Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Nirmala Sitharaman said that for the next 25 years, India is focussing on the four 'I's - Infrastructure, Investment, Innovation and Inclusion

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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday appealed to the young Indian diaspora to innovate, invest and initiate their ideas in India. Speaking at the inaugural function of the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) as part of commencement of the three-day PBD convention, Thakur said India became the fifth largest economy in the world in 2022 by overtaking those who ruled the country for 200 years. Australia's Member of Parliament Zaneta Mascarenhas was the guest of honour at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were also present. Addressing the gathering, Thakur urged the young Indian diaspora to "innovate, invest and initiate ideas in India". In the year gone by, India became the third largest nation with start-ups, he said. When the world was fighting the pandemic, Indian youth saw an opportunity for launching start-ups, he added. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ...

Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi on Saturday arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said the upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) and Global Investors Summit (GIS) events will provide a great opportunity for branding of the state and Indore, the cleanest city in the country. Indore will host the PBD and GIS in January 2023, an official said on Wednesday. Both Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas and Global Investors Summit will provide a great opportunity for branding of Madhya Pradesh and Indore, especially for attracting investments in the state, Chouhan said while reviewing preparations for the two events on Tuesday. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suggested the publication of a souvenir. Chouhan said gift packs of select products can be given to guests under the "one district-one product" scheme and the main features of "Madhya Pradesh, the Narmada river, and its ancient heritage" should be displayed at these events. The chief minister also enquired about the access routes to tourist places around Indore a

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted everyone, especially the Indian diaspora on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas.

The photographs that made it to the book were culled out from a collection running into what must have been ''thousands and lakhs'' of images, Jolly said

Continuing the same theme of the 'Indian-ness' of NRIs in Mauritius, Adityanath spoke of how Mauritians are preserving the Ramayana and the Shiva temples there

Jugnauth, who also spoke in Hindi several times during his address, signed off saying, Dono deshon ki gehri mitrita bani rahe (the friendship between the two countries continues)

While inaugurating the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed NRIs and called them 'brand ambassadors of India'

Sushma Swaraj will return from a tour of Asean countries tomorrow ahead of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9

Soft skills training for overseas jobs aspirants; NRIs to be tapped for short-term projects in India

V K Singh said India can become a superpower and has the potential to become a spiritual hub

About 400 young Indian diaspora participated in the Youth Pravis Bharatiya Divas

Main convention will be inaugurated by PM Modi and chief guest of the event, Portugal PM Dr Antonio Costa

Main function of the event will be on January 9