NRI commission chairperson Justice Sophie Thomas has asked the public to be cautious while taking up jobs overseas, and consider employment opportunities abroad only through licensed recruiting agencies
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Nirmala Sitharaman asks banks to further strengthen engagement with NRIs
The Finance Minister has instructed banks to introduce innovative deposit products and maintain the pace of mobilisation during the remaining tenure of the swap facility schemes launched by the Reserve Bank of India
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Are NRIs investing more in Indian real estate?
A significant surge in NRIs buying properties in India has been noticed with most of them investing not only in residential real estate, but the commercial segment as well
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NRI Watch: Indian Bank to open representative office in Dubai soon
The Indian Bank's board has given its approval and the bank is in the process of seeking other regulatory approvals. 'We have a good number of NRIs settled in Dubai and about 33% of the working population is Indian,' says Indian Bank MD and CEO Binod Kumar
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Iran planning coordinated attack on Israel: report
The reported plan is intended to address the lack of coordination seen during the October 7 attack, when Hamas launched its assault without Iran and Hezbollah opening other fronts at the same time
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RBI’s dollar scheme fetches $127 billion of NRI deposits
A data released by the Reserve Bank of India reveals NRI deposits contributing $127 billion, or roughly 93%, of the total $136 billion. Provisional figures, subject to reconciliation, show the remaining amount of $5 billion coming from overseas foreign-currency borrowings, and $3.8 billion from external commercial borrowings
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US-Iran war: Trump, UAE President discuss latest attacks
The two sides also exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest, particularly developments in the Middle East and ongoing efforts to address them
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Kuwait air defences intercept Iranian missile, drone attacks
The Kuwaiti Armed Forces announced early Thursday that its air defence systems are actively intercepting hostile Iranian missile and drone attacks
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Indian expat kills colleague in Kuwait; assailant arrested
The Ministry of Interior’s operations room received intimation about a violent fight inside a farm in the Al-Abdali area. When the security personnel rushed to the site, they found an Indian expatriate dead from multiple stab wounds
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Iran drone hits apartment building in Kuwait; no casualties
No injuries were reported by authorities in the country