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NRIs Struggle To Help Homeland India 'Gasping For Air'

India News | Todd Gillespie and Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg | Sunday May 2, 2021

Jaspreet Rai is desperately trying to do her part for the country she left more than 30 years ago: help its people breathe.

Supreme Court Notice To Centre, Poll Body Over Voting Rights For Those Living Away

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights through postal ballot for people stationed outside their constituency, including non-resident Indians or NRIs.

PayPal's Xoom Adds UPI Payments For NRIs, PIOs To Remit Money To India In Real Time

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Tuesday December 22, 2020

Xoom customers can use the payments service to send money to 66 banks across India

NEET Counselling 2020: MCC Releases Second List Of Eligible NRI Candidates

Education | Written by Aarzoo Snigdha | Saturday October 31, 2020

NEET Counselling 2020: MCC has released the second list of NRI candidates eligible to participate in NEET counselling 2020 for admissions to MBBS and BDS programmes in the academic session 2020-21. The second list of NRI candidates has been released on the official website- mcc.nic.in.

NEET UG 2020: Apply For Change Of Nationality By October 23; Check NRI Quota Admission

Education | Written by Aarzoo Snigdha | Thursday October 22, 2020

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released a notification for the NEET UG 2020 candidates who have registered previously as an Indian/other category and wish to apply under NRI quota must complete the application form by October 23 (10 AM).

Net Claims Of NRIs Stood At $345.7 Billion At End-June This Year: RBI

Indians Abroad | ANI | Wednesday September 30, 2020

The net claims of non-residents of India declined for the fourth consecutive quarter and stood at $345.7 billion at end-June 2020, according to an RBI release on Wednesday.

NRI Man, Kidnapped By Gangsters On Thursday, Freed Today: Kerala Police

South | Press Trust of India | Friday September 18, 2020

A non-resident Indian (NRI) from Abu Dhabi, who was allegedly kidnapped on his way home by unidentified persons after he deboarded a flight at the Calicut International airport on September 17, was released on Friday morning, police said.

Pranab Mukherjee Was An "Outstanding Personality": Lord Swraj Paul

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 1, 2020

Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul described former President of India Pranab Mukherjee as an outstanding personality who devoted his entire life for the welfare of the nation.

NRI Man Alleges Wife's Parents Are Detaining Her, Moves Gujarat High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 30, 2020

A Non-Resident Indian who lives in Canada has filed a 'habeas corpus' petition in the Gujarat High Court, alleging that his wife's parents are not allowing her to return to him.

Telangana Police Arrest Mother, Son For Duping NRI Of Rs 65 Lakh

Telangana News | ANI | Friday May 29, 2020

The Telangana Police on Thursday arrested a woman and her son from Jubilee Hills for duping a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) of Rs 65 lakh.

Drafted As Quarantine Centres, Punjab Hotels Stare At Losses, "Stigma"

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Sunday May 24, 2020

The decision to offer their hotels as centres to quarantine Non-Resident Indian (NRI) evacuees has left hotel owners in Punjab fighting a dual battle-of financial losses and the stigma of having operated as a quarantine centre, feared as source of Coronavirus infection.

"Embarrassed": Top Bengal Voices On Trinamool MP Criticising NRI Doctors

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday May 4, 2020

A group of eminent personalities from West Bengal has hit out at Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra for criticising NRI doctors, who had recently written an open letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee voicing concern over the "misreporting" of COVID-19 situation in the state.

Over 1.5 lakh People From Kerala Stranded Abroad Register To Return Home

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 27, 2020

Over 1.5 lakh Non-Resident Keralites (NRK)s, stranded in various countries, have registered online for returning to the state, once theCentre gives the nod and air services resume.

Kerala's Website For Its NRIs Who Wish To Return Home Suffers Temporary Outage

Kerala News | ANI | Monday April 27, 2020

Just 24 hours after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the opening of a website for online registration of Non-Resident Keralites (NRK), who wish to return from abroad, the site crashed due to high traffic of registrations.

Case Against 4 NRIs From UP Over Hate Posts Against PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 23, 2020

Four non-resident Indians from Kasya near Gorakhpur have been charged for allegedly posting objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media, police said on Thursday.