NRI

The rise of the global Indian traveller and investor

Indians spent $3.2 billion overseas in August 2024, with the maximum chunk directed towards travel, overseas education, and family maintenance. Also, a recent data by RBI showed money put in by Overseas Indians in NRI deposit schemes doubled to $7.82 billion between April and August, 2024

Sudden spate of deaths of Indian-origin students and rise of anti-India sentiments in the US

Most of these deaths have taken place under mysterious circumstances, with the exact cause of death not ascertained

75% registered NRI voters in Kerala: Do they have to fly to India or can they vote from abroad?

More than 20,000 non-resident Indians (NRIs) have flown to Kerala to vote in the second phase of general elections on Friday. However, travelling back to India just for polling is expensive and not everyone can afford it. Here's the other option they have

Homicide probe launched after Indian man attacked outside US eatery dies in hospital

According to a preliminary investigation, Taneja and an unidentified man got into a verbal fight that escalated into a physical altercation, according to WUSA, a CBS-affiliated television station in Washington, DC

Caught On Camera: Indian origin man gropes woman during live stream on Hong Kong streets

As per reports, he forcibly grasped her hand and urged, "Listen, come with me. I'm alone," attempting to engage in inappropriate physical contact. The visibly uncomfortable woman strenuously resisted, repeatedly shouting, "No, No, No"

'Over 4 lakh Indians may die awaiting employment-based S Green Cards'

The employment-based Green Card backlog reached a new record of 1.8 million cases this year. About 1.1 million of the 1.8 million cases in the backlog are from India (63 per cent)

Explained: How NRIs will be able to make payments via UPI

NRIs in 10 countries — Singapore, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, USA, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and UK — will now be able to transact through UPI using international mobile numbers

ICICI Bank’s GIFT City branches offer loan against deposits, dollar bonds to NRIs; details here

For dollar bonds, ICICI Bank claimed to be supplying a cohort of more than 50 prominent issuers and businesses

The Devil’s Advocate: Divide and ‘Cool’ in Leicester?

If they intend to paint foreign imports as savages again, all you need to do is weigh events against the general culture of football hooliganism in the country for one

NCW launches series of awareness programmes on NRI marriages in Punjab

The ‘Awareness Programmes across different districts of Punjab was launched to disseminate information on the possible risks involved in NRI marriages