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THE 63rd REPUBLIC DAY
R-DAY IN PICTURES
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:: Gulf/Middle East
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Gulf no longer an el dorado for Indians
Most Indians in Gulf stay poor: report
Indians in UAE celebrate I-Day
New Delhi/Dubai, Aug 14: Around 28,000 Indians have returned to India under a special amnesty scheme launched by the UAE government for illegal expatriates in the Gulf country.
Mamata Shankar to perform in Bahrain
Emirates offers discount to Indians
Indian consulate to celebrate I-Day
Indian mission in Dubai extends deadline
Special fares for amnesty seekers
Over 5,000 emergency certificates
India, Kuwait labour pact okayed
Emirates to increase flights to India
Expats issued emergency certificates
Mega events to celebrate August 15th
Rajni fans can watch 'Sivaji' for free
India government in touch with Oman
Indian workers figure in India-UAE talks
I-card for expats to be mandatory
Tailor made insurance for Indians in UAE
Ravi stresses on Indian workers' welfare
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20: Kerala is sending a high level delegation to the Middle East next month to scout for investors who can help set up industries in the state.
Minister assures help to Indian workers
Dubai, April 13: India will make greater efforts to protect the interests of the increasing number of unskilled workers serving in Gulf countries, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said while on a visit to Qatar. Cabinet approves labour MoU with UAE New Delhi, April 13: The Indian cabinet Thursday approved a pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to safeguard the interests of the Indian workers in that country and to ensure their welfare.
Indian mission waives processing fees
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1: India is set to sign a labour pact with Kuwait when Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi visits the country from April 8. He will also go to Qatar as part of his trip to the Gulf region. Indian welfare body in Qatar doubled aid Dubai, March 28: A welfare organisation for distressed Indian workers in Qatar more than doubled its assistance in 2006. UAE to become more foreign worker-friendly New Delhi, March 27: The United Arab Emirates, where around 1.5 million Indians earn their livelihood, is all set to become more worker-friendly by adopting a series of labour reforms to safeguard the interests of its foreign workers. India, Bahrain sign cultural exchange programme New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India and Bahrain have signed a cultural exchange programme till 2010 to foster closer cultural and scientific cooperation. Bahrain to launch social housing for expatriates New Delhi, March 21: Bahrain's Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa has promised his country would open social housing for expatriates to improve their living conditions, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Tuesday. Kerala to tackle women trafficking Dubai, March 17: Kerala has appointed a nodal officer to coordinate with all the Indian missions in the Gulf to combat trafficking of women from the state to the region. NRI to invest in Bahrain Dubai, March 17: Prominent Gulf-based non-resident Indian businessman B.R. Shetty has announced plans to invest in Bahrain's medical and money exchange sectors. New UAE law for domestic helpers Dubai, March 7: Domestic helpers in the UAE will have strong legal support from next month to ensure they are not deprived of their wages, adequate rest and medical care. Welfare of Indian workers will be top priority: Consul General Dubai, Jan 31 In his first interaction with the press after taking over as the new Consul General of India in Dubai, Venu Rajamony said the welfare of the Indian community in Dubai and the northern emirates shall be his top priority. Indians in Bahrain to celebrate Republic Day Dubai, Jan 20: Indians in Bahrain plan to celebrate their country's 58th Republic Day with a parade, cultural shows, a Bollywood dance-drama, patriotic songs and a souvenir booklet. India, UAE sign labour welfare pact New Delhi, Dec 14: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to safeguard the interests of the Indian workers in that country and to ensure their welfare. Missing Indian in Dubai found Dubai, Dec 3: An Indian national who was thought to have gone missing in Dubai three months ago has finally been traced to a hospital here. Expats help in Doha Asiad Doha, Nov 29: A large number of expatriates in Qatar, that comprise people from India, Pakistan, Phillipines among others, have volunteered to be a part of the forthcoming Asian Games, said Khaled Helaly, volunteers' manager at the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC). Adoor's films showcased in Oman Dubai, Nov 8 To celebrate the golden jubilee of the formation of Kerala, a film festival showcasing select works of noted south Indian filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan was inaugurated in Muscat. Indian FM channel in Bahrain Dubai, Nov 2: Keralites in Bahrain will soon be able to listen to their favourite numbers or catch up on news from home with an all new Indian FM channel. Doha Bank to begin e-remittances to India New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Doha Bank, which is awaiting the nod to open a branch in India, will soon offer e-remittances via a tie-up with State Bank of India, a bank official said here Tuesday. Canadian scholarships for 3 New Delhi, Oct 7: Three Indian researchers received the prestigious Canada-Hope scholarships Friday for their study on healthy aging, organ damage and stroke research. Qatar Keralites send most money Dubai, Oct 7: Kerala continues to attract the bulk of remittance by Indian expatriates living in Qatar, followed by Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Celebrating Durga puja in Muscat Dubai, Sep 28: Bengalis living in Oman's capital Muscat are all set to celebrate Durga puja on a grand scale this year. Be good ambassadors, Chatterjee tells Indians in Bahrain Dubai, Sep 26: Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee urged Indians in Bahrain to treat the country as their first love. Indian parliamentary delegation to visit Bahrain Dubai, Sep 25: An Indian parliamentary delegation, headed by veteran communist leader Somnath Chatterjee, will visit Bahrain this week. Oman woos Indian investment New Delhi, Sep 5: Oman's Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool Ali Sultan Monday urged Indian industry to look at diverse opportunities in the Gulf country while indicating that Omani companies too are studying investment openings in India. India cautions US Navy on Bahrain firm Dubai, Aug 30: The Indian embassy in Bahrain has asked the US Navy not to do business with a Bahraini engineering firm blacklisted for cheating its workers. UAE's pvt sector has 1.3 m Indians Dubai, Aug 27: The total number of Indian workers in the United Arab Emirates' private sector is currently between 1.2 million and 1.3 million, according to the latest figures. ING Vysya woos Gulf NRIs Dubai, Aug 13 India's ING Vysya Mutual Fund is actively wooing non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the Gulf to its newly launched close-ended offering ING Vysya CUB (Competitive Upcoming Businesses). Art show to mark India-Oman ties Dubai, Aug 11: An Indian schoolteacher in Oman is holding a unique exhibition of his paintings to commemorate 5,000 years of relationship between India and Oman. Indians in Gulf remit $5 billion a year Dubai, Aug 11: Over four million Indian workers in the Gulf region remit nearly $5 billion a year, says a report. Golden rakhis in demand in UAE Dubai, Aug 10: Rakhis made of gold were much in demand by the Indian community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as they busily shopped for Raksha Bandhan, an annual festival that marks the special bond between bothers and sisters. Indian mission blacklists Bahrain firm Manama, Aug 8 The Indian embassy here has blacklisted a Bahrain company for giving written contracts to its employees. Dubai cops rescue three Indian workers Dubai, Aug 8 Police in Dubai have rescued three Indian workers following a tip-off that their former employer had allegedly beaten them and locked them up in a labour camp. MP for Indo-Bahrain shipping service Dubai, Aug 6: An Indian MP from Kerala has called for the resumption of a shipping service between Bahrain and India for the benefit of low-paid Indian workers in that Gulf country. Call for minimum wages for Indian workers New Delhi, Aug 3 Two MPs, who have just returned from a visit to the Indian worker-dominated labour camps in Oman, Wednesday urged the government to sign a bilateral agreement with Muscat to ensure the workers are given the basic minimum wages there. TN offers relief to Bahrain victims' families Chennai, Aug 01: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday announced a compensation of Rs.200,000 to each of the families of the 16 Indian workers killed Sunday in a fire accident in Bahrain. 16 Indian workers perish in Bahrain blaze, 11 injured New Delhi/Manama At least 16 workers from Tamil Nadu died and 11 others were injured after a devastating fire broke out in a three-storey building at a labour camp in Bahrain capital Manama early Sunday. India to revamp immigration laws Dubai, July 28 The Indian government will soon tighten immigration laws for unskilled labourers travelling abroad for work. About four million Indians in Gulf New Delhi, July 28 The number of Indians in the Gulf is estimated to be about four million. India evacuates 408 more people New Delhi, July 28 The Indian government brought back 408 more people, including those from Sri Lanka and Nepal, from Lebanon early Friday as the evacuation operation from that war-hit country continued. Indian crew released by UAE court Dubai, July 27 The captain of an Indian ship and his crewmembers, held for murder, will soon be home after a Fujairah Court of Appeal ruled that courts in the emirate had no authority to try an accused involved in a crime committed in international waters. Varsity denies closing Dubai centre New Delhi/Dubai, July 26: Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli-based Bharathidasan University has denied closing its distance-learning centre in Dubai and said exams that have been delayed will be held next month. Over 1,300 Indians evacuated from Lebanon New Delhi, July 26: A total of 1,384 Indians besides 44 Nepalis and 21 Sri Lankans have been evacuated so far from strife-torn Lebanon by the Indian government. Indians return from Lebanon Chennai/Mumbai, July 22 Emotional scenes werewitnessed Friday night as two Air India aircraft carrying 602 Indiansevacuated from violence-hit Lebanon landed at Chennai and Mumbai. India evacuates 49 nationals from Beirut New Delhi, July 18: As conflict in Lebanon escalates, India on July 17 evacuated 49 Indians from Beirut and issued a safety advisory to nearly 12,000 Indians living in that country. Thrissur to benefit from NRIs Dubai, July 11: An organisation of expatriate Keralites in Qatar is planning to extend its activities to its core area of interest in Thrissur, Kerala. NRIs to set up hospital chain Dubai, July 11: The Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is planning to launch a chain of satellite hospitals in Kerala. Help sought for ailing Indian Dubai, July 11: An Indian expatriate organisation in Bahrain is on a fund-raising campaign to send back home for treatment a Malayali tailor who is in a Manama hospital in an unconscious state. Indian plans IT museum in Oman Dubai, July 7: An Indian engineer in Oman is planning to set up an IT museum in that country. Ailing Indian worker seeks aid Dubai, July 5: An Indian labourer in Bahrain, suffering from partial paralysis, has appealed for financial help so that he can procure an air ticket to India and undergo further free treatment. A-I, Indian may up seat capacity from Qatar Dubai, July 1: Air-India and Indian are likely to increase their seat capacities from Doha in Qatar to destinations in India from early next year. Amity forays into Oman Dubai, July 1: Leading Indian education group Amity is now offering its various management training programmes in Oman through the Khimji Training Institute (KTI). BoI plans branches in Qatar, UAE Thiruvananthapuram, June 17: Bank of India (BoI), which is celebrating its centenary year, is planning to spread its wings by opening several new branches, including in Doha (Qatar), Dubai (UAE), Indonesia and South Africa. BoB plans Qatar foray Dubai, June 15: The Bank of Baroda (BoB), India's fourth largest bank, is planning to open a branch in Qatar, the Gulf Times reported. 'Gulf NRIs interested in K'taka' Bangalore, June 15: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Karnataka in the Gulf region have expressed readiness to invest in infrastructure and tourism projects in their home state. Sharjah NRI's body cremated Dubai, June 13: The body of M.K. Madhavan, president of the Sharjah Indian Association who died in an accident last week, has been cremated in Sharjah. Union Bank plans Qatar branch Dubai, June 8: The Union Bank of India (UBI), India's fifth largest public sector bank, is likely to tie up with a local bank in Qatar to start retail operations in that country. Air-India Express may skip Doha Dubai, June 8: Air India's budget airline Air-India Express may skip Doha in its winter routes, a Qatar newspaper said. Apollo's Oman centre by year-end Dubai, June 8: India's Apollo group of hospitals is all set to open its 100-bed super-specialty hospital in Oman by the end of this year. Kerala bank plans branch in Oman Dubai, June 7: The State Bank of Travancore (SBT) is planning to open a branch in Oman, besides setting up representative offices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Saudi secures Indian's release Dubai, June 7: His love for Indians made a Saudi Arabian businessman fly from Riyadh to Jizan at his own expense to secure the release of an Indian truck driver who was jailed for causing an accident. Indians among striking workers in Qatar Dubai, June 7: A strike called by around 2,000 workers, including Indians, employed with a local engineering company in Qatar, has been deemed illegal by authorities. Distance education popular in Qatar Dubai, June 2: More and more Indian students in Qatar, especially Doha, are opting for distance education programmes after passing their higher secondary examinations. AIEEE centre in Gulf soon New Delhi, June 2: An examination centre for the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) will be opened in Saudi Arabia in the next academic year 2007, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has said in Riyadh. Indian workers call off strike Dubai, May 30: A strike by around 1,000 workers of a Bahraini company to protest what they called inhuman living conditions, random pay cuts and unfair treatment came to an end on May 28 after the company management met most of their demands. Indians hurt in freak incident Dubai, May 30: In a freak incident, two Indian workers in Bahrain were injured after they fell from a scaffolding when an unidentified man started shaking it. SBT to open offices in Gulf Thiruvananthapuram, May 27: Kerala's State Bank of Travancore (SBT) announced on May 26 that it will soon open a representative office in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. MoU with Gulf nations likely New Delhi, May 26: India is contemplating a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on labour with countries in the Middle East to establish appropriate institutional arrangements and better working conditions for its workers engaged there. HIV+ worker still stuck in Bahrain Bahrain, May 26: Deteriorating health has delayed the departure for home of an HIV-infected Indian labourer here. Bahrain school breaks CBSE record Bahrain, May 25: Students of the well known Indian School here have achieved a record-breaking 99.46 percent pass rate in their Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) higher secondary school examinations. 93.45% Gulf students pass CBSE Class 12 New Delhi, May 24: As many as 93.45 per cent of students who took the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exam in Gulf countries have passed - way above the total pass percentage this year. Funds raised for injured worker Dubai, May 17: Members of the Indian community in Bahrain are raising funds for the treatment of an Indian worker who has been hospitalised for over two months following an accident at his workplace. Indian maid in Bahrain isolated Dubai, May 16: An Indian housemaid in Bahrain, who has allegedly been mistreated by her Bahraini sponsor for five months now, has managed to send a letter to the Bahrain Keraliya Samajam (BKS) appealing to be rescued. 2 Indians die in Gulf road mishaps Dubai, May 10: Two Indian expatriates died in separate road accidents in the Gulf on May 10. 'Abandoned' Indians made to wait more Dubai, May 11: A group of 27 Asian workers, including several Indians, in Bahrain has to wait another month for the conclusion of a court case filed against their employer for having allegedly abandoned them. Another Indian in Bahrain cheated Dubai, May 4: An Indian woman in Bahrain has become the latest victim of cheating by recruitment agencies in India. Ravi leaves for weeklong Gulf tour New Delhi, May 3: Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi left for Bahrain's capital Manama Wednesday to start a weeklong tour of the Gulf countries. |
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