Be responsive to expat’s needs, Krishna tells Indian missions
June 27th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Ahead of his outreach visit to Central Asia in the first week of July, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday said he had asked ... Read more...
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UAE foreign minister to visit India
May 16th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be on a two-day official visit to India from ... Read more...
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Ask NRIs to increase remittances: Assocham
May 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Increasing internal demand and motivating expatriates to send home more remittances may solve the Indian economy's problems due to a depreciating rupee, an industry ... Read more...
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Indian footprint growing in Art Dubai
February 5th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Art Dubai, one of the biggest art showcases in the Gulf, is seeking to position itself as a crucial international platform for Middle Eastern and ... Read more...
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Overseas Indians welcome right to vote
January 9th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Non-resident Indians have hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement that the government would allow them to vote and participate in the election process, a long-tanding ... Read more...
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Africans replacing Indian workers in Gulf?
December 25th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) In a trend that may work adversely on remittances to India and the region, Gulf nations are now increasingly hiring Africans over Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis ... Read more...
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Indian sperm hard to find, says world’s leading sperm bank
September 17th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 17 (IANS) The world's leading sperm bank says Indian sperm is hard to get as India does not permit sperm or eggs to be exportedAn official at Cryos ... Read more...
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UAE envoy favours more direct flights to India
June 15th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 15 (IANS) More direct flights between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India will strengthen the bilateral trade ties, said UAE Ambassador Mohamed Sultan Abdalla Al Owais Wednesday.Addressing ... Read more...
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Indians in US back Hazare with fasts, candlelight vigils
April 10th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian Americans from New York to Los Angeles to Seattle kept up the tempo in support of Indian social activist Anna Hazare's crusade ... Read more...
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Indians in US rally in support of Hazare’s crusade
April 9th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Los Angeles, April 9 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian-Americans and Indian expatriates converged on New York's Times Square at noon Saturday in support of Indian social activist Anna Hazare's ... Read more...
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Dubai based company begins Indian visa services
April 6th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Apr.6 (ANI): BLS International Services, a Dubai-based company will start handling outsourced Indian passport and visa services from five centres across the UAE.The company has won a contract from the ... Read more...
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Indian passport, visa service charges in UAE to be cut
March 17th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 17 (ANI): The Indian Embassy here has ended its contract with Empost for passport and visa services, and has handed over the same to a new Dubai-based company, BLS International. ... Read more...
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‘Overseas Indians can enroll names in voters list online’
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Doha, Feb 20 (ANI): Vayalar Ravi, the Indian Cabinet Minister of Overseas Affairs, has said that the online enrollment process of 'Indian expatriates' in the voters' register is being finalised, but added ... Read more...
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SBI to open branch in Qatar
January 3rd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Jan 3 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI), the eighth biggest bank in Asia and ranked 62nd in the world, will open a branch in Doha in the first ... Read more...
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Diamond sales pick up in Ahmedabad
December 6th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Dec.6 (ANI): Diamond jewellers in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city are doing a brisk business following the wedding season across the country.Manoj Soni, a jewellery shop owner, attributed the trend of preferring diamond ... Read more...
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Oman to allow temple, gurdwara
November 24th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Oman has assured India that it will soon allow a temple and a gurdwara to be built in the country, home to some 500,000 expatriate Indians, ... Read more...
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Toll-free helpline launched for Indians in UAE
November 24th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 24 (IANS) People of Indian origin living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who need help in legal, financial and medical issues, now have a toll-free helpline -- the ... Read more...
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Patil lauds role of Indian expatriates in development of India, UAE
November 22nd, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar Singh Abu Dhabi, Nov. 22 (ANI): Lauding the role of the expatriate community here in India's growth story, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today asked them to be prepared to ... Read more...
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Trade pact will give $12 bn boost to Indian economy: Canadian minister (Interview)
November 16th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Canada is estimated to give an annual boost of $12 billion to the ... Read more...
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Antony meets Indian diaspora in Omam
May 18th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, May 18 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony, on a two-day visit to Oman, said at a meeting with Indian expatriates here that New Delhi was committed to consolidating bilateral ties ... Read more...
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Indians celebrate Holi in Trinidad and Tobago
March 1st, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, March 1 (IANS) Indians in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Holi, rejoicing the performance of a folk dance troupe from Mathura and splashing coloured powder on each other's face.From early ... Read more...
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Dubai World woes worries families of Indian expatriates
November 27th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The $59-billion debt woes of state-run Dubai World, one of the largest global conglomerates, has left thousands of Indian families worried, as the region accounts for half ... Read more...
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From a trickle to a flood, 2.5 million Indians make US their home
October 16th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) Stating with no more than 700 persons moving from India to the US between 1820 and 1900, the ethnic Indian community in America has grown to ... Read more...
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Indian, Omani air forces to hold joint exercise
October 14th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Expecting to be roped in for anti-piracy operations in the near future, the Indian Air Force (IAF) would, for the first time, be undertaking a week-long ... Read more...
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Indian businessman killed in Nepal
May 22nd, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 22 (IANS) A 32-year-old Indian who had come to invest in Nepal only four months ago was killed in a remote town in the far west of the country, police ... Read more...
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US talent firm to develop global workforce in India
April 24th, 2009 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) US-based talent management firm Global Crosswalk Inc (GCI), co-founded by two Indian expatriates, has set shop in India's IT hub to help companies develop global workforce for providing ... Read more...
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A microcosm of India in the heart of oil-rich Kuwait
April 7th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Kuwait City, April 7 (IANS) The 580,000-strong Indian community in Kuwait, comprising self-made millionaires, techies, engineers, doctors, professionals and service workers, has created a "microcosm of India" in ... Read more...
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Whistling fans follow India’’s cricket stars on Kiwi tour
February 27th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Christchurch, Feb.27 (ANI): The Indian cricket team, which is currently on a tour of New Zealand, is being backed and supported by a group of whistling fans.
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A nuclear scientist turned accountant gets Bharat Samman
January 13th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, Jan.13 (ANI): The journey of life is weird and highly unpredictable. It is not necessary that one reaches the place where one starts out for. This applies ... Read more...
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Goldman Sachs lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.7 percent
November 10th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India's growth may come down "somewhat" this fiscal, Goldman Sachs lowered its forecast to 6.7 percent from the earlier ... Read more...
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India, Oman MOU will strengthen cooperation in human resource development: Singh
November 9th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
img src="/newsportal/images/Manmohan Singh-83229.jpg" alt="Manmohan Singh" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="180" height="139" align="right"By Pankaj Chaudhry
Muscat, Nov.9 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Sunday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ... Read more...
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K. Asif’s son celebrates Husain’s birthday in London
November 8th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Akbar Asif, son of the late Bollywood filmmaker, K. Asif, who is better remembered today as the maker of India's first historical blockbuster, "Mughal-e-Azam," celebrated the 93rd birthday ... Read more...
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Nestle to double investments in India
September 26th, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Nestle India will double its investments in India from Rs.3 billion this fiscal to Rs.6 billion next fiscal, Nestle S.A. chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe said here Friday."We are ... Read more...
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‘India refashions itself as global military power’
September 22nd, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) From a country focused on self-defence against Pakistan and China, India has begun to refashion itself as an armed power with global reach. It is willing to ... Read more...
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Malayalis in Gulf celebrate Onam
September 12th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 12 (IANS) Millions of Malayalis across the Gulf celebrated Onam, Kerala's traditional harvest festival, Friday albeit in a low key manner due to Ramadan, the ongoing Islamic holy month of ... Read more...
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