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Indians supplant Chinese to become largest migrant group in Australia

From 2011 to 2021, Indian-born migrants rose by 373,000, followed by 208,000 from China and 118,000 from the Philippines, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed Tuesday

FM Sitharaman urges Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of country

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of the country during the next 25 years as it attains 100 years of independence. Addressing the Indian community in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, she highlighted the contributions of the country people in innovation and research. "FM Smt. @nsitharaman highlighted the stellar contribution of Indian diaspora in US, esp. their role in innovation & research. FM also spoke about structural reforms undertaken by GoI & exhorted the community to become partners in the growth of India during the Amrit Kaal," a finance ministry tweet on Sunday said. The journey of India to attain 100 years of independence from its 75th year of independence has been termed Amrit Kaal. The Finance Minister is visiting the US to attend IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2022.

4.4 million diaspora defined India's image in US society: S Jaishankar

He made these remarks during an event at the Howard University for India-US Education Collaboration.

Indian community abroad playing role in changing geo-politics: Kovind

"The Indian community abroad is our strength and pride," Kovind said at the Indian Community Reception here in the Dutch capital

What is Operation Ganga?

India on Tuesday launched an operation to bring home hundreds of students stuck in war-torn Ukraine under the name 'Operation Ganga'. Let us find out more about this challenging operation.

Indian family that froze to death near Canada-US border are from Gujarat

An Indian family that froze to death near the US-Canada border has been identified as residents of Dinducha in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Indians abroad celebrate 73rd R-Day; greetings pour in from global leaders

The Indian diaspora on Wednesday celebrated the 73rd Republic Day amid COVID-19 restrictions,

JetSynthesys partners with Sonu Nigam to launch NFT series

The series was launched in London to appeal to the thriving diaspora looking to stay connected to their roots

Indian diaspora has distinguished itself across the world: PM Modi in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commended Indian Diaspora for distinguishing itself across the world as he received a warm welcome from the community on his arrival here. He was greeted by groups of Indian Americans at the airport soon after his plane landed here Wednesday and later at the hotel where he had an interaction with the members of the community. Grateful to the Indian community in Washington DC for the warm welcome. Our diaspora is our strength, Modi said in a tweet along with a set of pictures of his interaction with the Indian American CEOs. It is commendable how the Indian diaspora has distinguished itself across the world, Modi said. One of the signature events of the Prime Minister's overseas visit has been his meetings with the diaspora community in large gatherings. However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, the prime minister is unlikely to have a large gathering or meeting with the diaspora. Modi has been popular among Indian Americans, who constitute

BJP most popular party among Indian diaspora in the United States: Survey

However, a majority is critical of government policies: study

Vande Bharat: 'World's largest' repatriation mission amid pandemic

The Vande Bharat Mission was started in early May last year to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus-induced travel restrictions.Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri informed that more than 9 million people have been facilitated under the Vande Bharat Mission so far. Watch the Vande Bharat journey so far in this video.

Indian diaspora reaches out amid a brutal second wave of Covid-19

While some, like Indian doctors in the US, are offering their services, others are amplifying SOS calls, organising donation drives and generating awareness

Covid-19 is India's biggest crisis: philanthropist M R Rangaswami

The Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from the Silicon Valley has urged the diaspora community to help support the Indian people

Covid-19: Three siblings raise over $280,000 for medical supplies in India

Three Indian-American siblings raised more than $280,000 to send essential oxygen supplies for Covid-19 patients in India

US citizens, expats rushing home amid second Covid-19 wave in India

While travel firms are seeing a surge in inquiries, Air India is operating extra flights from Delhi to New York, Newark, and San Francisco and higher capacity Boeing 777 aircraft from Mumbai to Newark

Indian couple found dead at in US after four-year-old girl seen crying

An Indian couple was found dead at their home in the US after neighbours saw their four-year-old daughter crying alone in the balcony of their house, family sources said on Friday

No plans to introduce diaspora bonds, says FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has no plans to introduce diaspora bonds

Modi India Calling-2021: New book chronicling PM's foreign tours, released

The photographs that made it to the book were culled out from a collection running into what must have been ''thousands and lakhs'' of images, Jolly said

Raje discusses tourism, culture with members of Rajasthani diaspora in UK

Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje held a detailed discussion with members of the Rajasthani diaspora in the United Kingdom on topics such as tourism and culture during a webinar held on Saturday

'Surprised' Trump says Kamala Harris 'nasty' and 'disrespectful' to Biden

Biden on Tuesday named Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate