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

VIJAYAWADA : MSME and NRI Empowerment Minister Kondapalli Srinivas has said this is the right time for NRIs to invest in Andhra Pradesh. A special portal would help investors get all the necessary permissions. The minister, currently on a US visit, was addressing an investors' meeting organised by the NRI Telugu Desam in Dallas. The days when prospective investors had to run around government offices with their proposals are over. Once the investor registration app is activated, officials will b

Hyderabad: The state government will open a 'Pravasi Prajavani' counter at Praja Bhavan, Begumpet, on Friday to address the grievances of Gulf workers and NRIs. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar will open the counter at 10 am on Friday. Pravasi Prajavani will operate every Wednesday and Friday, providing a platform for expatriate workers and their families to seek assistance and solutions for their problems. Prominent attendees will include Prajavani incharge G. Chinna Reddy, MLAs from constit

Vijayawada: With a view to promoting rural development through foreign investment, MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas held a meeting in New York on Wednesday with representatives of various organisations and NRAs. He urged international partners to note APs good environment for sustainable development. Srinivas is currently on a US tour to attract investments to the state. He is interacting with investors, entrepreneurs, NRAs and prominent Telugus there. The gathering included prominent figures s

Hyderabad: Some NRI-sponsored candidates aspiring for admission in Telanganas private medical colleges were in for tense times after the Supreme Court observations observations on Tuesday. While hearing an appeal from the Punjab government seeking to expand the NRI quota to candidates who are close relatives of NRIs, the Supreme Court remarked that the NRI quota business needs to end due to the risk of misuse. On September 10, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had set aside the AAP-led governmen

The Quad meetings at home in his hometown of Wilmington in Delaware may have been heavy with sentiment around US President Joe Bidens swansong, but it had some great messaging for the world as a forum going beyond the reasons for its founding to look at the greater good in health issues, etc. Its commitment to try and establish a way to root out cancer with vaccines in the Quad Cancer Moonshot Initiative makes the Quad summit in Delaware, United States, a pathbreaker for humanity. Notwithstandin

Seeks support to achieve a prosperous Telangana and a world-class Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy called on Telugu NRIs in the United States to play their part in bringing investments to the State. CM Revanth, who participated at a large gathering of NRIs in New Jersey on Sunday got a rousing welcome with huge rallies greeting him along the way. Telangana is your home land, every investment made in the state would definitely yeild good results. And as a bonus we will have the satisfaction that we are a part of the development of the l

VIJAYAWADA : Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has asserted that the state government will encourage voluntary participation of NRIs and Corporate entities to develop the rural areas in Andhra Pradesh. The government is mulling to involve locals to oversee the development programmes executed by these voluntary organisations in their respective regions, Kalyan said on Tuesday. Karur Vysya Bank MD B Ramesh Babu met Pawan Kalyan and expressed the banks willingness to help in the development of vil