Cape Town: MI Cape Town delivered a fielding, bowling and batting masterclass at Newlands on Wednesday evening to book their maiden appearance in the Betway SA20 Playoffs. It has now set up an all-Western Cape Qualifier 1 with current table-toppers Paarl Royals set to meet MI Cape Town at St Georges Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday, February 4. The winner will advance directly to the final at the Wanderers on Saturday, February 8. MI Cape Town were excellent from the outset with Dewald Brevis, Corbin

Hyderabad: A US federal judge temporarily blocking President Donald Trumps executive order to end birthright citizenship has brought relief to several NRIs and members of the Indian community living in the United States. Although Trump said on Thursday that his administration would appeal the ruling given by the federal court, more lawsuits and cases are being filed all across the country. Six lawsuits have been filed challenging Trump's order, most of them by Democratic attorneys generals from

Sunrisers Eastern Cape raised the roof at St Georges Park with a fourth consecutive victory to power the defending champions into second place on the Betway SA20 table. Sunrisers are up to 19 points just one below the tabletopping Paarl Royals, who have played one game less. The 14-run victory over the Joburg Super Kings was hard earned with the Sunrisers once again relying on their captain Aiden Markram and their most senior bowler Marco Jansen. Markram held his teams innings together with a hi

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (PTI) NEW DELHI: The parliamentary committee on external affairs is contemplating over representation of NRIs in the Parliament in view of their growing number and unique issues concerning the diaspora. On Tuesday, evidence of the diaspora organisations in connection with examination of the subject Indian diaspora overseas including NRIs, PIOs, OCIs and migrant workers: all aspects of their conditions and welfare, including the status o

For the first time, Switzerland Telugu NRI Forum announced the launch of a franchise-based cricket league in the foreign country. The inaugural edition has six teams named after prominent places and regions in Telugu states. The concept of the league is to promote a healthy, competitive sporting culture while connecting the community back to the roots in India. The six teams taking part in the inaugural edition include 1. Amaravati Titans owned by Srinivas Godugunuri and Vidyadhar Teketi 2. Goda

Bhubaneswar: With just days to go before the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention begins in Bhubaneswar, Odishas maiden attempt to host this prestigious event has garnered massive interest from the Indian diaspora worldwide. The convention, scheduled from January 8-10, is seeing a dramatic surge in registrations, underscoring its significance on the global stage. According to the state home department, daily registration numbers have climbed to over 150 in recent days, a marked inc

Astronaut Sunita Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is set to witness 16 sunrises and sunsets as 2025 begins. The ISS orbits Earth offering its crew multiple views of the sun rising and setting each day. The ISS's official social media handle shared a post marking the occasion: As 2024 comes to a close today, the Exp 72 crew will see 16 sunrises and sunsets while soaring into the New Year. Seen here are several sunsets pictured over the years from the orbital outpo

Tirupati: Nara Bhuvaneswari, spouse of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, criticised the previous YSRC government for prioritising personal gains over public welfare and fostering chaos instead of ensuring development. Interacting with women in Vanaguttapalli village while visiting the Kuppam constituency on Friday, she emphasised that her husbands vision is to create a poverty-free society, where women and families thrive. Bhuvaneswari highlighted the impact of DWCRA self-help groups (SHGs) i

Music maestro AR Rahman disclosed that he has composed two songs for reigning star Ram Charans new film with director Buchi Babu Sana. I have composed two songs and they have been finalized, said Rahman at a media briefing at the International Film Festival in Goa. AR Rahman is indeed doing a Telugu film after a gap and he is bound to rock Telugu music lovers, says writer Gopi Mohan, who claims that Rahman composed music mostly for Telugu-Tamil bilingual films and won audience appreciation for h

Hyderabad: More than 12 lakh Indians, working in the United States, have pinned hopes on the outcome of the US Presidential elections to end their almost unending wait list to secure employment-based green cards. Over 1.5 lakh Indians are waiting to get green cards permanent residence visa under EB-1, where EB refers to the extraordinary ability of the applicant, while wait time for EB-2 and EB-3 extends to over two decades. Many Indians, who have an academic background in STEM (science, techn

HYDERABAD: The house of NRI techie Vijay Madduri was raided on Tuesday by a police team led by Narsingi ACP Ramana Goud with connection to the Janwada farmhouse raid. Madduri had tested positive for cocaine during the Janwada raid on Sunday. No substance was found at Madduris residence in Jubilee Hills on Tuesday; however, his phone was seized, the ACP said. This was a procedural raid, the ACP said.

Bangalore: Dozee has unveiled Dozee Shravan, a clinical-grade AI-powered Remote Parent Monitoring (RPM) service. Monitoring a parents health while living overseas is a significant concern for the Indian diaspora. Dozee Shravan now enables families abroad to regularly track their parents' health in India. Dozees AI-powered, contactless remote health monitoring technology is designed for seamless use by the elderly. The health data is securely shared with both families and healthcare providers. Bu

Ravi said he not only sings Bathukamma songs in Telugu but also enjoys the cultural events organised by the local Telangana NRIs in the US

Visakhapatnam : The Bheemli police in Visakhapatnam have arrested Korupolu Jay Jamima on charges of entrapping a non-resident Indian (NRI) in a fraudulent online relationship, drugging him, extorting money, and threatening to disseminate compromising photographs. The NRI claims he met Jamima on Instagram, where they developed a rapport. He alleges that Jamima professed her love and even visited his parents' home in Sheelanagar, posing as a friend. However, the NRI's parents were unaware of their