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Involve overseas Indians as partners: President Pratibha Patil 10 January 2012
President Pratibha Patil on Monday said the country would continue supporting overseas Indians and encourage greater exchanges among the communities living abroad. In the present times of economic uncertainty and profound change in the world, the country would actively involve...
Keywords: Jaipur, Jaipur, NRIs, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
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Need to increase the share of healthcare in GDP to 2.5% from 1.0% : Ghulam Nabi Azad 09 January 2012
There is a need to increase the share of healthcare in GDP to 2.5% from present level of 1.0%, said Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of India in his inaugural Address at the Seminar...
Keywords: 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Jaipur, Ghulam Nabi Azad, 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Jaipur, 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Jaipur
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10 Indian Workers Die Regularly In Gulf Countries 05 November 2018
10 Indian Workers Die Regularly In Gulf Countries:- It may be quite shocking and surprising, but it is true. On an average, 10 Indian workers die on regular basis across the Gulf countries and this happened from the last six...
Keywords: Gulf Countries updates, Bahrain, Gulf Countries news, Bahrain
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NRIs to get right to vote in Indian elections: PM 11 January 2012
Fulfilling a long-standing demand of its diaspora, India on Sunday said it would allow NRIs to vote and participate in the election process. "Pursuant to the law that was enacted to enable Non-resident Indians to vote in our national elections,...
Keywords: Government of Rajasthan, Nri Voting rights, NRIs, Nri Voting rights
Read More US firm penalised for underpaying 24 October 2014
A US company in Fermont, California has been penalised for underpaying eight Indian workers and also making them work more than expected hours in a week. The US Department of Labour called this incident “outrageous and unacceptable” and penalised with...
Keywords: US firm, Electronics for Imaging, Indian workers US, US firm
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Demand for Indian domestic workers abroard 08 May 2012
There seems to be surge in demand for Indian workers for domestic errands, across the globe. This fact was acknowledged by the Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. He said that there is a demand for Indians with various skill...
Keywords: Overseas employment, Precautions., Indian Workers, Domestic workers
Read More Govt confirms kidnap of 40 Indians 18 June 2014
The Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that 40 Indian workers in Iraq city of Mosul were abducted. All the workers are largely from nothern India and are working for Tariq Noor al-Huda construction company. Spokesperson of MEA Syed Akbaruddin...
Keywords: Indian workers in Iraq, Tariq Noor al-Huda construction company, Mosul, Indians trapped in Iraq
Read More Distressed Indians in Dubai - Call 800 46432 for Help (24Hrs) 08 September 2011
A 24/7 helpline will be provided to the Indians, it will be stamped on their passports during the emigration process at Indian airports for those travelling to UAE. This helpline number will try and reach out to Indians in distress....
Keywords: Passports, Hmtv, IWRC, Telugu News Paper Online
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Indian workers giving room to Africans in Gulf 03 January 2012
In what is seen as a determined bid on part of Gulf nations to reduce their dependence on the Indian workers in the coming days, most of the companies in the Gulf nations have been increasingly depending on the workers...
Keywords: Indian workers in Gulf, migration from India to the Gulf, , Indian workers in Gulf
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New pension plan for oversees Indian workers 04 May 2012
A new Pension and Life Insurance Fund (PILF) scheme from the Indian Government was launched in Kochi by Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs to provide financial security to poor Indians working abroad. All Indian embassies were informed...
Keywords: PILF, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, workers, PILF
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Fifty Indian workers released in Kuwait 25 September 2012
After Indian officials intervened and confirmed that the people held by the Kuwait officials were Indians, fifty Indian workers were released after being detained for violating the visas. Over a 1000 more Indians still remain in custody. S M Krishna,...
Keywords: Rajasthan, Kuwait, Ashok Gehlot, Ashok Gehlot
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US House approves faster green cards for IT Indian workers 01 December 2011
In a move that may allow more highly skilled immigrants from India and China to obtain the so-called green cards faster, the US House of Representatives has passed a bill modifying the visa system. The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act...
Keywords: immigrant visa usa, green card usa new rules, green card usa rules, immigrant visa us
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