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At Rs 4 trillion, India received maximum inflows in 2016

At Rs 4 trillion, India received maximum inflows in 2016

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2017

The study said India was the top receiving country for remittances in 2016 at USD 62.7 billion, followed by China (USD 61 billion), the Philippines (USD 30 billion) and Pakistan (USD 20 billion).

Desis in US Internet scam to pay $1m as settlement

Desis in US Internet scam to pay $1m as settlement

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2017

Rajiv Chhatwal, Rupinder Kaur and Harinder Singh and companies Global Access Technical Support, Source Pundit and Helios Digital Media LLC were the defendants that had been charged in October 2016 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of its ongoing crackdown against tech support scams.

CNN anchor 'mocks' Indian-American spelling bee champ

CNN anchor 'mocks' Indian-American spelling bee champ

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2017

Asking 2017 desi spelling bee winner Ananya Vinay to spell Trump-invented 'covfefe' wound up less of a joke.

'I like masala films and Baywatch is in that zone'

'I like masala films and Baywatch is in that zone'

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

'My career is never dependent on somebody else's career at all, ever.' 'Whether somebody else's film does well or not, what has that got to do with me?'

Missing Indian-origin student found dead in US

Missing Indian-origin student found dead in US

Rediff.com   20 May 2017

Aalaap Narasipura, a senior electrical engineering student at Cornell's College of Engineering was reported missing since Wednesday.

Horror@Times Square: 1 dead, 22 hurt as car mows down pedestrians

Horror@Times Square: 1 dead, 22 hurt as car mows down pedestrians

Rediff.com   19 May 2017

Witnesses said the motorist had driven against traffic and onto the sidewalk, striking pedestrians.

Sikh man in US for two decades detained, fears deportation

Sikh man in US for two decades detained, fears deportation

Rediff.com   9 May 2017

Gurmukh Singh, a 46-year-old taxi driver from Punjab who sneaked into the US without a visa through the border with Mexico in 1998, was taken into custody on Monday after failing to get a stay in his deportation case, amid a clampdown by the Trump administration against undocumented immigrants.

US: Sikh stabbed to death for refusing to sell cigarettes

US: Sikh stabbed to death for refusing to sell cigarettes

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Jagjeet Singh, who was a clerk at the Hatch Food and Gas convenience store, came to the US 18 months ago and stayed with his sister and brother-in-law in Modesto.

100 days of Trump: Only 32% millennials approve of US president

100 days of Trump: Only 32% millennials approve of US president

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2017

The national poll by Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics said 32 per cent of 18-29 year-old Americans approve of Trump's job performance overall.

Indian Army reached a new low in Kashmir: NYT on man tied to jeep

Indian Army reached a new low in Kashmir: NYT on man tied to jeep

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2017

The editorial said, "Such posturing will only doom Kashmir to a deadly spiral, where more brutal military tactics will feed more despair and more militancy".

Paytm founder among Time's most influential people

Paytm founder among Time's most influential people

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2017

As Indians scrambled to exchange the banned notes for new currency, Paytm, Sharma's digital payments startup, went on a promotional spree, inviting Indians to start using Paytm's digital wallet to pay for everyday goods and services.

Sikh cabbie assaulted, turban snatched in US

Sikh cabbie assaulted, turban snatched in US

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2017

The New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

Philippine President Duterte wins TIME 100 Reader Poll

Philippine President Duterte wins TIME 100 Reader Poll

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2017

Duterte had consistently led the Time 100 Reader Poll, an online survey in which the publication had asked its readers to vote for who should be included in this year's Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.

Not in position to comment on Jadhav's sentence: UN

Not in position to comment on Jadhav's sentence: UN

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2017

The UN asked India and Pakistan to engage in a dialogue.

Trump seeks to 'end' Syrian civil war as Russia vetoes probe resolution

Trump seeks to 'end' Syrian civil war as Russia vetoes probe resolution

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2017

Trump said that America's relationship with Russia 'may be at an all-time low', but he hoped that it would have been wonderful if the two countries could get along.

Malala named youngest UN Messenger of Peace

Malala named youngest UN Messenger of Peace

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Men should not clip the "wings of women and let them fly", Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai said as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres designated her as the youngest-ever 'Messenger of Peace'.

US readying more sanctions against Syria

US readying more sanctions against Syria

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2017

The United States will soon impose more sanctions on Syria in response to a chemical attack blamed on President Bashar al-Assad's regime after an "overwhelming" successful military operation, the Trump administration officials said on Saturday.

Haley defends Trump travel ban, says it is meant to keep the country safe

Haley defends Trump travel ban, says it is meant to keep the country safe

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2017

Haley said that she believes that legal immigration is the "fabric" of America, pointing out that she is the "proud daughter" of Indian immigrants.

'We have to be realistic': Nikki Haley on nuclear ban

'We have to be realistic': Nikki Haley on nuclear ban

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2017

"Bad actors" cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons at the cost of those trying to maintain peace and safety, United States envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said.

Man shouts 'go back to Lebanon' to Sikh-American girl on NY subway

Man shouts 'go back to Lebanon' to Sikh-American girl on NY subway

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2017

Rajpreet Heir was taking the subway train when the white man shouted at her saying, "Do you even know what a Marine looks like? Do you know what they have to see? What they do for this country? Because of people like you."