Diaspora Archives - Page 11 of 22

No more wait for Aadhaar card for NRIs

September 11, 2019

The mandatory waiting period of 180-days for NRIs applying to obtain Aadhaar cards is going to end soon with the new amendment.

Shireen Matthews: The Indian American nominated fo...

September 5, 2019

If Shireen Matthews gets the nod of the Senate, she would not only become the first Indian-American to serve as an Article III federal judge in the Southern District, but also the first Asian Pacific American woman to bag the position. US President Donald Trump has nominated the ...

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.

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.

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).

Strong laws needed to curb fraudulent NRI marriage...

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.

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.

Indian-American Govind Nanda moving up in US tenni...

July 16, 2019

The Wimbledon boy’s doubles saw Indian-American player Govind Nanda and his Canadian partner Liam Draxl playing against the top-seeded Czech pair of Jonas Forejtek and Jiri Lehecka at the finals on July 14 and were placed at second position.