An Indian national has been sentenced to nine months in jail for his role in the riots last year in this city-state, it was reported Thursday.


Indian national jailed in Singapore


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There is "no reason for any anxiety" at the moment, said Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday as 46 Indian nurses were moved out of Iraq's Tikrit city by insurgents.


No reason for anxiety, says Chandy as nurses move out


The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq's Tikrit town hardly slept through the night and till early Thursday morning had not boarded a bus brought for them by ISIS militants, said a source.


46 Kerala nurses spend sleepless night in Iraq town


The government Wednesday said the 46 Indian nurses trapped in a building in Iraq's war-torn Tikrit town were safe and unharmed, and the Indian envoy has spoken with them.


Nurses in Iraq safe, Indian envoy speaks with them


An Indian cold store employee in Bahrain has denied molesting a teenaged girl, a media report said.


Indian denies molesting teenager in Bahrain


Seven expatriate Indians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who were not paid their salaries for the past three months, raided their office and destroyed electronic equipment, a media report said.


Seven Indians raid office in UAE over denial of salaries


An Indian truck driver, who dozed off and ploughed into a man on an expressway here, was Wednesday jailed for four weeks for negligently causing the man's death.


Indian jailed for negligent driving in Singapore


In a major crackdown on illegal immigrants, police in Saudi Arabia have arrested 21 Indians for residing illegally in the country, media reported Tuesday.


21 Indians arrested in Saudi crackdown on illegal expatriates


The Punjab government Tuesday announced that it will give financial assistance of Rs.20,000 a month to the distressed families of 40 Punjabis stuck in conflict- affected Mosul town in Iraq.


Rs.20,000 monthly grant to Iraq hostages' families in Punjab


The government Monday said it will facilitate the return of over 600 Indians from non-conflict areas of Iraq this week, as efforts continued to secure the safe release of Indians in captivity in war-torn areas of the Gulf nation.


India to help 600 nationals return from Iraq this week


The Kerala government plans to raise from 55 to 60 years the age for expatriates to register their names in the diaspora pension scheme, a minister said Monday.


Kerala to raise age for pension scheme


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Sunday chaired a meeting of India's envoys in Gulf countries to chalk out the future course of action to rescue Indian nationals stranded in violence-hit Iraq.


Sushma Swaraj reviews Iraq action plan with Gulf envoys


The Indian government is trying to establish direct contact with its nationals stranded in conflict zones in Iraq, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Sunday after meeting their families.


Trying for direct contact with trapped Indians in Iraq: Sushma Swaraj


An Indian-American has been sentenced to 33 months in jail for distributing synthetic drugs in the US, media reported.


Indian-American jailed for selling drugs in US


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here Sunday chaired a meeting of India's envoys from Gulf countries to chalk out the future course of action to rescue Indian nationals stranded in violence-hit Iraq.


Sushma reviews action plan on Iraq with Gulf envoys


As a contingency measure for evacuating Indians trapped in Iraq, an Indian warship has been deployed in the Persian Gulf and kept on standby, defence ministry sources said.


Indian warships on standby for evacuation


An Indian national has been arrested in the US for threatening to kill his employee's infant daughter, a media report said Saturday.


Indian restaurant owner arrested in US


There were less than 100 Indians in the conflict zone in Iraq, and those held captive in Mosul were unharmed, external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said Saturday.


Less than 100 Indians in conflict zone in Iraq: MEA


An Indian man Friday was jailed for six years in Australia of raping a woman he met on a social-networking site after getting drunk, media reported Friday.


Indian man jailed in Austrlia for raping friend


An expatriate Indian has been arrested on arrival at the Kuwait International Airport on charges of money laundering, media reported.


Indian arrested in Kuwait for money laundering


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