Mahasweta Das
New rules make it harder to attain H-1B visa
August 26, 2019
On August 12, US President Donald Trump’s administration announced a new rule for H-1B visa according to which people could be denied visa and permanent residency for being too poor.
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The sci-fi journey of Indian cinema
August 22, 2019
The recent Bollywood movie Mission Mangal, a science fiction based on the successful launch of India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2, is being touted as India’s first space film and has received great response from the audience. Bollywood has been producing sci-fi movies for a l...
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The blingy casinos of Goa
August 16, 2019
Goa, the smallest state of India lying on the south-western coast of the country is mainly known for its white sand beaches, nightlife, places of worship and world-heritage listed architecture. The former Portuguese province also exhibits the cultural influence from its colonial ...
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Public response unit for diaspora set up in the UK
August 14, 2019
The Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has launched a ten-member Public Response Unit to provide instant service to the diaspora.
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Money gifts to NRIs becomes taxable
August 7, 2019
The recent Budget for 2019-20 introduced a few significant changes, one of which was about taxation of gifts from resident individuals to non resident Indians (NRIs).
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U7+Alliance: A learning for G7
August 5, 2019
The battle to tackle global challenges such as inequality or climate change is now also being fought by students. A group of almost 50 educational institutions have come together as U7+ Alliance to contribute to this battle.
Read MoreChanging narratives in Indian mythology
August 3, 2019
The two great Indian epics The Ramayana and The Mahabharata are being re-imagined and retold from the perspectives of the other characters and even those who were overlooked in the earlier editions.
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India’s deadly sewers
August 1, 2019
Even though manual scavenging was prohibited by the union government two decades ago, it still continues to be practiced in the states of India. According to a report 50 workers have died cleaning sewers in the first six months of 2019.
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Smart citizens from smart campus
July 31, 2019
The national competition of ‘Clean and Smart Campus’ is a step towards preparing smart citizens out of students who are going to live in the smart cities and develop the country to smarter India and take it to the global level by practicing sustainable and effective methods t...
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Strong laws needed to curb fraudulent NRI marriages
July 27, 2019
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, as many as 4,698 complaints were lodged by Indian women deserted by their NRI husbands in the last three and half years.
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Three Indian-origin MPs in newly formed UK cabinet
July 25, 2019
The new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his cabinet ministers which has three Indian-origin ministers who are set to hold key posts.
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