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South African president not involved in Gupta jet scandal: Minister

Pretoria: South African President Jacob Zuma was not involved in a wedding scandal in which a private plane of the affluent and well-connected Indian Gupta family landed at a sensitive military airbase, an investigation revealed...



Indian American Vivek Ranadive buys US basketball team

Washington: Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand. ...



Accident in Saudi: Three Malayalees die

Riyadh: Three Malayalees died in an accident in Saudi Arabia. The three had gone to Saudi to perform Umrah. The deceased are Abdul Salam, 45, daughter Shamna, 14 and his relative Shabeer, 23. Salam's wife Fathimathu Suhara,...



Australian jailed to 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girl

Melbourne : A 21-year-old Australian man was today sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the 'planned and premeditated' rape and murder of Indian student Tosha Thakkar, who he strangled...



Khurshid visiting Saudi Arabia, Nitaqat to be discussed

New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid goes to Saudi Arabia on May 24-27, the first visit by an Indian foreign minister in the last five years, during which the kingdom's Nitaqat work policy, regional and international...



18,000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get exit papers

Dubai:Of about 60,000 Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who applied for emergency exit papers following a new labour policy in that country, 18,000 have got their documents processed. Sibi George, deputy chief of mission...



Malayalee shipping officer shot dead by robbers in South Sudan

A 56-year-old Kerala-based top official of a shipping firm was shot dead near Juba in South Sudan by a gang of robbers while he was on a business trip, company sources said here. The deceased has been identified as Renjith...



Indian workers in Saudi Arabia can regularise visa status

Dubai: In a bid to address the problems arising out of Saudi Arabia's new labour policy, Indian workers who have travelled to that Gulf nation legally will be allowed to regularise their visa status. In a meeting of the...



We will help Indian workers in Saudi Arabia: Vayalar Ravi

Dubai: The government of India plans to hire three legal firms to help Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who are facing problems after that country's implementation of a new labour policy. India's Minister for Overseas Indian...



Chandigarh-born lawyer poised to become top US judge

Washington: Described by President Barack Obama as a 'trailblazer', Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan appears poised to become the first South Asian judge in a US appeals court. ...



Saudization to be made stricter: Malayalees to return from Saudi

Kottakkal: Malayalees have started returning to their homeland from Saudi Arabia with the Saudi government deciding to make Nitaqat Program for Saudiazation. The govt plans to expand employment avenues to its own nationals...



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