's 10 million non-resident citizens that they can vote in elections under a law passed in 2010. But it's far from clear whether many overseas Indians will bother to exercise their franchise as five Indian states get ready to go to the polls starting later this month.

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies as the government has notified rules in this regard, fulfilling the longstanding demand of such people estimated to be 11 million.      The rules make it clear that the NRIs would have to register as voters and be "physically present" with their pas...

Prime Minister Manmohah Singh has announced that the NRIs may soon vote in the elections, and it may happen as early as the next general elections.

The Indian mission in Dubai has said that non-resident Indians (NRIs) cannot vote online in the Lok Sabha elections. Several Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have complained that social media platforms have been rife with misleading posts that suggest NRIs can vote online for the 2019 polls, Khaleej Times reported.

A bill seeking to extend the facility of 'proxy voting' to overseas Indians, on the lines of service voters, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The draft law also seeks to make the election law gender neutral by replacing the term 'wife' with 'spouse' to benefit service voters.

AAP claims that 2,500 NRIs from Punjab have returned to pound the pavement for votes, determined to help the party take charge of their home state.

The Supreme Court, today, said that it cannot order legislature to make or amend a law within a particular time frame and granted eight weeks time to the Centre to effect changes in statutes for extending voting rights to NRIs through postal ballots.

Keralites living abroad are as active in chat debates as the 'desi' voters on social networking sites

On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reminded his country's 10 million non-resident citizens that they can vote in elections under a law passed in 2010. But it's far from clear whether many overseas Indians will bother to exercise their franchise as five Indian states get ready to go to the polls starting later this month.

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies as the government has notified rules in this regard, fulfilling the longstanding demand of such people estimated to be 11 million.      The rules make it clear that the NRIs would have to register as voters and be "physically present" with their pas...

Prime Minister Manmohah Singh has announced that the NRIs may soon vote in the elections, and it may happen as early as the next general elections.