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Over 2 lakh stranded NRIs brought back since 2014 Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday, over two-lakh stranded non-resident Indians (NRIs) were brought back to India in the last four-and-a-half years. According to her, the Narendra Modi government had given priority to national interests in its foreign policy and India had maintained good relationship with other countries, even as some of them […]

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22-year-old’s 3-D scanner can diagnose heart diseases in 90 seconds

22-year-old’s 3-D scanner can diagnose heart diseases in 90 seconds He started a biotech company and collected millions of dollars in capital, including from famed businessman Mark Cuban, and he hopes to start bringing 3-D heart-scanning technology to hospitals and emergency rooms across the country as early as this year. “Five years from now, we

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Using ‘The Simpsons’ to explain how Asian Americans are overlooked

Using ‘The Simpsons’ to explain how Asian Americans are overlooked Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian American character who operates the Kwik-E-Mart convenience store in the fictional town of Springfield and is known for the catch phrase “thank you, come again,” has served as the animated series’ running immigrant punchline for almost 30 years. “What bothered me

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The new church choir: Why agnostics and Christians are taking up ‘the music of yoga’

The new church choir: Why agnostics and Christians are taking up ‘the music of yoga’ In the 1990s, American musician Dave Stringer went to India for a pay cheque and came back with a calling. Hired by an Indian guru to make videos, he was tasked with translating the philosophy of yoga and the music

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Diwali 2017 Photos: Indian Festival Of Lights Celebrated All Over The World

Diwali 2017 Photos: Indian Festival Of Lights Celebrated All Over The World The Indian festival of lights, called Diwali, was celebrated Thursday in India and in other parts of the world. People lit oil lamps known as “diyas” and candles, along with other firework displays. The glittering festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, knowledge over

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From $651 mn to $2.5 bn in a year: 3-fold surge in spending by Indians on foreign travel

From $651 mn to $2.5 bn in a year: 3-fold surge in spending by Indians on foreign travel INDIAN TRAVELLERS are splurging money abroad, much more than before, according to the latest Reserve Bank of India data on foreign exchange for overseas travel. The data released Tuesday show that Indians spent $2.56 billion in foreign

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Donald Trump’s rise, fall in oil prices hit foreign job prospects for Indians

Donald Trump’s rise, fall in oil prices hit foreign job prospects for Indians Job opportunities abroad plummeted in 2016, recruitment and remittances data show, projecting an employment crisis brought on by upheaval in the oil economies of Gulf countries and rising protectionism in the West. The year saw a 33% fall in Indians getting jobs

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ItzCash partners with Prabhu Money Transfer India for remittance to Nepal

ItzCash partners with Prabhu Money Transfer India for remittance to Nepal Domestic remittance and digital payments company ItzCash has ventured into cross-border remittances through its partnership with Prabhu Money Transfer India, a remittance company in Nepal to enable Nepali diaspora settled in India to remit money back home through ItzCash’s 75,000 agent network spread across

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