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The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for three months public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to allow non-resident Indians to vote through postal or e-ballots during elections in India.

A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta adjourned the case after the advocate appearing for the petitioner sought adjournment on the ground that Bill to allow NRIs to vote is likely to be passed in the ongoing session of Parliament.

The court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by Nagender Chindam, chairman of London-based Pravasi Bharat organisation, and other NRIs including Shamsheer V P.

The petitions stated that 114 countries, including 20 Asian nations, have adopted external voting, which could be held by setting up polling booths at diplomatic missions or through postal, proxy or electronic voting.

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for three months public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to allow non-resident Indians to vote through postal or e-ballots during elections in India.

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for three months public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to allow non-resident Indians to vote through postal or e-ballots during elections in India. A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta adjourned the case after the advocate appearing for the petitioner sought adjournment on the ground that Bill to allow NRIs to vote is likely to be passed in the ongoing session of Parliament. The court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by Nagender Chindam, chairman of London-based Pravasi Bharat organisation, and other NRIs including Shamsheer V P. The petitions stated that 114 countries, including 20 Asian nations, have adopted external voting, which could be held by setting up polling booths at diplomatic missions or through postal, proxy or electronic voting.

Supreme Court adjourns PIL on direction to allow NRIs to vote through postal, e-ballots

Addressing <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/i-understand-your-sentiments-pm-modi-tells-pios-at-a-meetingi-new-delhi-28963">person&#39;s of Indian origin(PIO)</a> in New Delhi today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was transforming and moving ahead.

&quot;The 21st century is being considered the Asian century &amp; India will be a major player in this,&quot; Modi said during his speech.&nbsp;

The government hosted the first ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference meeting in New Delhi.&nbsp;Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on January 9 to acknowledge the contribution made by the Indian overseas community toward the development of the country.&nbsp;

The meeting was attended by 124 members of Parliament and 17 mayors from 23 countries&nbsp;including external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman P.J. Kurien, Lok Sabha deputy chairman Thambidurai and Union ministers V.K. Singh and M.J. Akbar.

&quot;We have introduced far-reaching reforms. &#39;Reform to transform&#39;&nbsp;this is our guiding principle,&quot; the PM said.&nbsp;

&quot;More than half the investment in sectors like construction, air transport, mining, computer software, hardware, electrical equipment and many others, till now has happened in the last three years,&quot; the prime minister added.

The meeting was attended by 124 members of Parliament and 17 mayors from 23 countries

Addressing person's of Indian origin(PIO) in New Delhi today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was transforming and moving ahead. "The 21st century is being considered the Asian century & India will be a major player in this," Modi said during his speech. The government hosted the first ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference meeting in New Delhi. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on January 9 to acknowledge the contribution made by the Indian overseas community toward the development of the country. The meeting was attended by 124 members of Parliament and 17 mayors from 23 countries including external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman P.J. Kurien, Lok Sabha deputy chairman Thambidurai and Union ministers V.K. Singh and M.J. Akbar. "We have introduced far-reaching reforms. 'Reform to transform' this is our guiding principle," the PM said. "More than half the investment in sectors like construction, air transport, mining, computer software, hardware, electrical equipment and many others, till now has happened in the last three years," the prime minister added.

'Reform to transform' this is our guiding principle, says PM Modi to PIOs

Rahul Gandhi will embark next week on a visit to Bahrain, his first foreign trip after becoming Congress president, during which he will address a convention of NRIs and is likely to meet the country&#39;s prime minister.

According to party sources, Gandhi will be the state guest of the Kingdom of Bahrain and will address NRIs settled there on January 8.

He will leave for Bahrain on January 7 and is likely to return on January 9. The NRIs settled there have invited him.

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Gandhi is also likely to meet Bahrain&#39;s Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the members of the royal family, the sources said.

They said that he was to also address NRIs in Dubai but that visit has been postponed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to visit the UAE later this month.

Party sources say Gandhi&#39;s visit to Bahrain will be on the lines of his US trip last year. 
 
Rahul Gandhi was in Goa on New Year along with his mother Sonia Gandhi.&nbsp;

Gandhi will leave next week and will speak to the NRIs on January 8

Rahul Gandhi will embark next week on a visit to Bahrain, his first foreign trip after becoming Congress president, during which he will address a convention of NRIs and is likely to meet the country's prime minister. According to party sources, Gandhi will be the state guest of the Kingdom of Bahrain and will address NRIs settled there on January 8. He will leave for Bahrain on January 7 and is likely to return on January 9. The NRIs settled there have invited him. Also read: Rahul Gandhi, in US, makes no-holds-barred attack on PM Modi Rahul Gandhi in US: Central question is how does India give its people jobs? Gandhi is also likely to meet Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the members of the royal family, the sources said. They said that he was to also address NRIs in Dubai but that visit has been postponed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to visit the UAE later this month. Party sources say Gandhi's visit to Bahrain will be on the lines of his US trip last year. Rahul Gandhi was in Goa on New Year along with his mother Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Bahrain, address NRIs

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