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Turning the tide on brain drain

Addressing this issue could have a big payoff for the government

More than 66% of 1.34 crore NRIs live in Gulf countries: RTI reply

Of the estimated 1.34 crore Non-Resident Indians, more than 66 per cent are in the Gulf countries of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, the External Affairs Ministry has said in an RTI reply. The data is as of March 2022, said the ministry. AnI is an Indian citizen who is ordinarily residing outside India and holds an Indian passport. Nagpur-based banker Abhay Kolarkar said he had sought the data pertaining toIs and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) under Right to Information (RTI) a few months ago and the ministry's reply reached him in the last week of June. In its RTI reply, the ministry said that an estimated 1.34 croreIs live in 210 countries. Of these, 88.8 lakh overseas Indians live in six Gulf nations. While 34.1 lakhIs live in the United Arab Emirates, 25.9 lakh live in Saudi Arabia, followed by 10.2 lakh in Kuwait, 7.4 lakh in Qatar, 7.7 in Oman and 3.2 lakh in Bahrain. Kolarkar said he wanted the data to get a sense of the number ofIs who might be affect

NRIs asked to approach tax officers with residential status proof for PAN

The Income Tax Department on Tuesday said Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign citizens whose permanent account numbers have become inoperative due to non-linking with Aadhaar should submit proof of their residential status to the jurisdictional assessing officer for operationalising the PAN. The department said concerns have been raised by certain NRIs/Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) regarding their PANs (Permanent Account Numbers) becoming inoperative. In a tweet, the department said it has mapped the residential status of NRIs in case they have filed ITR in any of the last three Assessment Years (AYs) or have intimated their residential status to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO). The PANs, according to the department, have become inoperative in cases where NRIs have not updated their residential status or have not filed returns in the last three AYs. "The NRIs whose PANs are inoperative are requested to intimate their residential status to their respective JAO alo

Indian Americans back India at US consulate after Khalistani attack

Scores of Indian Americans held a peace rally in front of the Indian Consulate here to express solidarity with India following a recent attempted arson at the diplomatic facility by Khalistan supporters. A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2 posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. It was the second such act of violence within months. A large number of Indian Americans from in and around San Francisco came out in support of India as they held a peaceful rally in front of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco against the recent act of violence. The protesters described it as an act of terrorism act and demanded that those responsible for violence be brought to justice. India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Consulate here on Thursday and met Indian diplomats and officials at the mission. India has asked its partner countries such as Canada, the UK and the US not to give space to extremist Khalistani ideolo

SC says land scams persistent issue, cancels pre-arrest bail of accused

Observing that land scams have been a "persistent issue" leading to an erosion of "public trust", the Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the anticipatory bail of a person who is accused of creating fake documents to usurp land worth more than Rs 60 crore of an NRI couple. A bench comprising justices Surya Kant and C T Ravikumar set aside a May 31 order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court granting anticipatory bail to a person accused of creating fake general power of attorney (GPA) in 1996 to take away the land of NRI Pratibha Manchanda and her husband in a village at Gurugram. "Land scams in India have been a persistent issue, involving fraudulent practices and illegal activities related to land acquisition, ownership, and transactions. Scammers often create fake land titles, forge sale deeds, or manipulate land records to show false ownership or an encumbrance free status," the bench said. "Organised criminal networks often plan and execute these intricate scams, exploiting ...

Ignoring NRI economists helped India recover post-Covid: Bibek Debroy

Ignoring suggestions from non-resident Indian economists helped Indian economy to recover after the Covid pandemic, Bibek Debroy, chairman of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) said on Thursday. Delivering the D R Gadgil Memorial Lecture here, Debroy said India did not open up the "fiscal tap" in response to the crisis and is relatively better than some of the developed economies which indulged in "fiscal profligacy". "Evidence also shows that there were a lot of people from the West, including non resident Indian economists who lectured us on the economic policies that India should follow. The government of India did not pay any attention," he said. "And it is no exaggeration to say that we are in this comfortable position today relative to what is happening in the rest of the world because the fiscal tap was not thrown open. It is no exaggeration to say that many of the developed countries are in trouble because of the fiscal profligacy," he added. Debroy di

India calling: NRI investments in Indian real estate have doubled

The share of NRIs in the sales of premium and luxury products has more than doubled to 20 per cent, industry experts said

Flows into NRI deposits jump 2.5x in April-February to $6.4 billion

Outstanding deposits decline in Feb 2023 over Jan 2023

Share of NRIs, overseas investors in mutual fund assets declining

Accounted for a larger share in the years leading up to Covid-19

Canara Bank, Bharat BillPay tie up for cross border bill payments in Oman

Canara Bank and NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL) have announced the launch of cross-border inward bill payment services for Indians based in Oman. NRIs can now leverage the robust platform offered by the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to make bill payments on behalf of their families through the Musandam Exchange, a statement said on Wednesday. This initiative signifies a milestone for Canara Bank as the first public sector bank in India to offer inbound cross-border bill payments through BBPS, it added. With the development, it said, Indians living in Oman will now be able to make quick, simple and secure payments of bills for services back home. Musandam Exchange, managed by Canara Bank, is also the first exchange house in Oman to go live on cross-border inbound bill payments, the statement said. The cross-border bill payment service is already live in Kuwait, facilitating inbound remittances across utilities like electricity, water, mobile phone, gas, credit card bills, and ..

NRIs must be aware: Income generated in India is taxable here

Many deductions available to resident Indians are not available to NRIs

NRIs' deposits touch $134 billion in November 2022: RBI bulletin

Old data for October 2022 had shown that outstanding amounts in NRI deposits had broken the streak of continuous fall for the first time in the fiscal year

NRE/NRO accounts with international mobile numbers can now use UPI

The UPI ecosystem members have to comply with NPCI's directions by April 30, 2023

PM Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Indore on Monday

The theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is "Diaspora: Reliable partners for India's progress in Amrit Kaal"

Connect with aspirational India through technology: Anurag Thakur to NRIs

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday appealed to Non-Resident Indians to connect with aspirational India through technology and use its strong human resources in the interest of the world. Speaking to reporters during the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) convention, he said the world's perception of India changed soon after the Pokhran nuclear test in 1998. It is our request to the NRI community to connect with us through technology and work together in the interest of not only India but also of the entire world. You have resources and we have human resources, Thakur said. He said the government doesn't see the overseas Indian community in terms of sending money from abroad to the country but wants to partner with them. Instead of brain-drain, we talk about getting talent. We talk about connecting overseas Indians with aspirational India in the period of 'Amrit-Kaal' of Independence, he said. Thakur said the world is looking towards India with

An NRI without a PAN? File Form 10F manually till next March for lower TDS

You should check tax residency certificates too: If it has the required details, submit it instead

Number of NRI courts in Punjab should be increased, said NAPA official

The number of NRI courts in Punjab should be increased to ensure timely delivery of justice, said Satnam Singh Chahal, the executive director of North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), on Saturday. He said the Punjabi diaspora is excited about the NRI meetings in Jalandhar, Mohali, Ludhiana, Moga and Amritsar announced by the Punjab government to solve their concerns. "This is the first time in the state that a government is trying to solve issues and concerns of the Punjabi diaspora at their doorsteps. We will make sure that every participant is treated fairly and get his/her complaints addressed," Chahal said. He said gang war is a cause of concern for the Punjabi diaspora and arms licenses should be granted to those NRIs who feel insecure. "Justice should not be delayed and the number of NRI courts should be increased to deliver justice in a time-bound manner," Chahal said.

ICICI Bank launches dollar bond, deposit-linked loan for NRIs at GIFT City

Lender claims to be the first to offer these products in GIFT City

Hyderabad, NCR, Bengaluru top choices for NRIs investing in houses: survey

Study says over 77% of NRIs looking to buy bigger homes, with 54% favouring 3BHKs and 23% wanting 4BHKs

NRIs can repatriate funds from sale of two houses, say experts

For property bought as resident or inherited, up to $1 mn can be sent each year