'There is an bligation on Finance Minister and Prime Minister to take the country into confidence'.
Pradyumna Nadakaduty didn't even know he was getting into social impact work when he applied for a job at Acumen Fund. Then something wonderful happened.
Indian-American Vajinder Toor, who was shot dead by his disgruntled Chinese colleague, was on Wednesday remembered by friends as a 'very intelligent, hardworking young doctor' with a golden heart.
Life for him has come full circle, the paper said - from dire poverty in India to the life style of rich in America and back to his native village where he has traded his Mercedes for a bicycle.
As a general rule of the thumb pre-pay the car loan whenever you can, says personal finance expert Harsh Vardhan Roongta.
Norway's child welfare service will take a decision by early March on whether the custody of the two Indian children, who have been separated from their parents, can be awarded to their uncle after which an arrangement will be put in place to take care of their needs back home.
An NRI and his daughter were found murdered. One of the persons on interest to the police was trying to leave Los Angeles, when the police detained him.
Lack of policy blocking NRI investments: CII
A lawsuit against Vinod Gupta, CEO, InfoUSA, has accused him of wasting the company's money on high-profile guests, according to a report on the website of The New York Times.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Sunday instructed Indian Ambassador to Norway R K Tyagi to speak to the Norwegian foreign ministry to ensure the release of two children, who were separated from a Non-resident Indian couple by the Norwegian Childcare Services.
Since open-air cremations anywhere outside a crematorium have been prohibited in Britain under the 1902 Cremation Act, many Indian-origin families in Britain take bodies of their deceased relatives to India for cremation according to Hindu rites. Ghai has been campaigning for the right to be cremated according to his Hindu beliefs for several years and sought legal redress.
A businessman turned-swami has gone on a fast unto death in upstate New York to prevent a local bank from foreclosing his ashram.
He allegedly killed his wife, 30-year-old Navneet Kaur, late Thursday in her home in Arizona capital where she lived alone.
'We had been talking for two hours about India and America and we stopped and looked at each other. "The issues are the same," said my hyper-successful and patriotic NRI friend, his hidden Indian self somewhere wanting to empathise. Yes, I agreed, only the planets that we inhabit seem different, notes B S Prakash.
Qureshi said police inquiries found the three caught "Jet Airways flight No 9W 354 at 7:40 pm to Mumbai"
Rise in NRI deposits pushed up India's per capita external debt by 17.55 per cent to Rs 21,493 in one year period ending March 2014, government said in the Rajya Sabha.
Rabinder Singh will sit as the independent member on a three member-strong panel commissioned in the wake of the race row that erupted last week.
The scheme would cover women deserted in India or overseas within one year of the marriage and divorce proceedings initiated by the spouse within one year of the marriage.
A N Shanbhag and Sandeep Shanbhag answer the queries of the readers on investment issues
An Indian-origin man and his British wife have been awarded 160,000 pounds in an out-of-court settlement, following the death of their baby in a hospital in Cardiff, in November 2005.Krishna Govekar of Goan origin and his wife Johanne Rees lost their son Arun due to a series of alleged blunders by the hospital. After three years of legal action, the hospital has now offered them the settlement.The couple said they will now start a new life in Goa.
Swara Bhasker and Akshay Oberoi shine in this gripping revenge drama about human trafficking, applauds Namrata Thakker.
In a fresh development, the investigating officers have revealed that the man arrested with heroin did not mention Vijender Singh. The boxer is only being probed because of the car found outside that Zirakpur flat.
Two Indian founders of the world's largest online casino 'PartyGaming' have lost a fortune estimated at over $1 billion in a matter of days, after the company's shares plunged in response to a US government crackdown on Internet gambling.
The suggestion was made by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at the on-going Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Kochi.
The throat swab of the 52-year-old non resident Indian, who died in a hospital in Kerala's Kollam district on July 1, was found to be negative for H1N1 flu, putting to rest fears that his death may have been due to swine flu. Deceased Stanley Pelis, who arrived in Kerala two weeks ago from the United Kingdom, had died of viral pneumonia, said director of Health Services Dr K Shyalaja.The patient, who hails from Kollam, was suffering from viral fever,she said.
Joginder Tuteja offers a fresh recap of its 10 most iconic moments.
According to a study by MyHiringClub.com, a recruitment tendering platform, hiring of NRIs accounted for 21 per cent of total recruitment activity during April-June, 2011, compared to 16 per cent in the year-ago period, representing a growth of 5 per cent.
A trial date has been set for June 26.
The bank is offering a preferential rate on foreign currency conversion, giving special offers on housing loans and providing assistance for searching properties.
ICICI Bank on Thursday increased interest rates on FCNR deposits for all currencies, other than the Japanese Yen, across all maturities by 25 basis points.
The academy, a joint venture project, would conduct short term courses approved by the Director General of Civil Aviation and Transport Canada to train pilots and ground staff, Hemant H Shah, managing director of Cubex India.
Ravi Arimilli is a Austin, Texas-based researcher who specialises in computer chip innards.
Paul said, "The fact that we are able to donate the unit at all is a testament to the generosity of our UK supporters and will provide a link in strengthening the success story of Indo-Anglo partnerships."
Shaik had been sentenced to 15 years each on two counts of corruption and three years for fraud.
Indian American engineer charged with selling top secret info
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