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HDFC Bank Times Titanium Credit Card Review
With exclusive lifestyle rewards and travel benefits, the HDFC Bank Times Titanium card offers great value for customers. Here’s more. The ultimate card for shopping and entertainment, HDFC Bank Times Titanium Credit Card offers a bouquet of rewards and discounts at an annual fee of just ₹500 + applicable taxes. That is among the lowest…
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Candor International School, Bangalore Review
Candor International School was ranked as the 5th best international school in Bangalore in 2018 by Times of India. Find out why. Founded in 2011 and built on a 25-acre site near Electronic City, Candor is a new generation world school with modern, state-of-the-art infrastructure and a host of facilities. Candor International School, Bangalore Features…
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Bank of Baroda NRE Account Review
Bank of Baroda’s significant global presence is totally negated by its lack of technology solutions and interest rates. Here’s more. Headquartered in Vadodhara (earlier called Baroda), Bank of Baroda was established over 100 years ago, in 1908, by the then Maharaja of Baroda, Sayajirao Gaekwad III. It is the second largest public sector bank in…
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Return to India Experience – Interview w/ Ruchit Garg
We managed to talk with Ruchit Garg, who returned to Chandigarh after a spell of a successful career working with Microsoft and founding his own company while in the US. Currently, he is on a mission to help farmers in India sell, using the latest technology. He’s the CEO of Harvesting – a company he…
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How to Plan Your Move Back to India
If you’re an NRI reading this at your work place, home office or mobile phone, chances are that you might end up back in India some time soon! 🙂 Little bit of context. This project started back in 2017 with just me, as I was planning my move back to India. I found that there…
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Should Indian F1 Student Visa Holders in the USA Return to India?
In a surprising move, the US Government (SEVP) has announced that student visa holders in the USA from other countries will have to return to their home countries if their courses are going fully online during the new semester in Fall 2020. (Source) According to the order, The U.S. Department of State will not issue…
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United Airlines to Start USA to India Flights Soon!
Apparently, United Airlines may be one of the first US airline to restart the much awaited USA to India flights. And that too, pretty soon. Here are the details. Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced that it has received request from United Airlines to start operations from USA to India and it is being considered…
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Best Cars to Buy When Returning to India
So, one of the first things you’d want to consider buying when getting back to India is a car. Unless of course, you’ve decided to work from home or you have a short walk to the office. Or, you decide to carpool with others. In which case you need an app like Rideshare. But if…
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How to Book Flights Back to India
If there’s one thing that is being discussed all over the Back to India community, that is “how and where to book flights back to India”. There’s so much of interest in this topic and there are many false information spreading around, so I thought I’ll create a bookmark-able, reference article for anyone trying to…
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Financial Must-Do’s for NRIs Returning to India
I hope everyone is safe. Not just the pandemic but even otherwise, with the economy, things are looking bleak for NRIs stuck in the USA. Layoffs and cost -cutting measures are more frequent and is raising questions on whether to make the return-move now than later. Whether you’re planning to move back to India next…