Indians are proud of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the first woman to reach the apex of power in the United States, and wish her success, said V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs on Wednesday. Muraleedharan was addressing a virtual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference on the theme “Role of Diaspora in Promotion of Indian…
A prominent social activist here has requested the Indian authorities to initiate measures such as granting emergency visas on departure to help Indian-origin families travel to their homeland for health or other emergencies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s aviation safety regulator DGCA has extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights till December 31….
With the United Kingdom government approving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, travel agencies in India have already started planning ‘vaccine tourism’ packages for Indians who want to travel to England to take the shots. Travel agencies such as Zenith Holidays in Kolkata, Gem Tours & Travels in Mumbai and Chariot World Tours in Bengaluru confirmed that…
Over the last two days, more than 2,00,000 people have signed petitions seeking justice. Majorly the movement was started by Indian nationals living in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. The ongoing farmers’ protest against the Centre’s three amendments in the farm laws has shaken the national conscience. Arriving in a convoy of…
Travel agents have started receiving enquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK as soon as possible to get the COVID-19 vaccine that was approved on Wednesday by the British government. One travel agent is planning to launch a three-night package for the Indians who want to get the benefit of the mass…
In a historic medical breakthrough, the United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE. According to the government reports, the vaccine will be made available in the UK starting next week. The UK government approved the vaccine and made…
Hi Netflix, Prime, Sony Live, Zee, Voot and Indian OTT Fans Very often we browse endlessly through the list of series and movies available on netflix looking for our next dose of fantasy, comedy, documentary, thriller or sci-fi and often wonder what other Indians across the world are watching?What new amazing series they have discovered…
Bank Accounts For NRI/PIO/OCI All about Non-Resident Accounts: Bank accounts for NRIs Before we explore the details of the above mentioned bank Accounts for NRIs ONE FUNNY THING….. First of all, there is nothing called “NRI ACCOUNT”….bank accounts are called- NRE & NRO and those are for NRIs (PIOs/OCIs as well) And ONE NOT SO FUNNY THING……
Rishi Mukherjee lost his part-time job during the lockdown in March. Studying hospitality in the United Kingdom, he got another one recently, but had to settle for lower pay. “Many of my friends and I have been sending letters to our university administration to waive our fee as we have shifted completely to online education…
New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Gaurav Sharma on Wednesday scripted history by becoming the first parliamentarian of Indian origin to take oath in Sanskrit language on foreign land. 33-year-old Dr Sharma, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, was recently elected as an MP from the Labour Party in New Zealand. Dr Sharma said that…
