DR. PADMESH GUPTAPravasi Bharatiya Divas brings together overseas Indians over a three day convention from January 7 – 9 each year since 2003. This platform provided by the government of India was to perhaps just engage with the Diaspora around the world under one roof, network, share their experiences in ...

Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Tuesday said the election commission and external affairs ministry are evolving a method to include NRIs in the country's electoral rolls."Two rounds of discussions have been held with the election commission and external affairs ministry. Both agreed to enrol the NRIs but how to ...

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual gathering of people of Indian origin, will for the ninth consecutive year be held in the first week of January 2011 and this time it will have a special focus on the northeast and the youth among the large Indian diaspora."We are expecting ...

Amitabh Shrivastava Amir Khan's Rang De Basanti has evoked good response, earning critical acclaim as well as good collections at the box office. Some critics have termed it very mediocre,  but by and large its packaging of pop patriotism has found acceptance among urban cinegoers in India and abroad, ...

In an interview with Pravasi Today’s Amit Guin, HARINDER S TAKHAR, Minister of the Crown of the Province of Ontario, Canada, speaks about Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and the Indo-Canadian community Tell us about your experiences of the previous Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. My experience has ...

Kul Bhushan Terminal 3 or T3, Delhi international airport’s modern and globally efficient international terminal is what India must be aiming for "Oh nooooo!" groan many non-resident Indians (NRIs) as they stand in long queues for immigration after arriving at Delhi airport. Battling jet lag after a long-haul flight and then waiting ...

The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has set up an Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) as a not-for-profit-trust, in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to promote investment amongst the overseas Indians. The center is a ‘One Stop- Shop’ for serving the interests of the overseas Indian Community and ...

Was it the age of ascendancy or a decade of decadence, wonders Amit Guin   Will it be fine to equate the bygone decade with a speck of dust, which howsoever one tried to wave aside remained stuck in one’s memory? Or will it be better if we consider it ...

Individuals – All compliance formalities as per SEBI’s account opening for Individual plus RBI approval, which is taken through the Bank in which NRI is having their Bank A/c. OCBs – All compliance formalities, which are required as per SEBI’s list for Corporate account opening. Documents that are ...

Amit Guin “New Year’s Eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come ...