NRI News
China opens the door granting 'green card' to an Indian for the first time
Tuesday, 16/08/2011
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/nri/visa-and-immigration/china-opens-the-door-granting-green-card-to-an-indian-for-the-first-time/articleshow/9616057.cms
China has a made a rare exception granting the local equivalent of a 'green card' to an Indian for the first time. The Indian, Mohmmed Rizwan, has been given a visa for five years instead of the one-year visa given to almost all foreigners.
Vaz hails no NRI kids arrested for UK riots
Monday, 15/08/2011
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-14/other-news/29886171_1_indian-origin-people-keith-vaz-david-cameron
Several Indian-origin people were among those attacked during the riots in London and elsewhere, but it is a matter of satisfaction for the community that so far none of the over 1,000 rioters arrested is of Asian origin.
Son of Indian migrant to Ghana now retail chain magnate
Sunday, 14/08/2011
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/nri/nris-in-news/son-of-indian-migrant-to-ghana-now-retail-chain-magnate/articleshow/9599553.cms
Indian investment in Ghana goes way back to the time when it was a British colony with the name Gold Coast. A 14-year-old Indian who landed in Gold Coast in 1929 could have never imagined that his son, now 72, would operate one of the biggest supermarket chains in the west African nation.
11 US varsities selected for partnership programmes with India
Saturday, 13/08/2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/11-US-varsities-selected-for-partnership-programmes-with-India/articleshow/9593995.cms
Eleven prestigious US colleges and universities have been selected for partnership programme with India as part of the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative.
Indo-Canadian CEO Karna Gupta to head top tech body
Friday, 12/08/2011
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/indo-canadian-ceo-karna-gupta-to-head-top-tech-body/articleshow/9562532.cms
Indo-Canadian CEO Karna Gupta, who made headlines in 2009 in stopping hostile takeover of his encryption company by BlackBerry, has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).
Sikh Groups Mobilise Masses To Oppose Bhullar’s death penalty
Thursday, 11/08/2011
http://www.punjabstarnews.com/NRI-News/Page-2.htm
Thousands of Sikhs and members of other communities attended a justice rally in front of United Nation Headquarters in New York City to demand the U.N. intervention to stop India from executing Devenderpal S. Bhullar.
Khangura appointed PCC representative to interact with NRIs
Wednesday, 10/08/2011
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/khangura-appointed-pcc-representative-to-interact-with-nris/782285.html
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh today appointed Qila Raipur MLA Jassi Khangura, a former NRI, to initiate interaction with various NRIs, groups and organisations in the USA
NRI businessman offers rural students scholarships
Tuesday, 09/08/2011
http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIpress-news/2011/Aug/01.htm
An Oman-based Keralite businessman will offer scholarship for rural students from across the country to do a post-graduate course in management at the Asian School of Business (ASB) here.
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