India News: NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the contribution of the Indian diaspora to the global community during the Covid-19 pandemi.
Updated: Saturday, January 9, 2021, 17:49 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 09: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is ready to serve Humanity with its Made in India, COVID-19 vaccines. The PM made the comments while inaugurating the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention.
The world is not only waiting for the Indian vaccines, but is also looking to see how it rolls out the biggest vaccination programme, the PM said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
In the last few years, the Indian diaspora has done a lot. They have contributed to the world n the last few months and I am very proud of this, PM Modi said. You have helped in India s fight against COVID-19, he further added.
DMK forms NRI wing as poll panel mulls allowing postal ballots for Indians living abroad
On November 27, the Election Commission wrote to the Law Ministry proposing to extend the postal ballot facility to NRIs for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, TN and West Bengal
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CHENNAI: In a significant move ahead of the ensuing Assembly elections, the DMK on Friday launched its Non Resident Indians (NRIs) Welfare Wing. While TRB Raja, MLA, and son of DMK treasurer TR Baalu will be the secretary of this new wing, party MP Dr Senthilkumar and Pudukottai MM Abdulla will be joint secretaries of the wing.
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: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has written to the Election Commission favouring its recent proposal to allow non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote remotely through electronically-transmitted postal ballot system (ETPBS) from their country of residence. However, it has suggested that the poll body hold consultations with all stakeholders before rolling out the facility.
NRIs, as per the current election laws, must cast their vote in person at their respective constituencies in India.
Sources in EC indicated that the poll panel will, as indicated by MEA, start consultations soon with NRI associations and various ministries and departments that will be involved in the exercise.
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