According to estimates of the ministry of external affairs, there are about 3.10 crore NRIs living in different countries across the world.

Earlier, the Centre had said that the draft legislation to provide voting rights to NRIs through postal ballots would be further revised be...

Centre has sought two weeks time for submitting reply in the Court regarding the changes to be made in Representation of People's Act.

Data shows that only 10,000 to 12,000 NRIs have voted because they do not want to spend foreign currency to come to the country and vote.

Rajya Sabha supported the calling attention notice by Leader of the Ghulam Nabi Azad about the risks involved in giving voting rights to NR...

The govt today agreed to convene an all-party meeting to discuss its proposal to give NRIs the right to exercise their franchise by e-posta...

However, the Election Commission, which found it feasible to give voting rights to NRIs, did not favour extending same benefit to migrants ...

Currently there are only 12,000 NRI voters, but they need to travel to India to cast their votes. Proxy and e-ballots could encourage more.

The EC should use either postal ballot facility, allowing voting to NRIs at an Indian Mission abroad or provide them with online voting rig...

Ravi said Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry is in talks with the EC to simplify process of registering themselves for exercising the right.

India's move to allow millions of NRIs to exercise their voting rights has evoked mixed reaction from the community.

A long-standing wish of millions of NRIs for voting right in India has come true with Centre issuing a notification to enable them to exerc...

A bill to provide voting rights to Indians living abroad was introduced in Rajya Sabha today, with the govt saying it would enable NRIs to ...

Law ministry seeks PM's opinion on people of Indian origin.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that NRIs will be able to cast their votes in the 2014 general elections.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a round-the-clock International Helpline in the ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for the b...

The government may amend the Respresentation of People’s Act in the next session of Parliament.