NRI Top Stories ( Page 5 of 44 )

NRI Women Safety Cell in Telangana logs 70 petitions February 14, 2020 18:06

An NRI Cell of Women Safety Wing (WSW) has been inaugurated in the month of July in the last year and it has been recorded 70 complaints until now. Out of the 70 complaint that have been registered 29 cases are said to be under investigation where as 41 cases are at trial stage.Look out circulars have been executed against the NRI spouses in around five cases where as in six passports of NRI accused were impounded.A workshop for two days has been inaugurated at the NRI cell, on Thursday. The workshop has been inaugurated aiming at the capacity building in order to bring convergence among the investigating officers, public prosecutors and the victims. A voice over app has been launched by the TS IT Cell. It has also launched an information brochure on Services of TS NRI Cell.Swati Lakra who is the inspector general of police of the Women Safety Wing has said that standard operating procedures have to be followed during the investigation of the cases of the Non- resident Indians.The NRI Woman Safety cell has been inaugurated by M Mahendar Reddy who is the Telangana Director General of Police, in Telangana Women Safety Wing in Lakdikapool in Hyderabad.The NRI women safety cell has been inaugurated in order to provide the legal guidance by the support of NILA which is an NGO for the women who have been aggrieved in the NRI marriages.Swati Lakra has also said that the NRI women safety cell would guide the SHOs in the course of the investigation of the cases that are related to harassment of the NRIO spouses or the relatives. The SHOs will be provided with the training in investigation and various procedures and also legal guidance will be provided to victims for the further approaches and the contacts, liason with agencies like embassies, Ministry of external affairs, National Women Commission, NGO when they would be required.By Shrithika Kushangi

High-paid Banker in London Suspended over Food Theft February 06, 2020 16:08

An Indian banker of a high profile in London has been suspended by the Citigroup after he was accused of stealing food from the office canteen.The trader Paras Shah who reportedly have been earning a handsome seven-digit salary in the British pounds was removed from his post after he had stolen food from the canteen at Citibank’s European headquarters in Canary Wharf, London.The income of Paras Shah is almost 9.2 crore per year when concerted to the Indian currency.According to the reports, Shah who is aged 31 years had been suspended from his job as the Citi’s head of high- yield bond trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as was accused of food theft in the office canteen.Shah had joined the Citigroup in 2017 and had been one of the highest- profile credit traders in Europe. Prior to working in the Citigroup, Paras Shah with HSBC for seven years.His job is said to be involved with trading in the junk bonds, which have been issued by the companies with low credit ratings or the short track records as a means of the raising cash.The suspension of Paras Shah had been announced weeks before Citigroup was due to pay bounces to its senior staff.It is not clear as in the number of times or over what period of time Paras Shah had stolen the food from the office canteen.The media tried to contact Paras Shah by all the questions have been directed to Citigroup and the Citigroup had further declined to comment on the matter.It has been said that Paras Shah is not the first leading City figure to have faced the serious consequences that have been posed as a result of alleged or proven petty dishonesty.By Shrithika Kushangi

NRI Woman served as a victim in Karnataka’s Biggest Online Fraud February 06, 2020 11:15

An NRI woman served as a victim in the state’s biggest online frauds of Karnataka. The NRI woman who was 60- years- old has lost Rs 1.67 crore to the fraudsters as she had been convinced that she had won an online lottery of ten lakh pounds which is said to be around Rs 9.3 crore.She had been asked to wire the money and was also said that she should be paying legal notarisation for receiving the prize money that she had won in the lottery.The victim being an NRI woman named Ambujakshi Srinivas has said to had been received a call from an unknown man who has addressed himself as Brown and that he was an agent of a major manufacturer of electronics. He had also said that he was from London and had been residing in Delhi.The victim has been said that he mobile phone had won a lottery in the promotional raffle draw of the company. Identifying himself as an agent of the company, he said that the company organizes a raffle draw every year in order to alleviate the poverty and had said to the victim that she had won 10 lakh pounds in the same.The victim had been asked to pay Rs 79,900 for the legal notarization in order to receive the prize amount that she had won in the raffle draw lottery. Brown has then referred to several people who have started making calls and asked Ambujakshi Srinivas to pay money as deposits in order to get the prize money. The victim has been transferring the amount to various accounts which has ended up to be around Rs 1,67,42,400 that has been transferred to different accounts as she was asked to do so by different people who had been referred by Brown.The woman has realized that she had been a victim to the online fraud and had filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Division (CCD) of the Criminal Investigation Department and the police of the Cyber Crime Division have booked the accused under the IT Act for getting indulged in cheating and the efforts are being made in order to nab the fraudsters.It has been said by a senior official of the Cyber Crime Division that the fraudsters mainly target the senior citizens and the fake RBI receipts would also been provided by the fraudsters in order to make their victim believe in the procedure.This incident had been recognized as the biggest online fraud in the state until now.The victim has been identified as an NRI whose family has lived in Jamaica for about two decades and that both her husband and her son are doctors.By Shrithika Kushangi

Indian-American Appointed to Trump’s Advisory Commission February 04, 2020 19:11

An Indian- American Prem Parameswaran has been appointed by the President of the United States Donald Trump as a member of the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.The appointment has been done prior to the US President Donald Trump paying a visit to India which has scheduled to be between the 24th- 26th of February.Parameswaran is said to be the only Indian who has been selected in the commission that comprised of thirteen members. Prem Parameswaran is currently the president of Indian motion picture production and distribution company Eros International’s North America operations.The resignations has been submitted by ten members of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are known as the AAPIs in the year 2017. The move had been taken as they had stated their objection to the portrayal that has been made by Donald Trump as he had portrayed the immigrants, refugees, people of color and people of various faiths as untrustworthy, threatening and a drain on the nation.Parameswaran has said in a statement that being an Indian- American from New York and the son of Indian immigrants who had come to the country as students, he feels overwhelmed and honoured by being appointed as the member of the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.He added saying that he looks forward in working with co- chairman Elaine Chao, secretary of transportation, as well as the fellow members of the President’s Advisory Commission in order to improve the health, education and economic status of AAPI.Paremeswaran has earlier worked with the Jefferies Group and was the head of media and telecom for the Americans.He was born, brought up and based in New York and has joined Eros International in the year 2015 and has been experienced in various fields which include global telecommunications, media and investment banking.Prem Prameswaran has been graduated from the Columbia University and has also received an MBA from the Columbia Business School.By Shrithika Kushangi

WeWork Names NRI Sandeep Mathrani as it new CEO February 03, 2020 19:01

The real estate industry veteran Sandeep Mathrani has been named as the new chief executive officer of the softbank- backed sharing firm WeWork.Mr Sandeep Mathrani is said to join the as the chief executive officer to the company from the 18th of February and will be reporting to Marcelo Claure, who is said to be remaining as the executive chairman of the company, as said by the company in a statement.WeWork has said that Sandeep Mathrani will be succeeding Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson who are the co-CEOs of Mr Mathrani.The company has added saying that Mr Gunningham and Mr Minson will be remaining in the company for atleast through a transition period in order to ensure a smooth onboarding process.No external executive search firm has been involved in the search for the CEO and was handled by the WeWork. He is said to be the former chief executive of Brookfield Properties retail group prior to which he was an executive at real estate firsms that include Vornado Realty Trust.The search for a new Chief Executive Officer has been begun by WeWork in November after the departure of the co-founder Adam Neumann.The IPO of the WeWork has been shelved last year with the company being recorded with a steep plunge in the valuation which decreased from $47 billion to less than $8 billion.The Wall Street Journal has reported the news about Mr Sandeep Mathrani earlier on SaturdayBy Shrithika Kushangi

65 Year Old NRI Manhandled In Koomkalan January 29, 2020 12:22

In recent reports, a resident from the Kot Gangu Rai village in Koomkalan was booked for manhandling a 65-year old NRI in front of the village gurudwara because of a heated argument. According to the reports and complaints lodged by the victim, it suggested that the accused charged him when they were discussing on the use of loudspeakers based off of the Punjab and Haryana high court.The accused charged at the victim, 65 year old, Jagjit Singh who is based out of Germany at the moment. He has been consistently visiting his home town even after being settled outside of India. It was on January 27, 2020 that Singh visited the local gurudwara when the members of the gurudwara committee told him that the former sarpanch of the village has issued an illegal notice to the current sarpanch of the village for not abiding by the guidelines issued by the government surrounding the use of loud speakers between 10 pm to 6 am. Singh said that he was discussing on the matters with the rest of the villagers when the accused, Vishnu reached the spot. He initiated a heated argument and asked Singh to stay out of the matter because was an NRI. The accused then manhandled the 65 year old and even pulled on his beard, which hurt the religious sentiments of the accused. Head Constable Dilbagh Rai, who is the head investigating officer at the Koomkalan police station said that the complaint from the victim has been registered under the Section 295-A of the IPC. Further investigations are being conducted following booking the accused.-Somapika Dutta

NRI Booked for Threatening Eyewitness in Tank Murder Case January 21, 2020 10:52

A Non Resident Indian (NRI) has been booked by the police for allegedly threatening a prime eyewitness Gurjant Singh Janta, in the murder case of Bhim Tank which has taken place near Abohar.The statement of Gurjant Singh Janta had lead to life imprisonment of Shiv Lal Doda who is a liquor baron and also to 24 others.The followers and the supporters of Doda has killed Bhim and has grievously injured Gurjant Singh Janta who is a friend of Bhim, at his farmhouse in Ramsara village near Abohar on December 11,2015. A complaint has been filed by Gurjant which stated that, Ankush Chalana, who is a kin of a member of the core committee which has been constituted by Doda when he has contested as an independent candidate in the assembly elections from the constituency of Abohar in 2017, has threatened him in a post on the social media platform. The post read, “Janta, tera time a gaya” which when translated to English states Janta, your time is up. Rahul Bhardwaj, the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Abohar has been marked by the senior superintendent of police (SSP) Fazilka, for inquiring into the matter. Rahul Bhardwaj has ordered to register a case against Ankush, after the investigation of the matter has been done.The case has been filed against Ankush under Section 66 of the Information Technology(IT) Act, 2000, on Sunday. The police protection is being provided to Gurjant Singh Janta as he is suspected to be in danger and threat to his life, as he was the prime eyewitness in the murder of Bhim Tank and had also been attacked sustaining multiple injuries during the murder of Tank which had taken place in the year 2015, on December 11.By Shrithika Kushangi

Billionaire Vinod Khosla has been Sued by the State of California January 09, 2020 12:36

The state of California has sued Vinod Khosla who is a billionaire venture capitalist as he has illegally restricted the public from entering into the beach. Khosla has denied the access to the public to a beach next to the property he owns in San Mateo County.The beaches in California are public land under the California Coastal Act objecting to which Vinod Khosla was sued by the state of California.According to the report in CNBC, Khosla has bought the land surrounding Martins Beach for $32 million in 2008 and has been fighting since then as he has restricted and locked the entry for public.It has been 12 years that Khosla has been fighting this battle as the under the California Coastal Act, the beaches in California are public land.TechCrunch has said that, Khosla has been fighting to “keep private a stretch of beach in front of an 89-acre property that the billionaire venture capitalist purchased in 2008.”The state of California has said in a lawsuit that Khosla has “improperly and illegally” restricted the entry of public to the beach. The suit has also added saying that Khosla will “continue to deny, impair and obstruct” the right of public to use the Martin’s beach, without the orders of the court.A statement has been made by Dori Yob Kilmer, a lawyer of Khosla, saying “the claims asserted in today’s lawsuit have been extensively litigated and repeatedly rejected by the courts in a prior lawsuit.”By Shrithika Kushangi

Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy Responds to NRI’s Social Media Appeal January 08, 2020 14:11

Maneti Manoj, an NRI in Kuwait has posted in social media that he was cheated by the agent while being sent to Kuwait. He posted that he has been forced to do menial jobs and was not even given proper food.Manoj is a native of Balkonda mandal in Nizamabad district to whose social media post the Minister of Roads and Buildings Vemula Prashanth Reddy has responded. The Minister asked the NRI affairs section of the government in order to ensure the safe return of Manoj.The Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy has also asked Muralidhar Reddy and Vinay who are the NRIs in Kuwait to follow up Manoj and extend necessary help.By Shrithika Kushangi

Widow Cheated By A Man Posing As An NRI January 07, 2020 12:31

A 40 year old widow was conned by a man who cheated her for INR 3.9 lakh through a matrimonial site. The man claimed to be an NRI residing in the United Kingdom. He later contacted her on a matrimonial site where they came to know each other.The man told that he had to pay the penalty at the New Delhi Airport for carrying diamonds along with excess baggage with him. Understanding that she was stuck in a fraudulent situation, the victim lodged a complaint with the Adugodi police who have successfully arrested the accused. Arman Malik, the accused was taken into custody under the IPC Section 420 and are further looking into the case to get more insights.The woman clarified in her complaint that she created a profile on the matrimonial website, Jeevansaathi.com in December 2019 and came around to know Malik who posed himself as a well established NRI based out of UK. Malik also assured the victim that he would come visit India within 5 days and that the two would get married then.It was later on December 30, 2019 that Malik called the victim in a state of distress and panic claiming that the customs section in the New Delhi airport has caught him for carrying diamonds and excess luggage. He said that he needs to pay a penalty to get through the airport. Thinking that Malik was actually in trouble and was in need of urgent money, the victim transferred INR 2.7 lakh that day itself followed by INR 1.2 lakh the day after. Following that, she called Malik to get hold of him but found that his phone was switched off. Again on January 02, 2019, she received another call from Malik asking her to transfer another INR 85,000 to get the remaining packets that he left with the customs at the New Delhi airport. It was then that the victim realized that she had been conned and lodged a complaint with the police. The police then worked to trace the account and the accused for further progress into the case.The cases of fraudulency through the matrimonial websites have been on a rampant rise in recent times, especially with that of widows. The cases are increasing gradually with every passing year.By Somapika Dutta

Expat Keralites Should be Included in the Ration Cards, Demands Arise at Loka Kerala Sabha January 04, 2020 10:47

A demand was raised at the Loka Kerala Sabha (LKS) in order to include the expat Keralites in the ration cards. It has also been demanded that, they should be provided with proper training and awareness which helps them invest in beneficial ways and ensure value-addition. Another demand has also been raised at the LKS regarding the special employment exchange for NRKs who have returned.The coverage of the insurance to the families of the NRKs and Kerala houses being set up in all the states, a Legal Aid Centre in order to ensure legal help to the divorcee women from abroad or the women who are subjected to domestic violence are the other requirements which were raised for discussion. Several matters that are related to expats which includes the opportunities for investment were discussed at the LKS.Writer Benyamin who was the moderator of Open Forum at the LKS said that the concept of Loka Kerala Sabha is special as it treats the NRKs as citizens and not as a mere source of money.Writer Manasi described Loka Kerala Sabha being a heavenly place for the NRKs who are deeply disturbed by the emotional trauma of migrating from their native place.P T Kunhu Muhammed gives the credit to the NRKs for the present prosperity of Kerala. He added saying that the efforts of the NRKs despite facing rejections from both their native place and the migrated land is the cause for the prosperity that Kerala is currently facing.Loka Kerala Sabha is described as the best platform by Muralee Thummarukudi, in order to collect funds as well as collecting the ideas from the NRI community.By Shrithika Kushangi

NRI Businessman Criticizes Opposition at LKS January 03, 2020 13:24

M A Yusuff Ali, an NRI businessman indirectly criticized the opposition who boycotted the Loka Kerala Sabha (LKS). The LKS is a programme which is sponsored by the state government in order to utilize the expertise of Non-Resident Keralite for the development of the state.“ There was a controversy over the facilities arranged for the LKS. Bust most of the delegates who come here use facilities far better than this. These are all far less than the help provided by the NRI community. They deserve better,” said Yusuf Ali while speaking at the LKS delegates conference.A favourable environment for investments of NRI in Kerala has been made by the chief minister and the government. The investment authority of Abu Dhabi has expressed their willingness in stating a venture in Kerala so after the CM had discussed with them. He added saying that the new investments are being opposed by few officials and has put forth his opinion in making a law for ensuring the security to NRI investments as the demolishing of the Maradu flats caused loss to many NRIs.Dr. Ravi Pillai said that new job opportunities should be created basing e-commerce and Artificial- Intelligence and the language proficiency should also be focused along with the technical skills where as, Dr. Azad Moopen said that the major trouble that the NRIs face is the education of children as the children who study abroad are denied opportunities for various exams which can be resolved by setting up an NRI University.A proposal for a health care project utilizing technology has been handed over by Resul Pookutty to the chief minister as he intends to implement in Anchal as a trial basis. The chairman of Gokulam Group, Gokulam Gopalan said that NRI partnership companies should exists so as new ventures can be started.By Shrithika Kushangi