India is working to join the 115 countries around the world that allow their expats to vote. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday told the 1,500 delegates attending the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas gathering of the Indian diaspora that he hopes that the government will be able to facilitate non-resident Indians (NRIs) voting in the next… Continue reading India to allow expat vote as Irish interest grows
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Irish nun recognised for work in India
An Irish nun has been recognised in Carlow for her fifty years of working with the poor in India. Sister Cyril Mooney (72), A Bray native who moved to India when she was twenty, runs programmes in Calcutta aimed at helping street children.She was honoured in Carlow by the Friends of Calcutta group, who organised… Continue reading Irish nun recognised for work in India