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Indians abroad celebrate 73rd R-Day; greetings pour in from global leaders

The Indian diaspora on Wednesday celebrated the 73rd Republic Day amid COVID-19 restrictions,

JetSynthesys partners with Sonu Nigam to launch NFT series

The series was launched in London to appeal to the thriving diaspora looking to stay connected to their roots

Indian diaspora has distinguished itself across the world: PM Modi in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commended Indian Diaspora for distinguishing itself across the world as he received a warm welcome from the community on his arrival here. He was greeted by groups of Indian Americans at the airport soon after his plane landed here Wednesday and later at the hotel where he had an interaction with the members of the community. Grateful to the Indian community in Washington DC for the warm welcome. Our diaspora is our strength, Modi said in a tweet along with a set of pictures of his interaction with the Indian American CEOs. It is commendable how the Indian diaspora has distinguished itself across the world, Modi said. One of the signature events of the Prime Minister's overseas visit has been his meetings with the diaspora community in large gatherings. However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, the prime minister is unlikely to have a large gathering or meeting with the diaspora. Modi has been popular among Indian Americans, who constitute

BJP most popular party among Indian diaspora in the United States: Survey

However, a majority is critical of government policies: study

Vande Bharat: 'World's largest' repatriation mission amid pandemic

Indian diaspora reaches out amid a brutal second wave of Covid-19

While some, like Indian doctors in the US, are offering their services, others are amplifying SOS calls, organising donation drives and generating awareness

Covid-19 is India's biggest crisis: philanthropist M R Rangaswami

The Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from the Silicon Valley has urged the diaspora community to help support the Indian people

Covid-19: Three siblings raise over $280,000 for medical supplies in India

Three Indian-American siblings raised more than $280,000 to send essential oxygen supplies for Covid-19 patients in India

US citizens, expats rushing home amid second Covid-19 wave in India

While travel firms are seeing a surge in inquiries, Air India is operating extra flights from Delhi to New York, Newark, and San Francisco and higher capacity Boeing 777 aircraft from Mumbai to Newark

Indian couple found dead at in US after four-year-old girl seen crying

An Indian couple was found dead at their home in the US after neighbours saw their four-year-old daughter crying alone in the balcony of their house, family sources said on Friday

No plans to introduce diaspora bonds, says FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has no plans to introduce diaspora bonds

Modi India Calling-2021: New book chronicling PM's foreign tours, released

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

Raje discusses tourism, culture with members of Rajasthani diaspora in UK

Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje held a detailed discussion with members of the Rajasthani diaspora in the United Kingdom on topics such as tourism and culture during a webinar held on Saturday

'Surprised' Trump says Kamala Harris 'nasty' and 'disrespectful' to Biden

Biden on Tuesday named Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate

654 Indian diaspora-owned firms employ over 174,000 people in UK: Report

The report aims to help develop a better understanding of the contributions of businesses owned by people of Indian origin to the UK

Narendra Modi to launch $4.2-million Hindu temple project in Bahrain

The project also envisages a facility for hosting Hindu weddings, in line with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority's initiative to make the Kingdom a hub of Indian weddings

Old versus new elite: A debate that distracts India from pursuing its goals

Putting labels on citizens may be politically expedient but will fail to deliver India's tryst with destiny

Big blow to Indians: Saudi Arabia may ban foreigners from hospitality jobs

As Saudi Arabia tries to develop its fledgling tourism industry, its also tackling citizen unemployment, which hit a high of nearly 13% last year

Indian diaspora: Living on hot air

They tend to get relatively overlooked but Modi has put some thought on this front. Is it worth it?

You can convert PIO cards to OCI till Dec 31: Centre tells Indian diaspora

Earlier, the facility was available till June 30, 2017