It alleged that immigrants in Britain are forced to pay excessive fees for Home Office Services. The Home Office is presently conducting a charging consultation to further increase the existing 'unwarranted high fees', it said.
NRI billionaire Anil Agrawal-led Vedanta Group on Tuesday said its open offer for 20 per cent stake in Cairn India will begin on October 11, as part of its $9.6 billion takeover deal of the country's fourth largest oil explorer.
Governments find themselves expanding the entitlements of the least productive - farmers and bureaucrats - and abridging those of the more productive parts of the workforce.
The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the Centre's decision to confer Padma Bhushan on NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal. A bench headed by acting Chief Justice Madan B Lokur, after going through the original documents placed before it by Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra, found no substance in the allegation that proper procedure was not followed in the case of Chatwal.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Edward Fincke, who is married to a Assamese NRI, will visit the North East region of India in the first week of September.
'In my view, she was the greatest prime minister India has had until today'
'There were times when I thought of quitting but I have always believed in my talent.'
Modi is expected to address more than 18,000 people at the event, during which students from local schools will stage a series of cultural performances.
Guess which superstar is writing his autobiography? Bolly Gupshup with Subhash K Jha.
Indian-origin top-cop Dal Babu, Borough Commander for Harrow in the UK, has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II and made to an Order of the British Empire for his services to policing and the community.
During the visit organised by the UK India Business Council and UK Trade and Investment, 129 delegates, including business leaders Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone; Lord Meghnad Desai, noted NRI economist; Terry Hill, chairman, Arup; Evelyn de Rothschild and Gerry Grimstone of Standard Life will visit New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai.
The key features of the product include a dedicated priority service platform, superior foreign exchange rates on inward remittances and lower service charges on banking services, a release said.
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