Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Chandrikapersad Santokhi was the guest of honour at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Indore this week.

The mega meet for NRIs at Madhya Pradesh has raised hopes of Indore's local munchies finding a booming market in Gulf countries and Kenya.

PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the convention, whose theme is 'Diaspora: Reliable partners for India's progress in Amrit Kaal', in Indore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Pravasi Bhartiyas as the "brand ambassadors" of India on foreign soil.

Underlining the skill and work ethics of Indian youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country has the opportunity to become the "skill capital" of the world.

The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that the state has investment-friendly policies and would contribute to the Prime Minister's words of making India a USD 5 trillion economy.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday praised Indian youths for "connecting India to the world" at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held in Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

An India with greater capacities can be an additional engine of growth for the global economy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday as he invited the Indian diaspora to be part of the country's efforts to emerge stronger from the coronavirus crisis.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reflected upon India's transformation from a country that till recently imported medical devices and equipment to one that is ready to save humanity with two Made-In-India vaccines to fight coronavirus. He also spoke about the various areas in which the country had developed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, while Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi will be the chief guest and deliver the keynote address, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

BJP lawmaker Hema Malini today said that she has been given the "green signal by higher-ups" to contest from Mathura, which had elected her to parliament in the last Lok Sabha elections. "I have started work on those lines," she added.

"Adbhut, Avishwasniya aur Akalpaniya" (wonderful, unbelievable and unimaginable), External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said while praising actor-turned-politician Hema Malini for her performance as Ma Ganga at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2019 in Varanasi on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi in eastern Uttar Pradesh this morning. The event is an annual gathering of overseas Indians and this is the first time that it is being held in Varanasi. This is the 15th edition of the event.

Underlining that countries such as the US, Japan and China are ageing rapidly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said India is getting younger and this demographic perspective offers it an "unprecedented edge" that will help in building a "New Young India" by 2022.

Chandrikapersad Santokhi was the guest of honour at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Indore this week.

The mega meet for NRIs at Madhya Pradesh has raised hopes of Indore's local munchies finding a booming market in Gulf countries and Kenya.

PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the convention, whose theme is 'Diaspora: Reliable partners for India's progress in Amrit Kaal', in Indore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Pravasi Bhartiyas as the "brand ambassadors" of India on foreign soil.

Underlining the skill and work ethics of Indian youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country has the opportunity to become the "skill capital" of the world.

The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that the state has investment-friendly policies and would contribute to the Prime Minister's words of making India a USD 5 trillion economy.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday praised Indian youths for "connecting India to the world" at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held in Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

An India with greater capacities can be an additional engine of growth for the global economy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday as he invited the Indian diaspora to be part of the country's efforts to emerge stronger from the coronavirus crisis.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reflected upon India's transformation from a country that till recently imported medical devices and equipment to one that is ready to save humanity with two Made-In-India vaccines to fight coronavirus. He also spoke about the various areas in which the country had developed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, while Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi will be the chief guest and deliver the keynote address, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

BJP lawmaker Hema Malini today said that she has been given the "green signal by higher-ups" to contest from Mathura, which had elected her to parliament in the last Lok Sabha elections. "I have started work on those lines," she added.

"Adbhut, Avishwasniya aur Akalpaniya" (wonderful, unbelievable and unimaginable), External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said while praising actor-turned-politician Hema Malini for her performance as Ma Ganga at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2019 in Varanasi on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi in eastern Uttar Pradesh this morning. The event is an annual gathering of overseas Indians and this is the first time that it is being held in Varanasi. This is the 15th edition of the event.

Underlining that countries such as the US, Japan and China are ageing rapidly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said India is getting younger and this demographic perspective offers it an "unprecedented edge" that will help in building a "New Young India" by 2022.