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Involve overseas Indians as partners: President Pratibha Patil 10 January 2012
President Pratibha Patil on Monday said the country would continue supporting overseas Indians and encourage greater exchanges among the communities living abroad. In the present times of economic uncertainty and profound change in the world, the country would actively involve...
Keywords: Involve overseas Indians as partners, Ghulam Nabi Azad, NRIs, Involve overseas Indians as partners
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NRIs to get right to vote in Indian elections: PM 11 January 2012
Fulfilling a long-standing demand of its diaspora, India on Sunday said it would allow NRIs to vote and participate in the election process. "Pursuant to the law that was enacted to enable Non-resident Indians to vote in our national elections,...
Keywords: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, NRIs to get to vote in eletions
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Measures that will impact the NRI's... 05 March 2013
Non-residents Indians (NRIs) will have to spend a little more on their visits to India after the latest budget. As the air travel tax has gone up, NRIs now pay more when they buy their air tickets to travel back...
Keywords: tax residency certificate, non-residents indians, tax residency certificate, NRI's
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10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be Held in Jaipur 03 January 2012
The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) will be held from 7-9 January, 2012 in Jaipur. Addressing a press conference here today, Shri Vayalar Ravi, the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation announced that the Chief Guest of PBD-2012...
Keywords: pbd 2012 rajasthan, 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, pbd 2012 rajasthan, 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Read More Indian Budget 2013 how it Impacts NRIs? 05 March 2013
Non-residents Indians (NRIs) will have to spend a little more on their visits to India after the latest budget. As the air travel tax has gone up, NRIs now pay more when they buy their air tickets to travel back...
Keywords: pravasi bharatiya divas, NRI's, NRI's, non-residents indians
Read More Satya Nadella gets Pravasi Bharatiya 09 January 2015
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been selected for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2015 by the Union government of India for his immense contribution towards the field of technology. Along with Satya Nadella, 15 other prominent NRI personalities were selected...
Keywords: Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar, non-resident Indians, non-resident Indians, Mala Mehta
Read More Vayalar invites NRIs for an event in India 12 November 2012
Minister of Overseas (Indian affairs), Vayalar Ravi asked Indians in Kuwait to attend the 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas next year. This celebration is going to take place in January 2013 at Cochin. The specialty of this event is that it...
Keywords: minister of overseas, nri news, indians in kuwait, minister of overseas
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India to spend Rs. 50 crore on overseas Indians 17 March 2012
India will spend close to Rs.50 crore on welfare schemes targeted at overseas Indians in 2012-13, according to budgetary estimates proposed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) has been allocated a total of Rs.114.77...
Keywords: Overseas Indians, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, MOIA, Overseas Indians
Read More Measures that will impact the NRI's... 05 March 2013
Non-residents Indians (NRIs) will have to spend a little more on their visits to India after the latest budget. As the air travel tax has gone up, NRIs now pay more when they buy their air tickets to travel back...
Keywords: NRI's, chidambaram, pravasi bharatiya divas, budget 2013
Read More Modi hits back at Manmohan 09 January 2014
BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi slammed Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for his remarks on him. Addressing in a special interactive session of the 12th edition of the annual diaspora meet in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in the national...
Keywords: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, India News, Narendra Modi, Prime Ministerial candidate Modi
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Indian economy to grow at 9% - 10% in medium term: Manmohan 09 January 2012
While India’s growth has been impacted by the global slowdown, given the strong economic fundamentals of the Indian economy the effort is to bring the economy back to 9-10% growth in the medium term, said Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister...
Keywords: NRIs, Overseas Citizen of India, Manmohan Singh, Kamla Persad Bissessar
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Need to increase the share of healthcare in GDP to 2.5% from 1.0% : Ghulam Nabi Azad 09 January 2012
There is a need to increase the share of healthcare in GDP to 2.5% from present level of 1.0%, said Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of India in his inaugural Address at the Seminar...
Keywords: 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Jaipur, Pravasi Bhartiya Samman award 2012, Inclusive Growth in the Health Sector, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister
Read More Biomass for Energy Security and Empowerment of Rural India 09 January 2012
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2012 organized jointly by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (Government of India), Government of Rajasthan and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Jaipur saw an interesting session on “Enhancing Rural Energy Access”. The Session focused primarily...
Keywords: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012, NRIs, NRIs, CII
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