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Fitness icon, supermodel and endurance athlete Milind Soman has become brand ambassador for Nutrazen, a plant-based, science-led nutraceutical company, in a partnership built around preventive health and healthy ageing.
In the late 1990s, the diaspora in the US and UK bought more than half of Bollywood's overseas tickets. Today the Gulf leads and 'overseas' is its own territory. How the diaspora's wallet reshaped Indian film.
For the first time, the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and Singapore together send more money to India than the Gulf — 51.2% of remittances against the Gulf's shrinking share. Behind India's record inflows is a diaspora quietly changing shape: from Gulf labourers to Western professionals.
For two decades, Israel's elderly have been cared for by Malayalis from Kerala — India's oldest foothold in the Israeli workforce. Now a post-war labour deal is turning that quiet community of a few thousand into a pipeline of tens of thousands.
Part 6 of The NRI Money Guide. The good news for most NRIs is simple: India taxes only what you earn in India, not your foreign salary. But your residential status decides everything - and a change taking effect from April 2026 lowers the day-count threshold for higher earners. Here is what is taxed, what is not, and how to stay on the right side of the line.
For the Gulf NRI, the salary arrives untaxed - and the whole financial game is holding on to that advantage. Here is how to park a tax-free Gulf income in 2026 (NRE, FCNR and the deposit window closing in September), and how the date you fly home can hand you two extra years of tax-free status - or cost you the lot.
The Gulf is India's second-largest source of remittances after the United States, and for millions of workers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the monthly transfer home is the whole point of being abroad. Here is how it works in 2026 - exchange houses vs apps vs UPI, the AED-INR rate that decides everything, and the tax rules for the tax-free NRI.
Sending money from the UK to India? The GBP-INR corridor is one of the world's most competitive - which is exactly why the advertised fee is the wrong thing to watch. Here is how NRIs move money in 2026: the exchange-rate margin that matters more than any fee, NRE vs NRO routing, UPI's new cross-border reach, and when Indian tax actually applies.
India has built a financial zone on its own soil that is treated, legally, as foreign territory — letting NRIs invest in India in dollars, with tax breaks and free repatriation, and never convert a single rupee. This is GIFT City, and it is quietly rewriting the NRI investment playbook.
Money sent home by Indians abroad held up in early 2026, keeping India the world's largest recipient — even after a new US tax on cash transfers.
The former LyondellBasell chief takes the helm of the US energy company as it heads into a major ownership change involving KKR.
Alongside record money sent home, 2026 has seen a small but noted trend of Non-Resident Indians returning to India as costs and politics abroad shift.
A 1% US tax on money sent abroad took effect on 1 January, and for months the Indian diaspora braced for a levy on every dollar sent home. Six months in, the reality is narrower and stranger: the tax exempts exactly the bank and app transfers almost every NRI uses — and lands hardest on the poorest senders who still pay in cash.
Part 4 of The NRI Money Guide. What an overseas Indian can and cannot buy back home, who needs RBI permission, why agricultural land is off-limits, and how much of the money you can take back out. Journalism, not advice — confirm your own position before you sign.
Part 3 of The NRI Money Guide. An overseas Indian who wants to ride India's markets cannot simply open an account like a cousin in Mumbai. A separate set of rules — PIS, FATCA, NRE-versus-NRO routing — governs every trade.
Repatriating money from India runs through FEMA: NRE and FCNR funds move freely, while NRO is capped at USD 1 million a financial year — tax paid first, Forms 15CA and 15CB filed (renamed 145 and 146 from April 2026). How the system actually works.
The difference between NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts, explained: which is tax-free in India, what repatriation limits apply, and where your foreign salary, Indian rent and dollar savings should each sit. Part 1 of The NRI Money Guide.
At the 5 June Monetary Policy Committee meeting, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra doubled the cap a single overseas Indian investor can hold in a listed Indian company from 5% to 10% — and extended the facility to all overseas individuals, widening diaspora access to Indian equities.
The IOM's World Migration Report 2026 confirms India received about $138 billion in remittances in 2024 — the most of any country, and nearly double second-placed Mexico — underscoring the diaspora's economic weight.
The 2026 Tech Diplomacy Global 50, recognising the world's most influential leaders advancing responsible technology policy and digital governance, names six leaders of Indian origin — including the UN's Amandeep Gill and the McGovern Foundation's Vilas Dhar.
Texas housing markets that depended on Indian-American H-1B buyers for cash-purchase demand are cooling sharply through 2026, as the new H-1B fee regime and registration drop reduce the pipeline of work-authorised Indian-origin home buyers.
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.
New research from ORF finds domestic Indian founders are now outperforming returnee NRI founders in fundraising — reversing the historic Silicon Valley-fed pattern.
Adobe's Shantanu Narayen — one of the longest-serving Indian-American Silicon Valley CEOs — has announced a transition out of the role after 18 years at the company's helm.
India is now home to 131 unicorn startups, which have collectively raised over US$118 billion and command a combined valuation above US$392 billion.
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 […]
Growing up amidst the scenic splendor of Kashmir, MADIHA TALAT witnessed the struggles of her community amidst scarcity and limited opportunities. Despite the challenges, the breathtaking beauty of her homeland left an indelible mark on her. This stark dichotomy spurred a deep-seated desire within her to effect positiv
