A Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee (NRO) account is a savings or current account held by NRIs in India in order to manage their income earned in India. NRO account-holders can deposit and manage their accumulated rupee funds without any hassle with this account. The account allows NRIs to receive funds in Indian or foreign currency. One …
The Indian real estate market, especially the residential section, was in past accurately portrayed as being unregulated and disorderly with outlandish delay in projects and low quality of construction. The Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA), when arrived in March 2016, got a change in perspective in part and transformed it into an increasingly matured, methodical, …
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This post was originally published on 5 July 2019. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed to issue Aadhaar cards to non-resident Indians (NRIs) holding Indian passport on their arrival in the country. Currently, as per the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, only a resident who …
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Just like regular residents, Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can also open a National Pension System (NPS) account. It provides tax breaks of up to Rs 1.5 lakh under Sec 80C and Rs 50,000 under Sec 80CCD(IB). For an NRI to open an NPS account online, he should have a PAN card and a bank account. …
The Election Commission of India has opened registration for Non-Resident Indians to apply for voting rights. Indian citizens of 18 years and above, living overseas, who have not acquired any other citizenships, are eligible to vote can now visit the ECI website and register for voting rights. Procedure for NRIs to register for voting On …
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Changing economic scenarios and a shortage of jobs in the country have made many Indians migrate to other affluent countries in search of better economic scenarios and job opportunities. According to a report released by the World Bank, India is found to be the highest receiver of foreign funds across the world. As of April …
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All applications for a new Indian passport in Qatar will have to be filled online starting from September 15, the Indian Embassy in Qatar has said. Informing this, the embassy has issued a communique on its website that explains the steps involved in applying for a new passport. Step by step guidelines to apply online …
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This post was originally published on 21 August 2017. Qatar has ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and seventh worldwide in broadband connection speed, said Ooredoo, citing a report by Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai. Akamai’s ‘State of the Internet’ report, which analysed the first quarter results of global broadband …
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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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Qatar’s Cabinet on Wednesday has approved a bill to grant permanent residency status to certain expatriates, Qatar News Agency has reported. Under the provisions of the bill, the Minister of Interior may grant permanent residence card to non-Qatari nationals if the conditions specified by the law are met. Conditions for permanent residency A decision of …
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