About this section: The Indian diaspora is always looking for ways to keep in touch with India, Indians and among themselves. But there is hardly any news site that provides a holistic coverage of the Indian diaspora. It is to fill this void and to contribute to the success story of the Indian diaspora that The Times of India Online has decided to launch an NRI section. Timesofindia.com is India's No.1 news website and we hope to make our NRI section the one-stop news portal for NRIs.
Life of an NRI: A boon or a bane?As the famous saying goes “grass is always greener on the other side of the hill”, this is true with the life of an NRI.
Probashi Bengalis and Durga PujaAs I gear up to celebrate another Durga Puja abroad, memories of numerous pujas celebrated at home come up.
Indian embassy in UAE organizes conference to discuss NRI problemsVarious issues faced by the NRIs, including airfares, gold import and education, was discussed at a first-of-its-kind conference with participation from representatives of various Indian state governments and Indian community.
135 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus got Indian passports illegallySeven Hindu and Sikh Afghan refugees staying in India on long-term visas for nearly 20 years have been arrested by the Punjab police over the past two months for procuring Indian passports on fake credentials.
11 Indians caught in Turkey for using forged UK visasIn one of the biggest fake visa recoveries and illegal immigration cases in recent times, police caught hold of 11 forged visas from as many Indian citizens in a single day.
S African Indians prefer adopting Indian childrenSouth African Indian couples would rather adopt a child from India despite the lengthy administrative processes than adopt one of the many African babies put up for adoption in their own country, acccording to a leading social worker here.
NRI filmmaker to train camera on Lok Sabha polls California-based Indian filmmaker Ravi Verma is set to make "Viva Democracy", a documentary focussing on the nine-phased 16th Lok Sabha elections that involve 814 million voters.
Two Indian-born achievers to be honoured in US Indian-born Stanford University professor Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj and Indian techie Himanshu Asnani, pursuing research in mathematics at Stanford, will be honoured in Washington DC on Thursday by the US-based Marconi Society.