13 Indians Rescued from Ablaze Cargo Ship in UAE May 09, 2019 04:26
At least 13 Indians were rescued from a burning cargo ship after it was gutted in the massive blaze at Sharjah Creek near Khalid Port on Wednesday. The vessel was loaded with 6,000 gallons of…
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Kerala Man Dies in Kuwait Airways Run over While Towing Plane May 08, 2019 09:15
An Indian aviation technician with Kuwait Airways Anand Ramachandran has been killed while towing a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft on Monday. The native of Thiruvananthapuram was working as ground staff with the airline at Kuwait…
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850 Indians Freed from Saudi Jails on Narendra Modi’s Request May 06, 2019 05:47
Amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it was on his request that Saudi Arabia released 850 Indians lodged in its jailhouses on the eve of the…
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Maharashtra Is NRIs Favorite Destination for FDIs May 03, 2019 04:31
In the last four financial years (2014-15-2017-18), Maharashtra witnessed a multitude of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) by non-resident Indians. NRIs have invested Rs 1,454 crore in the state, which is 30 percent of the total…
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Indian National Congress Kick-Starts ‘NRI Bus’ to Counter BJP May 02, 2019 08:46
The Indian Overseas Congress in a bid to counter the massive outreach program by volunteers from Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday kick-started a ‘Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Campaign Bus’ from Delhi amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The 45-seater customized bus was flagged off by IOC chairman Sam Pitroda outside the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi. The bus, which will carry IOC leaders and members, will criss-cross Punjab, Haryana and the constituencies of other North Indian states which will go to polls in the remaining three phases of Lok Sabha elections, according to sources. “This bus is an idea of the NRIs, working in all over the world, who have their origin in Punjab and Haryana. They have their friends, relatives, and forefathers. They have an emotional connect with their home land. They will go to village after village carrying the message of the Congress party. They will reach out to a large number of people, convince the people to vote for the grand old party in this election,” said Sam Pitroda while speaking to DNA. -Sangam Sowmya
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Indian Man Drowns While Fishing in Dubai Creek May 02, 2019 06:59
An Indian origin man slipped and drowned into the Dubai Creek while fishing with his friends, according to a media report on Thursday. Sahad Abdul Salam was fishing with his friends in Jaddaf district when…
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NRI Businessman Jayaram’s Murder Case: Police File 388-Page Charge Sheet May 02, 2019 04:48
Almost four months after the murder of 55-year-old Chirgurupati Jayaram, the Florida-based non-resident Indian businessman, the Hyderabad police on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against 12 people including prime accused K Rakesh Reddy and two police officers. The 388-page charge sheet was filed in a local court and has evidence collected by the police from call data records and CCTV footage along with the statement of around 70 witnesses. According to media reports, the charge sheet which details how the murder was planned also names two police officers for allegedly attempting to conceal the murder. The police had earlier transferred Assistant Commissioner of Police Malla Reddy and Circle Inspector Srinivasulu after their names cropped up during the investigation. The body of Jayaram, who was the director of Coastal Bank was found in the back seat of his car off the national highway near Nandiagama close to Vijayawada on January 31. Jayaram, also a Managing Director of Express TV, a now-defunct Telugu channel, had come to Hyderabad from the United States a few days before his death. Jayaram's wife had also demanded a probe against his niece Shikha Chowdary, who was allegedly in a relationship with Rakesh Reddy. She said that after the murder, Shikha barged into their house in Jubilee Hills. She alleged that some key documents and valuables were missing. However, the police have not named her as an accused but as a witness. “Jayaram’s niece Shrika Chowdary is one of the witnesses in the case. We examined more than 300 persons while 70 were taken as a witness. Kidnapping, confinement, extortion, and murder of Jayaram were main charges against accused Rakesh Reddy,” the police were quoted as saying. The police are also considering imposing charges under the Preventive Detention Act against the accused. The police had earlier said that Jayaram was killed over a monetary dispute. It said Rakesh Reddy, who murdered Jayaram as the latter had failed to repay a Rs 4 crore loan, investigation officials claimed. The police said that their investigation revealed that Reddy called Jayaram to a house in Jubilee Hills and reportedly recorded videos of him after illegally confining him, in a bid to extort money from his family, before the accused killed him. He later shifted the body to Jayaram's car and took it to Krishna district and left it in a field adjoining the national highway to make it appear like an accident. -Sangam Sowmya
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Indian Mission in Dubai Warns UAE Job Seekers over Visa Status April 30, 2019 13:00
The Indian mission in Dubai has warned people jobseekers to check their visa status with the Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra (PBSK), following the deportation of 17 Indians who came into the UAE with fake employment…
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Be Cautious of Fake Job Recruiting Agents: Indian Embassy in Doha Warns Job-Seekers April 29, 2019 09:40
The Indian embassy in Doha has warned Indian nationals looking for a job in Qatar to be wary of fake job recruiting agents and further advised the job seekers to ask for a copy of…
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Sri Lanka Bombings: Dubai-Based Indian Couple Survivors Recount Deadly Blast at Colombos Cinnamon Grand Hotel April 29, 2019 05:02
Days after horrifying blasts in Sri Lanka, a Dubai-based Indian couple has recounted how were narrowly escaped the blast at Colombos Cinnamon Grand hotel. The upscale hotel was one of the eight targets of the…
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Current Status of Indian Politics Not Enough to Solve National Problems: NRI Contestant Alok Kumar April 27, 2019 05:30
An NRI independent candidate Alok Kumar contesting from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency on election symbol #LetterBox claimed it is not possible for the national political parties in India like Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian National Congress to actually do something worthwhile. Alok Kumar, who has been residing in Dubai for almost a decade, said that the current status of Indian politics will not be able to solve national problems of recession, unemployment, economic mismanagement, pseudo nationalism, etc. The national metabolism requires that the core of democracy must be taken care of. To be able to provide some real solutions to these very grave issues, Alok Kumar will be using his experiences and knowledge to eke out a purposeful way out. If elected, he wants to be an easily available bridge for the agriculturists, youth, women, etc to face their problems squarely and earn a livelihood with respect.Hailing from Bhopal, Alok Kumar is an author, entrepreneur and experienced Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) professional. He is the director of an e-commerce startup MERABOX.CO under M/S EHA LLP.He has authored a book titled 'Divorce Negatives' that talks about facing challenges of life to be a winner always. Besides, it also talks about solving family and marital issues in a working manner.Dedicated to the continuous growth and development of Madhya Pradesh, Alok possesses ideas and innovations to implement for the benefit of Bhopal. Employment generation and Socio-economic cohesion and development are his foremost objectives aimed at reducing unemployment. Besides giving Bhopal a global platform for all-round progress, Alok will be contributing to its overall improvement benefiting its residents.By Sowmya Sangam
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Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to Soon Take up Hindu Sanatana Dharma Classes to NRI Children April 27, 2019 05:05
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), an independent trust which manages the world famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh in India, on the request of scores of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) announced that it will soon be taking up classes on Hindu Sanatana Dharma to the children of NRIs, said Tirupati Joint Executive Officer Sri B.Lakshmikantham.During a recent visit to Abu Dhabi, the JEO received numerous requests from NRIs in Middle East state to train their children in Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana Dharma is the term used to denote the “eternal” or absolute set of duties or religiously ordained practices incumbent upon all Hindus, regardless of class, caste, or a section. Lakshmikantham addressing the media said: “So we are chalking out some action plan on this. In the months of June, July we will send our expert scholars to foreign countries to train our NRI children in tenets of Hindu Dharma, Chaturveda, Ramayana and Mahabharata epics.”The JEO also said he will try his best to solve the issues pertaining to all 48 temples present across the country under the umbrella of TTD by visiting all of them.The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily, taking the count to 30 to 40 million people annually on average, while on special occasions and festivals, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 500,000, making it the most-visited holy place in the world.By Sowmya Sangam
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