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India Becomes Second Largest Source Country For New Citizens In US: Report

22Apr

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India Becomes Second Largest Source Country For New Citizens In US: Report

As per the latest Congressional report, India becomes the second-largest source country for new citizens in America, as nearly 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens. Mexico is the first source country. According to data obtained by US Census Bureau, an estimated 46 million foreign-born people...

Dr Samir Shah: First Indian-Born To Be BBC Chairman

Dr Samir Shah has become the first Indian-born chairman of BBC (British Broadcasting Company). Shah has worked with the British Broadcasting Company for over 40 years. He was picked as the preferred candidate by the government in December last year. Shah was then questioned by cross-party MPs of the...

Indian-Origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam Elected President Of Singapore

Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister, has been elected President. “I declare Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the candidate duly elected as the president of Singapore,” said election returning officer Tan Meng Dui, on the results of the state’s contested vote...