Needed: A new policy for the Indian Diaspora

On matters relating to the Diaspora, the Centre needs to call the shots, suggests Ambassador T P S Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses the Loka Kerala Sabha,......

This Kashmiri Pandit wants cinemas to reopen in the valley

'I am not going to force anyone to watch movies. If they want to, they can come and watch.''I want to give them the choice that everyone has in the rest of the country.' IMAGE: The shuttered main......

Want to turn 'brain drain' into 'brain gain': PM at NRIs' meet

Castigating the opponents of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a swipe at those calling the government's move 'anti-people', saying these were ‘political......

Soon NRIs to get life-long visas, voting rights likely

Voting rights for NRIs and persons of Indian origin in the works, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj In a significant move, the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Gujarat......

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Govt to highlight reforms

The government will highlight the big-ticket reform measures and policy initiatives to woo overseas Indian investors at the next Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held in Kochi from January 7.Attracting......

Samy Vellu heads to India for better opportunities

Veteran ethnic Indian leader Samy Vellu, Malaysia's new envoy on infrastructure, is heading to New Delhi this week to scout for opportunities for Malaysian businesses to foray into the Indian......

The diaspora impact on a changing India

The global success of people of Indian origin gave hope and showed the way to a new India, said Jagdish Bhagwati at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference in New Delhi. A personal anecdote involving......

'Govt will ensure Satyam employees do not suffer'

Dr Ashwani Kumar, Union minister of state for commerce and industry, said on Thursday that the government will ensure that the Satyam employees do not suffer as result of the fraud committed by the......