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18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025 In Bhubaneswar: Honouring The Indian Diasporas Heritage
The 2025 PBD Convention, hosted in Bhubaneswar, highlights the theme "Diasporas Contribution to a Viksit Bharat" and features key initiatives like the Pravasi Bharatiya Express tourist train flagged off by PM Narendra Modi.
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CBI Names Nimbus Group, Its Directors In Rs 75 Crore Bank Fraud Case
Nimbus Communications Ltd and its three Directors - Harish K Thawani, Shoba Harish Thawani and Akash Chandra Khurana - have been named in a chargesheet by the CBI for allegedly defrauding Indian Overseas Bank of over Rs 75 crore.
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"Indians Living Abroad Are Brand Ambassadors Of India's Success": PM Modi In Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Indian community in his address in Munich and said they promote India's growth story and said Indians living overseas are brand ambassadors of the country's success.
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Postal Ballot Option For NRI Voters Under Consideration: Poll Body Chief
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has told members of the Indian community in South Africa and Mauritius that the facility to extend postal ballot facility for NRI electors is being contemplated.
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Another Source Of Cash Dries Up For Indian Companies Amid Virus Crisis
The Covid-19 crisis has further crimped options for foreign-currency funding, worsening a credit crunch sparked by the collapse of shadow lender IL&FS in 2018.
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At 17.5 Million, Overseas Indians Are Largest Community In The World: UN
India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million strong overseas Indian community, according to new estimates released by the United Nations, which said the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million.
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Indian Students Accused Of Cheating In Visa Test Take Plea To Sajid Javid
Hundreds of overseas students, many of them from India, caught up in a visa row involving compulsory English tests, on Thursday appealed to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to address the matter, claiming that they were unfairly accused of cheating in the tests.
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Rahul Gandhi To Meet Indian Community On First UAE Visit
Congress President Rahul Gandhi who will interact with the Indian overseas and student communities during his maiden visit to the UAE was accorded a warm welcome by the Indian diaspora at the Dubai airport on Thursday, the party said.
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NRIs In US Welcome Cabinet Decision To Extend Proxy Voting
The large non-resident Indian community in the US has welcomed the recent decision of the Union Cabinet to extend proxy voting to overseas Indians.
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As Centre Eases Voting Rules, NRIs Seek To Influence Voters Back Home
A group in the US which claims to be affiliated to the BJP has begun galvanising support among the Indian-American community for elections in India
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For Israelis of Indian Origin, PM Modi Makes An Exception In Overseas Citizenship of India Card Rules
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Israelis of Indian origin would get the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards even if they have served in the Israeli Defence Forces, making an exception to a rule that his government had strongly backed last year. OCI cards facilitate visa-free travel to India, give holders rights of residency and...
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Jews From India Played Key Role In Israel's Development: PM's Top Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Israel, addressed the Indian community at the Tel Aviv Convention Center on Wednesday evening and announced that rules have been eased for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards for people of Indian origin in Israel. In more good news for Indians there, he also announced a new Delhi-Mumbai...
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Government Okays Rs 1,100 Crore Capital Infusion In Indian Overseas Bank
The bank said it has received a communication from the Finance Ministry for a capital allocation of Rs 1,100 crore as part of turnaround linked capital infusion plan.
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Indian Embassy In US Holds Open House On Visa-Related Issues
The Indian Embassy in the US held its first open house as part of its effort to address the grievances of the community on visa, passport and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card.
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Overseas Direct Investment by Indian Firms Falls 49% in March
Direct investment by Indian firms abroad fell 49.1 per cent year-on-year to $1.36 billion in March 2016, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed.
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18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025 In Bhubaneswar: Honouring The Indian Diasporas Heritage
The 2025 PBD Convention, hosted in Bhubaneswar, highlights the theme "Diasporas Contribution to a Viksit Bharat" and features key initiatives like the Pravasi Bharatiya Express tourist train flagged off by PM Narendra Modi.
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CBI Names Nimbus Group, Its Directors In Rs 75 Crore Bank Fraud Case
Nimbus Communications Ltd and its three Directors - Harish K Thawani, Shoba Harish Thawani and Akash Chandra Khurana - have been named in a chargesheet by the CBI for allegedly defrauding Indian Overseas Bank of over Rs 75 crore.
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"Indians Living Abroad Are Brand Ambassadors Of India's Success": PM Modi In Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Indian community in his address in Munich and said they promote India's growth story and said Indians living overseas are brand ambassadors of the country's success.
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Postal Ballot Option For NRI Voters Under Consideration: Poll Body Chief
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has told members of the Indian community in South Africa and Mauritius that the facility to extend postal ballot facility for NRI electors is being contemplated.
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Another Source Of Cash Dries Up For Indian Companies Amid Virus Crisis
The Covid-19 crisis has further crimped options for foreign-currency funding, worsening a credit crunch sparked by the collapse of shadow lender IL&FS in 2018.
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At 17.5 Million, Overseas Indians Are Largest Community In The World: UN
India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million strong overseas Indian community, according to new estimates released by the United Nations, which said the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million.
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Indian Students Accused Of Cheating In Visa Test Take Plea To Sajid Javid
Hundreds of overseas students, many of them from India, caught up in a visa row involving compulsory English tests, on Thursday appealed to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to address the matter, claiming that they were unfairly accused of cheating in the tests.
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Rahul Gandhi To Meet Indian Community On First UAE Visit
Congress President Rahul Gandhi who will interact with the Indian overseas and student communities during his maiden visit to the UAE was accorded a warm welcome by the Indian diaspora at the Dubai airport on Thursday, the party said.
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NRIs In US Welcome Cabinet Decision To Extend Proxy Voting
The large non-resident Indian community in the US has welcomed the recent decision of the Union Cabinet to extend proxy voting to overseas Indians.
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As Centre Eases Voting Rules, NRIs Seek To Influence Voters Back Home
A group in the US which claims to be affiliated to the BJP has begun galvanising support among the Indian-American community for elections in India
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For Israelis of Indian Origin, PM Modi Makes An Exception In Overseas Citizenship of India Card Rules
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Israelis of Indian origin would get the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards even if they have served in the Israeli Defence Forces, making an exception to a rule that his government had strongly backed last year. OCI cards facilitate visa-free travel to India, give holders rights of residency and...
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Jews From India Played Key Role In Israel's Development: PM's Top Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Israel, addressed the Indian community at the Tel Aviv Convention Center on Wednesday evening and announced that rules have been eased for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards for people of Indian origin in Israel. In more good news for Indians there, he also announced a new Delhi-Mumbai...
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Government Okays Rs 1,100 Crore Capital Infusion In Indian Overseas Bank
The bank said it has received a communication from the Finance Ministry for a capital allocation of Rs 1,100 crore as part of turnaround linked capital infusion plan.
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Indian Embassy In US Holds Open House On Visa-Related Issues
The Indian Embassy in the US held its first open house as part of its effort to address the grievances of the community on visa, passport and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card.
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Overseas Direct Investment by Indian Firms Falls 49% in March
Direct investment by Indian firms abroad fell 49.1 per cent year-on-year to $1.36 billion in March 2016, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed.
