Gandhinagar: As per the quarterly report of State Level Bakers Committee(SLBC) of June 2024-25, Non Residential Indians(NRI) deposits in the banks of Gujarat have gone up at Rs. 93,096.04 crore (over Rs. 93 thousand crores) against Rs. 87,225.87 crroe(over Rs. 87,000 crore) a year ago. Tthe NRIs depositted over Rs. 5870 crore to the banks in Gujarat in a single year. The highest Rs. 1675.34 crore increase in NRI deposits through the year was noticed in Vadodara, followed by Ahmedabad, Kutch...Read More

Shivani Raja, originally from Diu, Gujarat, has secured victory in the British general election, competing as a Conservative candidate from Leicester East. She contested against Rajesh Aggarwal, a former deputy mayor of London and native of Indore. Shivani Raja was a first-time MP contender from Leicester East. She is of Gujarati origin and hails from Diu. She actively engaged British Indian voters during her campaigns. She also urged British voters currently in India, particularly from Diu a...Read More

Gandhinagar: Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Gujarat sent less money back home during the financial year 2023-24 due to economic challenges in Western countries, including America and Britain. According to the latest State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) report, NRI deposits in Gujarat have risen to Rs 92,339.75 crore from Rs 91,923.69 crore in 2022-23, reflecting an increase of Rs 416 crore. Among the 33 districts in Gujarat, deposits decreased in seven districts, notably in Ahmedabad, Gandhin...Read More

Navsari: Bilimora origin businessman Non Resident Gujarati (NRG) Hemant Mistry was killed in America. A video of Mistry's murder is viral on social media platforms. Mistry was knocked to death, after Mistry told accused to take away the luggage from outside his Motel. Bilimora's Gaurabag origin Mistry settled in America two decades ago. 59-year old Mistry was running Motel business in Oklahoma. He had set up over 100 Motels. DeshGujarat Mistry died after receiving a fatal punch from a strange...Read More

New Jersy: A restaurant in Edison, New Jersey, USA, has announced that it will distribute free Methi Gota if Narendra Modi wins the 2024 election in India. 'Bombay Spice 2', operated by Rutvi, Neel, and Dhruv Shah, has been running this tradition since 2014 to show their support for PM Modi. Bombay Spice 2, located in Edison, New Jersey, has been in business for 20 years. The Shah family, who runs the restaurant, previously gave away free Methi Gota to celebrate Modi's victories in the 2014 a...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Mumbai-based businessman filed a complaint with the Chandkheda police on Monday, alleging that his brother-in-law and sister, both residing in the US, were deceived by a builder from Vasna. Praful Maniyar (77) residing in Matunga (east) in Mumbai, stated in his FIR that his brother-in-law Deepak Shah and sister Meenakshi had engaged a builder named Narendra Gohil from Vasna in 2012 to purchase two flats in a residential project in Zundal. The couple paid Rs 36.80 lakh to Gohil on...Read More

Ahmedabad: A 14-year-old, Indian-American boy of Gujarati descent Dev Shah, emerged victorious in the esteemed 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, securing a $50,000 monetary reward after accurately spelling the 11-letter word "psammophile." Dev is from Ahmedabad. His paternal grandmother lives in New Vadaj. His maternal grandfather and grandmother live in the Bhuyangdev area of the city. Dev's father was a class-1o topper in Gujarat board exams. His mother is from Nadiad. Dev, an American ci...Read More

Gandhinagar: Manitoba Mounted Police in Canada has confirmed the identities of four Gujarati speaking Indian nationals who were found dead close to Canada - America international border. They are the same who left small village Dingucha in North Gujarat for tour of Canada.According to the statement of Manitoba Police in Canada, the four deceased died due to extreme cold. Following is the full statement of Manitoba RCMP: _______ Manitoba RCMP discovered four bodies, near Emerson, Manitoba, ...Read More

Mahesana: An NRI couple donated Rs 5 crores to Institute of Nursing of Ganpat University for establishing a nursing college equipped with ultramodern technology. The donors Bhupesh Parikh and his wife Kumud have been residing in the USA for ten decades. They are mainly from Kadi in Mehsana. Ganpat University will establish ‘Kumud And Bhupesh Institute of Nursing’ using the amount of donation. The college will have classrooms equipped with ultramodern and advanced technology, a labora...Read More