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diaspora news

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: Why EB-2 India, EB-5 turned ‘Unavailable’

The EB-2 India category covers professionals with advanced degrees or individuals with exceptional ability,
Published on Jul 11, 2026 02:34 am IST

Who is Avinash Narne? Indian-origin Amazon engineer accused of wife’s murder

The allegations against Narne have not been proven in court.
Published on Jul 10, 2026 10:43 pm IST

Indian student's US F-1 visa rejection sparks sponsorship and finances debate

Several Reddit users discussed the possible reasons behind the rejection.
Published on Jul 07, 2026 08:14 pm IST

Can creative professionals qualify for H-1B, O-1 visas amid crackdown? Explained

According to Shetty, his move to the US came after his wife secured a job opportunity there.
Published on Jul 03, 2026 06:42 pm IST

Reddit user's post on returning to India after US MS degree sparks buzz

After returning to India post-MS in the US, a Reddit user discusses financial pressures and job struggles, noting the challenges of loan repayments and peer comparisons.
Published on Jul 01, 2026 11:53 pm IST

Want US citizenship? New DHS proposal could raise fees sharply

Data from the US Department of Homeland Security shows that Indians remain one of the largest groups acquiring US citizenship through naturalization.
Updated on Jun 30, 2026 09:52 pm IST

Moving back to India? US NRI reveals investments to avoid and keep

To simplify planning, the Redditor suggested dividing investments into three buckets.
Updated on Jun 30, 2026 08:09 pm IST

Why this Indian techie with 15 years of experience returning home from US?

In the Reddit post, the user shared that he is treating the transition as a planned reset.
Updated on Jun 27, 2026 11:17 pm IST

America’s ‘Most Successful Immigrants’: 26 Indian-origin leaders, see full list

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc, during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, May 19, 2026.
Published on Jun 14, 2026 02:06 am IST

A west-created myth of the uncivil Indian

No civilisation has a monopoly on eccentricity or civic virtue. Europe offers its own mirror: football hooliganism. (Getty Images)
Published on Jun 13, 2026 07:43 pm IST

Why a US court is paying 262 crore settlement to Jaahnavi Kandula’s family

A photo of Jaahnavi Kandula is displayed with flowers.
Updated on Feb 13, 2026 05:57 am IST

Shida Bazyar: “The majority of Iranians want democracy”

Author Shida-Bazyar (Courtesy the author)
Updated on Feb 07, 2026 12:38 am IST

Indian-origin man killed in Canada, he objected to stranger urinating on his car

The incident happened when Arvi Singh Sagoo and his girlfriend were returning to their car after dining at a nearby restaurant on October 19.
Updated on Oct 31, 2025 01:13 am IST

Malayalam and Tamil speakers’ international diaspora bigger than domestic one

Malayalis have mostly migrated to West Asia and more recently America and Europe, while Tamils have a longer history of migration beginning with South East Asia, present day Myanmar and more recently North America. (FILE IMAGE)
Updated on Aug 14, 2025 08:12 am IST

Review: Peacocks of Instagram by Deepa Rajagopalan

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A woman in the Canadian wilds. (Shutterstock)
Published on Apr 17, 2025 09:31 pm IST

India to provide skilled talent to the world: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 04:50 am IST

Indian-origin woman scams 17 couples with fake wedding venues in South Africa

“It's not a scam and I am not a scammer," said Prelyn Mohanlall
Published on Jan 09, 2025 03:19 pm IST

In Odisha, PM Modi flags off Pravasi Bharatiya Express, lauds India's talents

Pravasi Bharatiya Express is a special tourist train dedicated to the Indian diaspora.
Published on Jan 09, 2025 12:53 pm IST

Indian diaspora in Malaysia: Forgotten community

Malaysia
Published on Aug 15, 2024 11:39 am IST

Over 2.16 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2023: Govt in Rajya Sabha

In 2023, 2,16,219 (2.16 lakh) Indians gave up their citizenship. (File)
Published on Aug 01, 2024 10:45 pm IST

Sikh MP for strengthening India connection of Labour Party

Jeevun Sandher, one of Britain’s newest members of parliament elected in the Labour Party’s landslide general election victory earlier this month, is determined to restore trust in politics and strengthen his party’s connection with India and its diaspora communities. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 06:24 am IST

Indian-origin leaders abroad: Feel-good stories don’t help national interests

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Indian Americans marching in a parade in New York. (Andy Katz/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 08:00 am IST

NY's Met Museum shifts focus to African art, history in bid for diversity

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the world's largest museums, wants to offer its millions of visitors an approach to art that is less "Western-centric" and more focused on Africa and its 3,000 years of cultural history.
Published on Apr 14, 2024 04:08 pm IST

Cricket tourism and hospitality takes off in the US

HT Image
Published on Apr 07, 2024 10:40 am IST

Punjab NRI Sabha elections on January 5

Punjab state’s NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said on Sunday that Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Maan has decided to hold the polls in January as most of the diaspora come to India in December and stay till March. (ANI)
Published on Sept 25, 2023 01:15 am IST

The diaspora agenda for the G20 summit

An armed security personnel stands guard near a G20 India summit logo installed along a street in New Delhi on September 6, 2023, ahead of its commencement.
Published on Sept 07, 2023 10:12 pm IST

Review: Shadows at Noon by Joya Chatterji

A tiranga rally in India. “More of a social history, Joya Chatterji’s Shadows at Noon also discusses art, theatre, cinema, sports, cuisines, family, household affairs, domestic help and their anxieties and vulnerabilities and slum-dwellers too.” (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 08:17 pm IST

Indian-origin man jailed for 9 years in UK for violent attack on neighbour

Rishi Casseeram, 35, left his victim with multiple serious facial fractures as well as substantial bruising to his back. (Representative image)
Published on Jul 31, 2023 02:12 pm IST

Sikhs contributions to Singapore very significant, says deputy PM Lawrence Wong

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
Published on Jul 31, 2023 07:59 am IST

Over 87,000 Indians gave up their citizenship so far in 2023, says MEA

MEA provided the data in response to a query by Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram.
Published on Jul 23, 2023 10:25 pm IST