Ending Country Cap on Green Cards Would Help in Attracting Best Talent: Congressman July 12, 2019 15:53
Days after the United States House of Representatives passed legislation to remove seven percent country-cap on Green Card applicants, the top American lawmakers said the move would help in attracting and retaining the best talents…
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Over 800 NRIs Participate in Bonalu Festivities in London Organized by Telangana Community July 12, 2019 15:13
The Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from Telangana in London, during a Bonalu festivities organized in West London, showed their support to weavers back home wearing handlooms in the community. More than 800 NRIs from various parts…
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India to Get Swiss Bank Details of All Indians from September July 11, 2019 18:15
Last month a report unveiled that unaccounted wealth outside the country held by Indians was in the range of USD 216.48 billion to USD 490 billion over various periods between 1980 and 2010. India's fight…
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4,698 Plaints from Indian Women Deserted by NRI Husbands Addressed Since 2016: MEA July 11, 2019 12:03
The cases regarding NRI husbands deserting Indian women are on the rise despite the Indian government taking stringent actions against swindlers. In the last three and a half years, as many as 4,698 complaints from distressed Indian women deserted by their NRI husbands were addressed, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the complaints were received between January 2016 and May 31, 2019.The government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to give respite to women who have been deserted by their Non-Resident Indian (NRI) husbands, he said.The ministry provides counseling and guidance, and information on legal procedures and mechanisms to serve judicial summons to accused NRI husbands, Muraleedharan said.Information on filing a judicial case in India, issuing Look Out Circulars (LOC), impounding and revocation of the Indian passport of the husbands are also provided by the ministry, he said.To provide online consular assistance expeditiously to Indian nationals who are in distress abroad, including marital dispute, the MADAD portal was launched in 2015, Muraleedharan said.The minister said a module marital disputes was added to the portal to provide a digital platform to distressed Indian nationals married to NRIs.Read: Marriage Registrations Now Mandatory in Telangana Towns, Villages in Bid to Tackle NRI Marriage MenaceTo provide financial and legal assistance to distressed women married to NRI men by all Missions and Posts, the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) Guidelines were revised in September 2017, he said."The amount of legal and financial assistance to distressed Indian women has also been increased to USD 4000 per case," the minister said."The assistance is released to the impanelled legal counsel of the applicant or Indian community association or women's organization or NGO concerned to enable it to take steps to assist the woman in documentation and preparatory work for filing the case," Muraleedharan said.He said an expert committee was set up to identify the legal and regulatory challenges faced by Indians married to overseas Indian nationals and suggest amendments in existing legislation or Acts, and new policies, laws, and regulations.Upon the recommendation of the expert committee, an Integrated Nodal Agency was constituted, the minister added."So far, the INA has had 15 sittings and has issued eight Look Out Circulars against the erring spouses," he said.It was felt that these measures are not sufficient and the existing laws need to be amended to provide a more effective solution to the problem, Muraleedhran said.Therefore, a bill titled The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 11, 2019, he said, adding that the proposed legislation would offer greater protection to Indian citizens married to NRIs.It will also help as a deterrent to the Non-Resident Indians against harassment of their spouses, and force the accused NRI spouse to come back to India to face legal consequences of his overt and covert acts, the minister said.By Sowmya Sangam
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2 Indian Nationals Win Million Dollars Each in Dubai Lottery July 10, 2019 11:06
Two Indian nationals, including a woman, have won a staggering USD one million each in the Dubai Duty-Free raffle on Tuesday, while another national has won a luxury car in the lottery game, according to…
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Marriage Registrations Now Mandatory in Telangana Towns, Villages in Bid to Tackle NRI Marriage Menace July 09, 2019 18:37
The Indian government is making every effort to cut down the rate of NRI marriage menace. In one such attempt, Department of Women Development and Child Welfare in Telangana has decentralized the marriage registration process to the level of village panchayat officers and municipal administration officers to enable people to register marriages compulsorily. Apart from this, the department, which will at present be the nodal agency for registering marriages, will also be disseminating the knowledge of compulsorily registering marriages via the intricate network of 35,700 anganwadis. This makes registration of marriage easier for married couples and ensures that documentary evidence exists to tackle the issue of wives being deserted. The new process is crucial as in 2018 alone, the Women’s Commission received 36 complaints of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) wives being deserted and several more complaints of bigamy which become hard to tackle without documentary evidence. “With no marriage certificate, the married women can’t take their husbands to a court or even ask the embassies to initiate the process of bringing back the husband. In some cases, women have not even been able to apply for a divorce as they have no proof to apply for a divorce and the husband is also not here,” a senior official said. In the meantime, the decision of registering marriages at the village and municipality level is being seen as a small yet steady step. “The State and Central governments need to bring in specific laws that make a declaration of marriage at the time of Visa or passport mandatory and have provisions for measures against the husband for abandoning his wife,” said a senior official at National Commission for Women. The move includes: 12000 registration units at panchayats, municipalities. Rs 45000 per district for awareness on the Marriage Registration Act. A fine of Rs 100 for all marriages registered after 30 days. By Sowmya Sangam
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India Budget 2019 Cracks down on NRI Tax Evaders July 08, 2019 12:51
The 2019 Union Budget proposed by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 5, aimed to tighten the noose around NRI tax evaders. Under the new budget, the Indian government has expanded the coverage of…
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NRIs No Longer Liable to Tax-Free Gifts from Relatives in India July 08, 2019 12:45
India budget 2019 has proposed to draw attention to a loophole that helped Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) avoid the tax net on gifts received from India. Whatsoever gift received by a taxpayer in India is taxable…
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Family Holiday Turns Fatal: Indian Man Slips at Turner Falls in Oklahoma, Drowns July 08, 2019 11:12
A holiday with family turned deadly for an Indian American man after he slipped and fell into the waterfall on Friday at Turner Falls in Oklahoma.According to reports, the deceased, identified as Nune Suresh hailing from Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, was on a holiday with his family when the mishap took place. A diving team was brought in to locate and retrieve his body. While he was rushed to a hospital, he was declared brought dead.Media reports state that Suresh had completed his education at SSN College and had settled in Dallas working with a software company. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and a son.“Suresh slipped and fell into Turner Falls, Oklahoma and died today. His wife and two children have to move back to India along with Suresh’s body for the funeral. Please help his family in moving back to India. Your donations will help his wife Rupa, a housewife, in raising their kids, aged 12 and 8-years old,” a fundraiser on GoFundMe states.So far, the fundraiser has managed to raise $64,888 of its $100,000 goal after 1,571 people donated in a single day.Suresh’s family in India is making all efforts to expedite the return of his wife and children to India. His mother was reported to be inconsolable. Telugu associations in the United States have also stepped in to help.This was also reported to be the second such incident that took place at the same spot as another woman had died at the waterfall on Wednesday after she slipped and fell.By Sowmya Sangam
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India Budget 2019: NRI Investments to Become Much Easier July 05, 2019 15:45
India budget 2019 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday brought relief to Indians abroad or Non-Resident Indians to some extent as government simplified the rules and regulations pertaining to investment pattern to encourage…
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India Budget 2019: Aadhar Card Under 180 Days for NRIs on Arrival July 05, 2019 13:03
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget 2019 speech on Friday eased the waiting time for getting Aadhaar card for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). Sitharaman proposed to issue Aadhaar cards to non-resident Indians holding Indian passport on their arrival in the country. Under the present rule, NRIs with Indian passport are required to wait for 180 days to get the Aadhaar card."I propose to consider issuing Aadhaar to NRIs with Indian passports after their arrival in India without waiting for mandatory 180 days", Sitharaman said in her Budget speech. The UIDAI is mandated to issue an easily verifiable 12 digit random number as Unique Identity - Aadhaar to all Residents of India. Aadhar Card for NRIs According to details of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, every resident can apply for the 12 digits biometric ID. A resident is an individual who has been surviving in the country for 182 days or more in the year immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment. Hence, if a Non-Resident Indian has lived in the country for 182 days or more in the last one year right before the date of application for enrolment, in that case, the NRI can apply for Aadhaar.If the NRI has not lived in the country for at least 182 days in the past 12 months, although being a citizen of India, the individual will not become eligible to avail Aadhaar. The NRI will have to wait to complete 182 days of stay in India to apply for Aadhaar.By Sowmya Sangam
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Dubai Startup Woos Indian Fintech Startups with $100 Million Fund July 05, 2019 12:15
Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is all set to turn a global innovation hub for the next generation technologies, wooing entrepreneurs from India with $100 million start-up fintech…
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