A 38-year-old man from the Indian state of Telangana has died after fasting for four days to pray for Donald Trump’s recovery from Covid-19. According to his family, Bussa Krishna Raju worshipped the US president like a god, and was shocked and disturbed to find out about his coronavirus diagnosis. Mr Raju refused food and started praying for Mr Trump’s…
Sixteen countries, including Nepal, Bhutan and Mauritius, provide visa-free entry to Indian passport holders, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said there are 43 countries which provide visa-on-arrival facility and there are 36 countries which provide…
In a normal year, more than 60 million visitors will flock to the Big Apple. If they’re craving Indian cuisine they are likely to end up in the eminent enclaves of Queens’ Jackson Heights or an area on Manhattan’s East Side known affectionately as Curry Hill. But New York has a way of overshadowing the cultural abundance…
While the government has not allowed scheduled commercial international flights to operate in India as of now, various other measures are being taken to help passengers enter and fly out of India. Apart from the Vande Bharat Mission, which has been repatriating Indian nationals for past couple of months, government has also tied up with…
Even as September ushers in fresh and advanced rounds of applications for overseas education, destinations other than the United States look to expand their share in pie of Indian students by easing visa norms. For instance, while Australia recently opened up visa application process for international students with Indians set to benefit from the same,…
Nearly 3 out of 4 Indian employees (72%) currently working from home due to COVID-19 do not want to risk returning to their workplace due to concerns around commuting safely to work, according to a global survey by Kronos, a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. The survey points that…
Pakistan has failed to list 2 Indians as United Nations listed international terrorists under the 1267 committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The listing was blocked by 5 UNSC countries – UK, USA, France, Germany, and Belgium after no evidence was found to substantiate Pakistani claim. Pakistan was keen to list Indian nationals…
In 2016, 39,340 Indians gained permanent Candian residency. By 2019, that number grew up to 80,685. which, according to a National Foundation of American Policy (NFAP), analysis of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada data, is a 105% rise. According to the situation, Indian scientists and engineers are more likely to find Canada a better alternative…
BY ARUL LOUIS New York, Aug 26 (IANS) In a show of his support for legal immigration, US President Donald Trump dramatically welcomed an Indian software developer to “the great American family of citizens” in a White House ceremony during the Republican National Convention. He introduced Sundari Narayanan “a talented software developer” who is a “phenomenal…
JJ Singh had been a member of the India League for America for merely two years, but he was already tired. Its 12 members had a penchant for discoursing about Indian philosophy and lofty literature, when the need of the hour, according to Singh, was for “politics and propaganda”. Unable to contain his exasperation, Singh…
