This post was originally published on 13 August 2017. A little over 24,000 overseas Indians, who are entitled to cast their ballot in India, have registered themselves as voters. Now, in a bid to attract more such Indian citizens living abroad to become voters here, the Election Commission has launched a portal which allows them …
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This post was originally published on 4 August 2017. Over 350 Indian scientists gave up jobs in reputed foreign institutions between 2014 and 2016 to return to work for domestic establishments, the government today informed the Lok Sabha.Of 373 scientists who have returned to India under different programmes, 125 have been absorbed in different institutions. …
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This post was originally published on 2 August 2017. India’s Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to extend the facility of voting by electronic means and proxy to Non-resident Indians (NRIs) by amending electoral laws. At present, an overseas Indian could cast his or her vote in the constituency he or she belonged to …
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This post was originally published on 25 July 2017. It is not mandatory for all Non-resident Indians (NRIs) to disclose their overseas bank accounts in the income tax return form, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said. Putting to rest all confusion on the issue, Sushil Chandra, chairman of the CBDT, on Monday said …
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This post was originally published on 22 July 2017. India’s Central government has agreed to amend the law wherein NRIs had to travel to India to vote during elections. Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court that the government has accepted in principle that the facility of voting from the foreign land could be …
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This post was originally published on 14 July 2017. India has the second-highest number of adults planning to migrate to other countries with the US and the UK among the most favoured destinations, according to a report by the UN migration agency. The UN migration agency, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in its report …
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This post was originally published on 14 July 2017. India’s Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to apprise it within a week as to whether it is going to amend the election law or rules for enabling non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote in polls. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice …
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This post was originally published on 19 June 2017. Indians flying abroad will not be required to fill departure cards from next month. However, those going out of the country via rail, seaport and land immigration check posts will have to fill the embarkation card. New procedure to be effective from July 1 “It has …
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This post was originally published on 19 June 2017. Indian expatriates living across the globe need not worry about any possible problems with their financial or income tax transactions in India for not having an Aadhaar card, recent clarifications issued by the Government says. Despite the exemption previously announced by the Indian authorities, many NRIs …
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This post was originally published on 13 April 2017. An Indian-origin woman has become the first non-white judge to sit at the Old Bailey Court of London. Anuja Ravindra Dhir, who was advised to take up hairdressing by a teacher at her high school, is also the youngest circuit judge currently to sit at the …
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