NRI News
NRIs head home, MNCs spoilt for choice
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nris-head-home-mncs-spoilt-for-choice/809257/
Non-resident Indian (NRI) professionals are starting to come back to home and multinational companies are now spoiled for choice in picking from the cream of attractive resource pool of India, says a MyHiringClub.com website survey.
US, Canada NRIs plan film on Ghadar Party
Monday, June 27, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/US-Canada-NRIs-plan-film-on-Ghadar-Party/articleshow/9008086.cms
Coinciding with the centenary of Ghadar Party, some American Punjabis are out to showcase the lives of Ghadarites, including legendary martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha, in a celluloid form. Ghadar Party was formed away from India in USA in 1913 with a motive to get India out of imperial forces' clutches and many Ghadarites had later moved to India.
US ready to address Indian concerns over visa fee hike
Sunday, June 26, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/US-ready-to-address-Indian-concerns-over-visa-fee-hike/articleshow/8989664.cms
The US is ready to address Indian government's concerns on a host of trade and business issues, including the H-1B visa fee hike and social security equalisation, a top official here has said, ahead of the bilateral economic dialogue next week.
Indian-American creates world's largest tricolour
Saturday, June 25, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Indian-American-creates-worlds-largest-tricolour/articleshow/8976054.cms
Exuding unflinching patriotism, an Indian-American here has created the world's largest Indian flag, weighing 250 kg, as a symbol of peace and harmony in the country.
Canada unveils 'Kanishka Project' to honour Air India victims
Friday, June 24, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Canada-unveils-Kanishka-Project-to-honour-Air-India-victims/articleshow/8972351.cms
To mark the 26th anniversary of the Air India bombing on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a new memorial to the 329 victims and announced a project after the ill-fated plane Kanishka to fight terrorism.
IITian named director of MIT's largest interdisciplinary lab
Thursday, June 23, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/IITian-named-director-of-MITs-largest-interdisciplinary-lab/articleshow/8934812.cms
The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has named Indian academician Anant Agarwal as director of its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the institute's largest interdisciplinary lab.
Vijay Darda awarded international jurists award in UK
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/Vijay-Darda-awarded-international-jurists-award-in-UK/articleshow/8949444.cms
Vijay Darda, Congress MP and chairman of the Lokmat media group, has been presented with an international jurists award for his "seminal role" in the field of legal education in India's rural areas.
NRI woman threatens to sue Punjab Police
http://twocircles.net/2011jun20/nri_woman_threatens_sue_punjab_police.html
A France-based non-resident Indian (NRI) woman Monday threatened to move court against Punjab Police for allegedly implicating her in a false case.
Page 306 of 327