Pakistan accused of stoking Khalistani feelings among Sikhs

Tweet Pakistan has started to stoke the Khalistani fire among Sikhs in US and Canada, it has been alleged. Vikram Bajwa, president of the Indian Overseas Congress has said that NRI Punjabis in these countries are being targeted. Addressing the press in Chandigarh, accused that Canadian MPs, read more.....

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Punjab police recovers cocaine worth 15 crore

Tweet Punjab Police arrested a Canadian citizen in possession of cocaine with street value of worth Rs. 15 crore. Police had information that NRI Satnam Singh Sattu, originally from Kala Bakra village near Jalandhar had links with international drug smugglers. A SUV was intercepted at a check read more.....

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Tatra’s Rishi challenges lookout notice

Tweet After London based NRI businessman Ravinder Rishi challenged the lookout notice issued against him by the CBI, Supreme Court has sought a response from government as well as the agency. Rishi is  being investigated by Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) in connection with bribery read more.....

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Nigeria arrests India bound drug smuggler

Tweet Nigerian authorities today arrested a 26-year-old man at the Lagos airport for trying to smuggle 8.5kg of methamphetamine to India by concealing the drug inside metal pipes. Officers of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, apprehended Afunaya Thaddeus Izunna while read more.....

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NRI robbed in Ahmedabad

Tweet A visit to Ahmedabad turned sour for a Kuwait based NRI who was targeted by thieves and lost his valuables kept in a car. In his complaint to Shaher Kotda police, one Aliakbar Mandav, 42, a native of Dungarpur in Rajasthan, claimed that some thieves stole five bags from his rented Innova read more.....

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More Pakistani Hindus arrive in India

Tweet In the last 2 weeks, more than 250 Pakistani Hindus have arrived into India. And they all have been bearing tales of religious persecution, according to Washington Post. These Hindus arrived from Sindh, Baluchistan and Punjab provinces. They reported incidents of kidnapping, looting and read more.....

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Separate law on NRI marriages recommended by parliamentary panel

Tweet A Parliamentary Standing Committee has made recommendations that government should amend laws to protect women against malicious NRI marriages. Committee expressed concern over rising incidence of fraudulent marriages by some NRIs. In a report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on read more.....

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NRIs can not buy farmhouses in India

Tweet Non Resident Indians (NRI) or Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) can not purchase agricultural land, plantation property or farmhouses in India, it has been confirmed by a Reserve Bank of India official. Speaking at a seminar in Panaji, A Subramanya from Reserve Bank of India said that there read more.....

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India to send mission to Mars

Tweet After US, Russia, Europe, Japan and China, India has decided to send its own mission to Mars. Prime Minister Singh confirmed this in his Independence Day speech. "Our spaceship will go near Mars and collect important scientific information," Singh said in his annual Independence read more.....

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Why India’s Olympic medal tally is worst than it looks

Tweet London Olympics was India’s most successful ever – it won more medals than any Olympic event before. A total of six medals – two silvers, four bronze – has made many Indians proud, especially as the pre-games target was just 5. Surely India’s sporting record is read more.....

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