'We have brought down Customs duties over the last two years steadily, but in those few items where we are still considered to be over the optimal rate, we will bring them down as well,' said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi
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NRI from Dubai loses Rs.12.3 lakh to cybercrime
Leo Jerome Mendonsa kept getting calls from unknown persons, promising him a big profit for investments. He made multiple money transfers to them but in vain
‘I am happy I got to break out and do what I wanted,’ says Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre on life, love and work
Recipient of the 'Forces of Fashion' award from Vogue, in 2023, Anita Dongre looks back at how she started business from a 300 sq.ft. balcony in Mumbai. Today, she is worth over $10 million, thanks to 60% business coming from great Indian weddings
NRI choir sings the UAE national anthem as a sign of gratitude to the nation
A professional video shoot was done with the choir at the Flag Garden Dubai, near Burj Al Arab, featuring over 11,000 UAE flags arranged to form the portraits of the foundings fathers of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid
India denies visa to US Christian evangelist Franklin Graham
Rev. Franklin Graham was invited to be the chief guest at the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland, on December 1, 2025
Foul air, polluted water, urban filth and distress; why NRIs are staying away from India
Podcast: Executive Editor Simran Sodhi takes you to the root of the problem that turns NRIs away from India. Indians are living in gas chambers
What NRIs should know about Bahrain’s Golden Visa
The strategic move makes Golden Residency Visa accessible to a range of investors from skilled professionals to non-resident retirees
Indian resident taxpayers should disclose foreign investments by year-end
To stop tax evasion, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has signed agreements with several countries through which it has received information regarding foreign financial assets of residents of India
India and the UAE discuss data sharing and allocation of gold import quotas at CEPA meet
With bilateral trade crossing $100 billion in 2024–25, highlighting an increase of 19.6% over 2023–24, both the nations agreed upon setting and reaching a target of $100 billion around 2030 by increasing non-oil and non-precious metal trade
NRI deposits drastically fall in H1, reports Reserve Bank of India
The 40% fall was evident in Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposits, where NRIs had reportedly taken out money in the two-month period from July to August 2025









