In the US, 12 Indians assaulted in 2023 alone, Rajya Sabha told, marking the most attacks in a single year. Foreign ministry tells Parliament it has no data on culprits.
MEA data shows number of unskilled & semi-skilled Indian workers going abroad rose from 3.73 lakh in 2022 to 3.98 lakh in 2023. India has labour mobility pacts with 6 nations.
It was high post-pandemic foreign spending that pushed govt to impose checks, but these are not working to reduce either tourism spending or real estate purchases abroad.
Monopolistic practices, tax dodges, free-riding on other people’s content, playing footsie with dodgy political elements. Corporate NRI champions need to answer some questions.
The Indian Air Force transport aircraft landed at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, after evacuating the Indians, and is expected to arrive Saturday evening at the Hindon airbase near Delhi.
About 375,000 temporary visa-holders & Green Card applicants are banned from entering US until next year. A significant number of those are now stuck in India.
The world, which seemed so open to us Indians, may well be shutting its doors on us due to the pandemic. It will impact lives, remittances and economies.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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