Tag: Nri

In a major development, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced to enable the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) process to facilitate families of NRIs to easily accept payments from foreign countries while sitting in the comfort of their homes.

  Puri: After foreign currencies were recovered from ‘Hundis’ or the donation box inside the Sanctum Sanctorum of Puri Srimandir, devotees are now demanding for more transparent methods for counting of cash received as donations. While amount deposited in the ‘Hundi’ is counted everyday at Srimandir’s branch office, the counting of donations from other boxes […]

New Delhi: The Union cabinet will take a call Monday to introduce a fresh bill in Parliament to extend the facility of proxy voting to overseas Indians. A similar bill had lapsed following the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month. Sources in the government said Sunday that the union cabinet will consider introducing […]

New Delhi: Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) having Indian passports can now get Aadhaar card without waiting for 180 days, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. As of now, the NRIs get Aadhaar card after staying in India for a minimum of 180 days. “I propose to consider issuing Aadhaar card for NRIs with Indian passports […]

Dubai/New Delhi: Indian expats, take note. Your PAN card will be treated as inoperative if you do not link it with your Aadhaar card by the end of this year. A public notice has been issued here asking for linking an Indian resident’s PAN with his/her Aadhaar card before December 31, Gulf News reported on […]

London: At least 35 NRIs, including a prominent choreographer, educationists and corporate figures, are among several individuals who have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for 2019. Among the honours recipients are 3 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), 6 Order of the British Empire (OBE), 16 Members of […]

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced extension of curfew in the state by two weeks after May 3, while unveiling steps for limited lifting of the lockdown restrictions from Thursday in the non-containment and non-red zones with strict adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols. Based on the report of the expert committee set […]