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- New bill for voting rights to NRIs introduced
- RBI
relaxes FDI norms for credit information companies
- NRI
worldwide praised India's budget
- Prime
Minister, Manmohan Singh address at sixth Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas- 'Let me begin by wishing all
of you a very happy new year. Even though Delhi is cold
right now, I assure our Pravasi Bharatiyas that a warm welcome
awaits you in this land of our ancestors.
 NRI
semmelan 2008 in Chandigarh on Jan 05- Why
NRIs are returning to live and work in India
- Indian
Govt. approved 20 foreign direct investment,
worth Rs 1,078.65 crore ...0407
- OCI
(Overseas Citizenship of India) cards are set to be treated
on par with NRIs ...0207
- Assam Govt.
set up first summit on December 21 to attract 6000 Assam
NRIs..0207
- US
NRI Associations and the mayor of Chicago welcome to Dr.
Reddy, CM of Andhra Pradesh
- Ontario
Minister Mr. Harinder Thakhar ready to help India in food
processing sector
- NRI voting
rights bill in next Parliament session
- NRI
Minister inaugurated 1st Global Convention in Orissa
- Ravi
to visit Europe, to study NRI problems
- NRI
may vote in Indian elections- voting rights Bill is
in parliamentary panel x
- Smart
cards soon for NRI workers 050206
- NRI
can invest up-linking of television channels in India
0206
- NRI
Tourism Facilitation Cell established in Chandigarh
- NRI
town planned in HP, says CM
- Punjab
Government
matching grant for NRI projects increased to
Rs 50 crore
- Speedy
justice to NRIs revenue Cases by Ludhiana Court
05/15
 Natwar
in Canada to trtade ties between the two countries.- Sep. 02: Government
modifies Press Note 4- allowing NRI investment repatriable
 Prime
Minister's message to NRIs-
India will aim at 7.5 per cent growth rate(05_12)- April 21: PB
has approved 47 proposals for NRI investment (05_11)
- India
Inc eyes NRI talent bank (05_10)
- Indian
chamber to set up its unit in Dubai (Dubai_1)
- Punjab
woos NRIs with investment sops
(5-9)
- Four
get life sentence for kidnapping NRI, demanding a ransom
of $700,000 (5-8)
- Fast
Track Courts for NRI revenue cases in Punjab
(05_06)
- NRI
accounts to be exempt from tax (05_04)
- Permitted
100 percent foreign equity in the construction sector
(N_R_7)
- India
is considering easier adoption rules for NRIs (05_04)
- DGP
Virk vows to break nexus of land-grabbers
2005_01_03
- Jan 07, 2005: OVERSEAS
INDIAN AFFAIRS MINISTRY TO PURSUE ITS JOB SERIOUSLY AND
TAKE VARIOUS NEW INITIATIVES JAGDISH TYTLER
- Dec. 22, 2004:Six
NRIs achievers honored for the Global Organization of
People of Indian Origin (Gopio)
- Dec. 21, 2004: MINISTRY
OF OVERSEAS allocated Business Rules for amendment
(10_10)
- Dec. 16, 2004:
NRI Sabha to open NRI grievances counter at Raja Sansi (10_9)
- Dec. 14, 2004: J-K
partner state for Intl NRI conference (10_08)
- Dec. 08, 2004: Customs
official shifted out of airport after US,NRI complains
(10_7_)
- Dec. 06, 2004:
NRIs got New Year's gift- No tax on deposits (6_)
- Dec. 01, 2004: Amending
central law will let NRIs have voting rights
- Nov 13, 2004: Tytler
wants NRI meet not to turn into a 'tamasha' Sonia
Gandhi said, ''Don’t take the overseas Indians lightly.
They mean business. ...x
- Nov 13, 2004: Largest
delegation from US for diaspora convention
- Nov.10, 2004:
PM to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divason on January 7-
President APJ Abdul Kalam will attend the concluding
session and give away awards on January 9 x
- Oct 28, 2004: India
seeks NRI capital in infrastructure (10_4)
- Oct 27, 2004: RBI
increased the ceiling on NRE deposit interest
(10_3)
- Oct. 24, 2004: Bihar
to open doors for NRI investments
(10_2)
- Oct 06, 2004:Transfer
of shares from a resident to a NRI has been made
more simpler (1_1001)
- Sep. 19, 2004:DDA
(Delhi) brings cheer to NRIs- NRIs can bid for residential
plots (17-DDA)
- Sep 16, 2004 :Realtors
target small towns-40 residential projects and about 10
malls in next 3–4 years, NRI will support their
families (16_Realtors)
- Sep 14, 2004:
Himachal Pradesh will shortly introduce a special package
to attract Briton NRIs (15_Himachal)
- Sep 13, 2004: Chhattisgarh
CM in Europe for road shows to woo NRI investors
(14_CM)
- Sep.10, 2004:
India renames ministry for overseas Indians (12)
- Aug 26, 2004: Tax
on NRI and NRE deposits will be deferred till April,
2005 (11)
- Aug 24, : A
parliamentary panel recommended
a full-fledged NRI ministry (10)
be put in place at the earliest
- Aug 23, 2004: Dual
Citizenship: NRI
and PIO pay Rs 12,500 to secure Indian overseas
citizenship
- Aug 21, 2004:
Manmohan Singh's Ministery battle to serve NRIs
- Aug. 20, 2004: NRI
New Sectretary: S Krishna Kumar, IAS appointed secretary
...
- Aug 19:Single
window clearance for NRIs, PIOs who wanted to invest
in the country (6Singal)
- Aug 15: We
can be as good as the best in the world:
PM, Manmohan Singh
- Aug 11:Largest
NRI City in Banglore at a cost of $2.95 billion by
US-based Royal Indian Raj International Corporation (RIRIC)
( 4_NRIcity.htm)
- Aug 09: Kerala
may go for NRI bonds, following Punjab (3_NRIbonds)
- Aug 08: NRIs
running away with their cash from
Indian Banks (1_NRIrunning)
- Aug.01: Drive
down the NRI highway, courtesy Tytler
- Aug 01: NRIs
grievances cell to be set up soon: Andhra Pradesh
- July 30: Next
Diaspora Day in Mumbai in January :
- July 22: Omaxe,
announced 'NRI City Centre' Rs.50 crore Mal in Greater
Noida
- July 21: Tax
move on NRI deposits to stay
- July 14: Dual
Citizenship to NRIs
- July 08: Kerala
plans world-class seaport with NRI help
- July 08: (NRI
Affairs) Ministry of Non Resident Indian Affairs get
Rs. 7 crores..
- July 08: Finance
Minister's Budget disappoints Kerala
to attract
- June 28: Jagdish
Tytler, the first ever NRI minister, is now engaged in setting
up shop-a proper environment for NRIs to invest in the country.
- June 19: Central
Minister of State for NRI Affairs Jadish Tytler said,
India to set up exclusive economic zones for NRIs
- June 22: India
to appoint 'godfathers' or Gulf NRIs to resolve
problems
- GOLD:
Direct buying allowed from abroad-the restrictions
for NRI's to bring in gold
as part of baggage has been removed
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New Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Mr.
Vayalar Ravi
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Mr. Vayalar Ravi assumed office of the Union Minister for
Overseas Indian Affairs on 29th January 2006. He is a law
graduate, who hails from the village of Vayalar in Alappuzha
District of Kerala.
Mr. Ravi was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 and
re-elected to the house in 1977. He is founder leader of
the Kerala Students’ Union and played a key role in
organizing the National Students’ Union, and was a
prominent leader of the Indian National Trade Union Congress
(INTUC). He took up the mantle of Home Minister in his home
State of Kerala, following his election to the Kerala Assembly
in 1982. After his stint in Kerala, Mr. Ravi got elected
to the Rajya Sabha in 1994 and then again in 2003.
Mr. Vayalar Ravi became a member of the All India Congress
Committee (AICC) in 1967 and the Congress Working Committee
(CWC) in 1972, and later functioned as AICC general secretary.
He has also led several Indian delegations to the United
Nations, and is considered a fine orator. Mr. Ravi is married
to Ms. Mercy, who is currently a Member of the Legislative
Assembly of Kerala.
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Bengalis abroad to miss voting chance in assembly polls -