|
NRI Column
Banking blues in India
"How can they do this to me?" asked my angry
friend Dildar Singh over the telephone from London. His bank account in India
had been debited for not maintaining a minimum balance.
The dilemmas of a returning
NRI
"May I have your attention please?" cooed the
airhostess, "We have landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in
New Delhi...."
Non-resident Keralite's firm develops new campus software
Keralite businessman's firm has developed a new software
which can, with the click of a mouse, handle all activities in an educational
institution, including admissions and fees, and is being sought by several
universities in India and abroad.
South African Indian
Scientist is the woman of the year
An internationally acclaimed South African Indian palaeobiologist
has been named Woman of the Year ahead of the National Women's Day Aug 9,
celebrated as a public holiday.
India permits dual citizenship for its diaspora
India Thursday approved dual citizenship for members of
its vast diaspora who immigrated after Jan 26, 1950 when the country became
a republic.
Indian American among 100 top US brokers
Merrill Lynch financial advisor Raj Sharma, who is of Indian
origin, has been recognised as one of "America's 100 Top Brokers" by the Barron's
magazine for a second consecutive year.
IBQ inks deal with HDFC Bank
Expatriate Indians can now make express remittances to
India without paying any fees or commissions and avail of a full range of
banking services back home
NRI teen author secures Rs. 2.2 cr. deal with American publisher
New York, April. 27 : A teenaged Indian-American girl,
who is yet to make her literary debut, has secured a staggering Rs 2.2 crore
two-book deal with a prestigious American publishing house.
NRI : Lakshmi Mittal named Britain's richest man
London, April. 3 : NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, heads
the list of Britain's richest people with a wealth of 14.8 billion pounds, quadrupling
his fortune within a year.
ICICI Bank hikes NRI deposit rates
April 02, 2005 : ICICI Bank has revised interest
rates on non-resident external savings account and NRE fixed deposit by 0.61
per cent and 0.47 per cent respectively across various maturities
NRI is richest Asian woman in Britain
London, March 28: Non-resident Indian Rita Sharma has emerged as the richest
Asian woman in London with a wealth of £95 million, 20 years after she set up
her own small travel business.
NRI among Borlaug awardees
New Delhi, March 10 : Leading wheat scientist S Nagarajan,
director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), and soil scientist
Rattan Lal have been conferred the prestigious Norman E Borlaug awards for
2005.
India grants dual citizenship to all expatriates
On January Seventh2005, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh extended
the facility of dual citizenship to all overseas Indians who migrated from
the country after Jan 26, 1950. Earlier, it was limited to Indians based in
certain countries.
| 
