India looks at NRIs to defuse crisis
New York/ Mumbai: The patriotism of wealthy overseas Indians has helped the country avert economic crises in the past and it is little surprise that embattled policymakers are turning to them again t
NRIs hail launch of e-Postal order
Washington: Indians living abroad, especially those in the US have welcomed the launch of the electronic postal order, which they say would go a long way for them seeking information from the Indian
Pranab seeks NRI money for growth
Kochi: President Pranab Mukherjee has urged the Indian Diaspora to be active partners in helping the country reverse the short-term deceleration in economic growth.
Addressing the valedictory session
UK crackdown on Indian-origin 'rogue landlords'
Britain on Thursday launched a major crackdown on landlords - many of them of Indian origin - who construct illegal extensions to their houses dubbed as 'beds in sheds' and rent them out to illegal im
No service tax on NRI remittances: FinMin
The government on Tuesday said remittances from abroad will not attract service tax, putting to rest the concerns raised in view of new tax norms.
"The matter has been examined and it is clarified th
Govt may cut spend, raise NRI deposit rates to boost economy
Interest rate hike for NRI deposits, bond issue for overseas investors to improve capital inflows in the wake of rout of the rupee and slashing wasteful spending may be among the steps to be announced
Govt may cut spend, raise NRI deposit rates to boost economy
The steps to be announced on Monday by the government and the RBI may include raising the interest for NRI deposits, cutting down wasteful expenditures and unveiling a bond issue for overseas inves
Kochi to host pravasi meet in January
Kerala will co-host Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual meet of non-resident Indians, for the first time.
The Overseas Indian Affairs Minister, Vayalar Ravi, on Tuesday announced that the 11th edition
Ex-Indian Army officer kills family, self in California
A former Indian Army officer wanted in a 1996 killing in the disputed Kashmir region killed his wife and two of their children in their California home on Saturday before apparently taking his own lif
2 NRIs jailed in UK for major cyber fraud
Two Indian-origin men are among six people jailed over a multi-million-pound cyber racket that involved the design, production and sale of fake identities and the management of online forums where cli