NRI News

US-based Sonali Gulati is gay activist, filmmaker and more

Petite and with close-cropped hair, Sonali Gulati's quiet demeanour hardly reflects her fiery self. One of the organisers of Delhi's first gay parade, the passionate filmmaker is a melting pot of talent, sensitivity and courage.

Anant Mahadevan's 'Staying Alive' for Stuttgart film fest

Director Anant Mahadevan's 'Staying Alive', based on a true story of a journalist and an underworld kingpin, has been selected for a screening at the 5th Stuttgart Bollywood and Beyond film festival starting July 16 in Germany.2:50 PM on July 03

US calling card firm to tap Indians in North America, Gulf

US-based calling card company Aryty - a slang for 'all righty' or 'no worries' - is setting up operations in India to tap the growing market for remitting prepaid phone minutes among the Indian diaspora in the US, Canada and the Gulf.11:01 AM on July 02

NRI investors, have your cake and eat it too!

NRI investors are watching the current bearish days on the Indian stock market with trepidation. From the peak of the bull run at over 20,000 on June 8, the Sensex has plummeted to less than 14,000 now. The rise in crude prices has fuelled inflation at over 11 percent and the recent monetary policies to curb demand have accelerated the decline of the Sensex.9:32 AM on July 02

American show's Indian face started out as marketing student

Delhi-bred Kunal Nayyar went to the US to study marketing, but as luck would have it he became an actor and now features in the popular American TV show 'The Big Bang Theory' as Rajesh Koothrappali.9:31 AM on July 02

Norka-Roots to set up Rs.150 mn residential school in Kerala

Fulfilling a long-standing wish of the Kerala diaspora, Norka-Roots, a state government organisation that caters to the needs of non-resident Keralites and NRK returnees, is expected to start a residential school here soon.5:31 PM on July 01

Only Indian to carry the Olympic torch is excited, proud

The only Indian chosen to carry the Olympic torch is 'excited, happy, nervous' about the July 7 event and says she feels 'very proud' to represent India in China, a country where she lives and works.1:41 PM on July 01

OPIRA: a helping hand for Indian workers abroad

The families of three Tamil fishermen in a jail in Saudi Arabia have appealed to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to help them get their dear ones released.10:01 AM on July 01

Coca-Cola hands over houses to Tamil Nadu tsunami victims

Coca-Cola and the Red Cross Society Monday handed over 41 houses built in the port town of Colachel in Tamil Nadu to families affected by the 2004 tsunami disaster.10:01 PM on June 30

Musician in UAE, magician with a cause in Kerala

P.K. Ummer Bhai teaches music at a school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). But back home in Kerala he dons the robe of a magician to tell children the truth behind superstitions and black magic.9:00 AM on June 25

Amritsar to get passport office

The Sikh holy city of Amritsar will have its own new passport office functional by this month-end with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) setting up a new facility here.6:32 PM on June 24

Anil Ambani group launches FM station in Singapore

Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) Tuesday launched an FM radio station in Singapore that will broadcast Indian film music, news and other trivia in a joint venture with a local station - MediaCorp Radio.5:30 PM on June 24

NRI father blames son's suicide on ragging in seminary

The Dubai-based father of a seminary student, who committed suicide here in Kerala, Monday alleged that ragging in the theology college drove his son to take the extreme step.6:01 PM on June 23

NRIs from Kerala to get identity cards, welfare scheme

A host of programmes are being worked out for non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Kerala, including a welfare scheme and issuing of identity cards, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told the state assembly Monday.4:00 PM on June 23

NRI's campaign to uplift widows bears fruit

Illiterate and without a job to fend for herself and her four children, a broken Ravinder Kaur was entirely dependent on her relatives for survival when she became a widow at 35. Today, an optimistic Kaur seems more confident and secure about her and her children's future.3:30 PM on June 23