The state government, a few years ago, started a matching grant scheme for NRIs who wanted to invest in the development of their villages, and the scheme proved attractive for NRIs, especially in the Doaba region.
Sivasankran alleges Maran had forced him to sell Aircel.
Remittances growth is muted due to "structural" reasons which will hamper consumption demand locally, a report said on Thursday. "...the muted external remittances growth is more of a structural issue than transitory," India Ratings and Research said in its note. India has been the largest recipient of remittances from its diaspora spread all across the world and received over $70 billion inflows last year. The agency argued that flows had started to moderate even before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, pointing out that as a percentage of gross disposable income, the share of remittances fell to 2.5 per cent in FY19 as against 3.5 per cent in FY10.
'Information developed revealed the suspect was upset with Shayona's parents and sister for discontinuing the relationship due to different religious backgrounds, Hindu and Muslim,' the court papers said.
The bail for Varsha Sabhnani, who is accused of torturing the women whom they had hired as house help, has been set at $2.5 million and for her husband, who allegedly allowed the abuse to take place, at $1 million.
The team observed a dialogue between the hippocampus and the neocortex, areas of the brain where memories are made and stored.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia's suggestion should be slightly modified for this.
Mumbai Airport immigration officials deported two American citizens, seven-year-old Viraj Shriwardhankar and three-and-a-half-year old Vrishabh, two hours after they landed in India last week.
A longstanding wish of millions of Non Resident Indians for voting right in India has come true with the Centre issuing a notification to this effect to enable them to exercise their franchise.Parliament had in the monsoon session passed the Representation of People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to allow NRIs to vote in Indian elections and now government has issued a gazette notification in this regard.
Abbasi had attacked two police constables with a sharp-edged weapon at a gate of the famed Gorakhnath temple and tried to barge into the premises on Sunday evening before he was overpowered.
Bizarre details of the killing have surfaced in the last several weeks.
Madhuri Dixit's brief seems to have been to look glamorous, which she does, while others struggle to hold the film together, observes Deepa Gahlot, Maja Ma Review.
Educational institutions in India have a quota system for non resident Indians (NRIs). But the catch is that the fees are higher than what resident students pay.
An Indian-origin doctor, branded as "sex predator" for sexually assaulting women and teenage girls and secretly filming the acts, has pleaded guilty to 39 sexual offences at a UK court.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Dr Balu, who arrived in the United States in 1968 from Chennai, is planning to visit southern India periodically to help strengthen the programme.
"The President was very enthusiastic when we told him we want to give this award to Qader," said MIOA Deputy Secretary Mahesh Arora.
The prime accused in the murder of a Punjab non resident Indian has been arrested while two other co-accused gave themselves up, police said in Hoshiarpur Thursday.
Raj Persaud, famous for his appearances on daytime TV show This Morning, is being investigated by a preview panel from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Though the police have not ruled out foul play, family friends and relatives believe it might have been an accident.
The man's lawyer argued that his client had acted in self-defence, trying to break-up a fight already in progress.
Leading non-resident Indian entrepreneur Maneck Dalal, who has played a major role in promoting Indian art and culture in the UK, has been awarded the Asian Leadership Award for his contribution towards heritage.
Indian workers' remittances to the country from abroad have soared considerably over the years to touch $23 billion in 2004, according to World Bank statistics.
An Indian-origin woman has been murdered in west London and her right hand severed in a case that led to the arrest of her India-born husband and five others.
The gutka company owners have warrants issued under them for questioning in a case alleging underworld links.
The flow of deposits from non-resident Indians (NRIs) hit a four-year low in the financial year 2020-21 mainly due to contraction in foreign currency deposits, latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows. Total NRI deposits during FY21 were $7.3 billion as compared to $8.6 billion in FY20 - the lowest since 2016-17, when such deposits had contracted by $12.3 billion. Indian banks have three kinds of deposit accounts where NRIs or PIOs (persons of Indian origin) can park their funds: non-resident external-rupee account (NRE); non-resident ordinary rupee account (NRO); and foreign currency non-resident bank account (FCNR [B]).
Barclays chairman Marcus Agius and chief executive Bob Diamond have resigned after regulators in the UK and US slapped a 290 million pound penalty on the bank.
This year, eight eminent individuals are being given Padma Bhushan and 54 are being conferred with Padma Shri awards, besides the two Padma Vibhushan recipents.
Amit Gupta, MD, Sag Infotech, answers your personal income tax queries.
NRIs are preferred borrowers in India and their assets in India and other property rentals are accepted as supportive income streams.
The outreach initiative has been launched in the wake of a directive from the Indian government asking consulates to have regular interaction with Indian nationals to understand their problems and come up with solutions.
An Indian-origin woman, who miraculously escaped after jumping in front of a train with her 5-year-old son last year, has been ordered to be detained indefinitely in a mental hospital in London.
As protectionism grows from the United States to Australia, Sanjay Kumar Singh draws up a comprehensive financial checklist for those shifting to India.
