The Ministry of External Affairs, India has begun the nomination process for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2025 as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) to be held in early 2025.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honor conferred on overseas Indians.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 13th for the “Ahlan Modi” or “Hello Modi” event and address the Indian diaspora at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Sports City Stadium.
'Namaste Bharat 2024’ exhibition is being held in Singapore this week displaying a wide variety of made-in-India products and showcasing the diversity of Indian culture at its best. The exhibition also has programmes on the promotion of Yoga, Indian language fabrics and food. Namaste Bharat aims to offer an extraordinary experience of the senses across India's rich cultural diversity.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is on the verge of implementing significant changes to its fee structure. The latest update from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) indicates that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) completed its USCIS Final Fee Rule review on January 19, 2024. The final rule, which contains substantial increases in immigration fees, was received by OIRA on January 8, 2024.
On January 26th today, India celebrated its 75th Republic Day while thousands of people lined at Kartavya Path, a ceremonial
India is a kaleidoscope of languages, cultures, customs, and religions. So how does someone who is not born in this complex land of tradition and rituals make this culture her own, blend herself seamlessly in the social fabric, and in a way, brings the West and the East closer?
Meet Jessica Kumar, an American, who is an economic development advocate living in Bihar. Jessica is from Chicago, USA but first came to India in 2006 for an internship.
Sampriti Bhattacharyya is an Indian-origin scientist, founder, and CEO of a pioneering electric water navigation company in the United States: Navier, that is revolutionizing the maritime industry with its electrical hydrofoil boat technology. A hydrofoil is a wing-like attachment mounted below the boat’s hull providing lift to the boat. As a hydrofoil empowered boat gains speed, the hydrofoils lift the boat's hull out of the water, decreasing drag and allowing greater speeds.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni expressed admiration for the substantial contributions of Indian returnees to his country's economic development, during the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kampala. Commending their achievements, he highlighted the 900 factories built by Indian returnees since their arrival.
"I was asking people how many factories have been built by our Indian returnees. They told me about the 900 factories that they had built since they came back.", he said.
Canada will reduce the number of new international student permits by 35 per cent next year as part of a temporary two-year cap on foreign enrolment, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on January 22, 2024.
The cap is expected to result in 364,000 new approved permits in 2024. The 2025 limit on new applications will be reassessed at the end of this year. Nearly 560,000 such visas were issued last year.
The Indian diaspora worldwide is enthusiastically celebrating the consecration ceremony or "Pran Pratishtha" of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, which will take place on January 22.
From USA to UK, and Australia, Indian Diaspora worldwide is celebrating for this occasion.