10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be Held in Jaipur January 03, 2012 15:07
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…
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U.S. Call Center Bill worries Indian BPOs December 23, 2011 19:44
India is currently going through a phase of challenges. Inflation, economic slowdown, rupee depreciation and now adding to the pressure, is the U.S. Federal bill for call centers. A major chunk of India's revenue comes…
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Indian Banks Hike Rates to Lure NRI Deposits December 22, 2011 12:26
Interest rates paid by Indian banks on NRE savings, term deposits and ordinary non-resident (NRO) savings accounts were deregulated by RBI. As stated by Central Bank, rates on non-resident deposits cannot go higher than the…
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RBI frees rates on NRI deposit schemes December 20, 2011 15:20
The Reserve Bank freed interest rates on various non-resident deposit schemes, a move that will help attract more funds from NRIs and arrest the slide in rupee in the forex market. The decision to de-regulate…
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NRI Sunita Gupta jumps to death from 14th floor December 20, 2011 15:03
A non-resident Indian woman from the US Sunday committed suicide by jumping off the 14th floor of an apartment block in Ghaziabad, police said. Sunita Gupta, 55, who came to India 20 days ago, jumped…
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A Grand success: UTAA Mahila Sambaralu 2011 December 16, 2011 13:30
The success of UTAA (United Telugu American Association) Mahila Sambaralu 2011 has set a benchmark to all the events of this kind. The event was held at Royal Albert's Palace, Edison NJ on Sunday, Dec…
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India hopes for early resolution of US visa row issue December 15, 2011 10:23
India today said it has conveyed its concerns to the US over the hiking the fees for H1B and L category visas, and hopes for an “early resolution” of the issue as the move was…
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Brit-Indian honeymooner Dewani may kill himself if extradited to South Africa December 15, 2011 09:58
Brit-Indian businessman Shrien Dewani, who has been charged with masterminding his wife’s murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year, may kill himself if he is extradited to South Africa, a London court has…
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India world’s 2nd most confident about economy after Saudi November 30, 2011 19:03
"The Indian economy has been well insulated from global economic conditions as it has been fueled by domestic consumption and the increased FDI into the country. Our economy has remained steady at a robust 8.1…
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Anna Hazare protest at Jantar Mantar on Dec11 November 28, 2011 17:17
Anna Hazare is planning to hold a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar here Dec 11 if the parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal bill does not come up with recommendations for a strong anti-graft ombudsman, an…
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Temple treasure value revised to Rs.5 lakh Cr July 07, 2011 13:40
Fresh estimates of the treasure unearthed from the secret chambers of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala has been revised to Rs. 5 lakh Cr. though no one was willing to state…
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Sex Swami complains against Kalanidhi July 08, 2011 18:21
Swamy Nityananda, better known as the sex swami, today lodged a complaint against the Kalanidhi Maran, Sun TV network chairman and brother of the former textiles minister Mr Dayanidhi Maran, to Chennai police that the…
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