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Market movers: Explaining the surge in Indians declaring capital gains

Income Tax data shows how new investors are making money and how much

Indians in Canada worried about job opportunities amid strained ties

As India-Canada relations strained in the wake of allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against India, there is another major problem that is plaguing Indian students here - lack of job opportunities. In 2022, a total of 226,450 Indian students arrived in Canada to pursue higher education, making India the top source country of new international students entering the North American nation last year, data suggests. According to the global education search platform Erudera, the total number of international students in all education levels in Canada is 807,750, including higher education. Of this, 551,405 received a study permit in Canada last year. Erudera data said that India has the most study permit holders in 2022 in Canada, with 226,450 students. I am not thinking about the India-Canada rift so much. I am more worried and concerned about my future. There is a huge dearth of jobs here, and I don't know whether I will be able to secure work once I complete my ...

Slow climb up: The time it takes the poor to become middle class in India

Religion, region, caste and education determine social mobility in the country

Indians have 5 days to deposit $3 billion in soon-to-be-withdrawn banknotes

In its withdrawal notice, the RBI said the notes had served their purpose and were not commonly in use. It also cited its "clean note policy" to replace soiled notes within four to five years

Indians likely to continue with medal-winning trend at Asian Games

India have not returned without a men's singles medal in the last three editions of the Asian Games and Sumit Nagal would aim to extend the record at the continental showpiece, where top-seeded Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhmabri will start as gold-medal favourites and Ankita Raina would gun for her second podium finish. The Indians have done reasonably well in the tennis event at the Games, finishing in top-three in the last three editions -- Guangzhou, Incheon and Jakarta & Palembang. Since the Asian region does not boast of many top-100 players, who mainly come from the European nations, India's biggest challenge would come from hosts China, Korea and Japan. Seeded fifth and featuring in the top-half of the draw, Nagal has got a bye in his opening round and his first real test will come in the quarterfinals where he is expected to run into top-seed and home favourite Zhizhen Zhang, ranked 60th in the world. But before running into the home favourite, he will have to contend with ...

Many Indians' intent to buy insurance doesn't lead to action: Report

Consumers spend 11% of their annual income on life insurance and 8% on health insurance, it says

No report of any Indian national getting affected in Morocco earthquake

There is no report till now of any Indian national getting affected due to the earthquake in Morocco that has killed over 2,000 people, the Embassy of India here has said, advising all its citizens in the country to stay calm and adhere to guidelines issued by the local authorities. The powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook Morocco late on Friday. The Interior Ministry of Morocco said late Saturday that 2,012 people were killed in the temblor. At least 2,059 people were injured, including 1,404 critically. The Embassy of India in Rabat issued an advisory on Saturday in the aftermath of the quake and said it was in touch with the community members. "Till now, there is no report of any Indian national getting affected due to the earthquake," the mission said. It urged all Indian nationals currently in Morocco to stay calm and adhere to the advisory/guidelines issued by the local authorities from time to time. "The Embassy of India in Rabat would like to advise all Indian citizens

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Average Indian spends 194 minutes daily on social media platforms: Report

89% of online users are active every day on social media, while 22% and 12% are active every day on OTT content and online gaming apps, respectively

Portal launch for mortal remains transfer of Indians dying abroad on Thurs

The government will launch e-CARe (e-clearance for after life remains) portal on August 3 to facilitate swift transfer of mortal remains of Indian citizens who die abroad, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday. Nodal officers from the Airport Health Organisation (APHO) will monitor the portal 24X7. They will scrutinise applications and give approvals. There will also be an alert-based system which will help officials track the applications. Mandaviya said the applicant will have to submit scanned copies of four documents -- death certificate, embalming certificate, no-objection certificate (NOC) from Indian Embassy or consulate and cancelled passport of the deceased. The portal, according to officials, has two provisions -- one for bringing mortal remains and the other for bringing ashes. "As part of the e-CARe mechanism, intimations will be sent (via email, SMS as well as WhatsApp message) to Central International Health Division, Nodal officer, APHOs, consigne

8,330 Indian nationals lodged in prisons in 90 countries: Govt tells

As many as 8,330 Indian nationals are lodged in jails in foreign countries with 1,611 imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates alone, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply in the Upper House, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said 1,461 Indian nationals were in prisons in Saudi Arabia followed by 1,222 in Nepal, 696 in Qatar, 446 in Kuwait, 341 in Malaysia, 308 in Pakistan, 294 in the US, 277 in Bahrain and 249 in the UK. He said 178 Indian nationals are languishing in jails in China, 157 in Italy and 139 in Oman. Indian nationals are lodged in prisons in 90 countries, according to the information shared by Muraleedharan with the Rajya Sabha. "The issue of release and repatriation of Indian nationals in foreign prisons is regularly pursued by Indian missions and posts abroad with the local authorities concerned," the minister said. He said due to strong privacy laws prevailing in many countries, the local authorities do not shar

Properties in Dubai more affordable than suburban Mumbai: Danube Group

Danube has been holding road shows in Mumbai and Delhi and other metros and also smaller towns such as Bhubaneswar and Srinagar to sell its properties

Indians most impatient online shoppers, expect deliveries in 2 hrs: Report

The report by Wunderman Thompson suggested that Indian consumers expect their deliveries to arrive in less than two hours

Great feeling for people of India: Navy chief ahead of Bastille Day parade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour at the Bastille Day celebrations on July 14 in France

IWF condemns attempts by 'anti-India forces' to target Indian missions

Indian World Forum on Tuesday said it has condemned attempts by "anti-India forces", including Khalistani activists, to target Indian diplomatic missions and its diaspora community abroad. India's consulate in San Francisco came under an attack from Khalistan supporters who tried to set the diplomatic facility on fire in the second such act of violence within months, drawing strong condemnation from the US government which termed it a "criminal offence". A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2 posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. The IWF, in a statement, alleged that Indian diplomats in Canada, the UK and the US face threat from "Khalistani radicals". The IWF strongly condemns the attempts to target Indian diplomatic missions in these countries by "anti-India forces, including Khalistani activists, in collusion with foreign agencies", it said in a statement. The Indian diaspora has always been law-abiding and contributed to the

Indian talent, innovation behind Google products globally: Top official

India is one of the most important markets for Google and a source of incredible talent and innovation that help create and empower the company's products globally, a top official at the tech giant has said. Karan Bhatia, Google's global head of government affairs and public policy, told PTI on Friday that the company is very excited about India and its trajectory. India is one of our most important markets around the world. It's really a second home to us. We've been in the country for almost two decades now. We have thousands of employees there. It is both a source of incredible talent and innovation that really help create and empower Google products around the world, he said. It is also a dynamic market where you see an explosion in both internet usage and in new small businesses and startups, Bhatia said. In the last nine years, he said, India has been an incredible story that has seen an explosion in the use of the internet, particularly in rural regions which are experiencin

Hackers don't have access to entire CoWIN portal or database: Researchers

Cyber-security researchers on Tuesday said that hackers do not have access to the entire CoWIN portal nor the backend database, after a Telegram bot leaked Indians' data

Indian crew members of cargo ship return home after detention in Africa

Sixteen Indian crew members of a cargo vessel who were in detention for over nine months in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have returned to India following the government's lengthy negotiations with the authorities concerned, official sources said on Sunday. Oil tanker MT Heroic Idun and its 26 crew members, including 16 Indians, were in detention since August last year. They were initially detained in Equatorial Guinea and subsequently in Nigeria. The ship and crew were accused of various crimes, including oil theft. "Following lengthy negotiations, all charges against the crew were dropped and the ship was released on May 27 after paying the fines. The Indian crew members have now returned to India," said a source. The sources said the Indian Mission officials remained in regular touch with the crew and undertook consular access on numerous occasions. "From the outset, the government of India, through its missions in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria, and in bilateral meetings, took

Indian sailors who were detained in Nigeria return home after 9 months

Indian sailors who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria for nine months finally returned home on Saturday.The 16 sailors, who had faced accusations of oil theft by Nigerian authorities, arrived at Kochi Airport in Kerala after undergoing trials and reaching a settlement.They were warmly welcomed and greeted with garlands at the Kochi airport by their family and Indian Authorities.Notably, the 'MT Heroic Idun' crew who were in detention since August 22, were released with a warning to carefully conduct their maritime-related activities.Sanu Jose, one of the sailors who returned to India thanked the governments as he reached Kerala after 'lots of uncertainty'."I am very happy that I am now at home with my children. There was a lot of uncertainty about what would happen to our lives and we were told that our lives would end in Nigeria but I thank everyone including the government of India and Kerala government for helping us," Sanu Jose said while speaking to ANI.Another ...

Anurag Thakur alleges conspiracy to keep Indians away from their history

Union minister Anurag Thakur alleged on Friday that no effort was made to rectify the narration of history set out by the British, who glorified Mughal emperors and made a brief mention of warriors such as Maharana Pratap. "Why was this conspiracy hatched to keep Indians away from their history? What was achieved by doing this?" Thakur asked in his inaugural address at the "National Conference on Recent Advances in School Education" here in Punjab. He asserted that there is a need to understand why an entire page in history textbooks was devoted to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, why Akbar was referred to as "great" while Maharana Pratap got a mention of just a few lines. "They came as aggressors and destroyed India. They ruled India and destroyed our culture, system of knowledge. Even after Independence, no efforts were made to rectify this. The western thought was forced on us," he said. The information and broadcasting minister added that "Indianness" is very much necessary in the ...