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They invest before they turn 22. They run side hustles before they land their first job. They send money home and build portfolios abroad — at the same time. Meet Gen Z NRIs: the most financially ambitious generation India has ever produced. With sources from WEF, SEBI, BCG, and AMFI.
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How the Indian tax system actually treats an Overseas Citizen of India — the residency rules that determine what is taxable, the TDS regime that bites every kind of Indian-source income, the DTAA framework that reduces it, the TCS that catches money flowing out, and the 1 April 2026 rule changes that reshape the residency test for high-Indian-income NRIs.
For the first time in Australia's history, a non-British-origin migrant community is the country's largest. The shift coincides with a rise in anti-immigration demonstrations, including the 'March for Australia'.
Diaspora remittances to India climbed 14% year-on-year to US$135.46 billion, with the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia driving the growth.
On 6 September 2026, the AMARA Hall of Fame Awards became the first Indian and Indo-US-centric awards platform to be staged at New York's David Geffen Hall.
The diaspora family that treats Indian tax as a once-a-year scramble in April pays in convenience and often in cash. The one that treats it as a year-round documentation regime does not.
New research from ORF finds domestic Indian founders are now outperforming returnee NRI founders in fundraising — reversing the historic Silicon Valley-fed pattern.
Persons of Indian Origin cards are no longer accepted at India's border check posts. PIO holders who did not convert to OCI must now apply for an Indian visa to travel.
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Effective 8 April 2026, eligible foreign nationals can apply for an Overseas Citizenship of India card without completing six months of stay in India.
From 1 May 2026, OCI applications and renewals are paperless. The new fee structure: US$275 from abroad, ₹15,000 in India.
A wage-weighted lottery, a US$100,000 petition fee, and a Congressional bill calling for a 3-year pause: the H-1B is in the middle of its biggest overhaul in a generation.
If he wins, Vivek Ramaswamy would become the first Indian-American governor of Ohio — and the first Hindu governor in United States history.
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Mumbai | 15 May 2026 For Indians living abroad, the search for an authentic taste of home rarely ends. The right kaju, the right kishmish, the right kulfi-style ice cream — these things matter in a way that’s hard to explain to anyone who hasn’t packed a suitcase full of dry fruits before a flight […]
If you or someone you know has been quietly Googling hair transplants abroad — and wondering whether it makes sense to combine a trip home with treatment — this story is for you. Picture this: a man boards a flight from Manchester to Mumbai, not for a wedding or a family visit, but for a hair […]
Mumbai: Eugenix Hair Sciences has etched its name into global medical history as representatives from World Records Book of India officially conferred the title for achieving the highest number of grafts in a single hair transplant sitting. In a landmark moment witnessed at the event, the team validated the procedure a
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