The Kerala government Wednesday announced a slew of schemes for returnees from Saudi Arabia, including a subsidy in both capital and interest on short and long term loans.


Kerala announces schemes for Saudi Arabia returnees


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Indian author Amitav Ghosh, who currently lives in New York, is set to attend a literary festival at the University of Leicester in Britain this month, the varsity said in a press release Wednesday.


Amitav Ghosh to attend literary fest at Leicester


Three Indian men were charged in a Dubai court for unlawfully confining 19 Filipina women hotel workers and not allowing them to go out during free time for a period of one month.


Indians charged for confining women in Dubai


The Kerala government will charter flights to facilitate the return of its people from Saudi Arabia who will have to leave the country as the amnesty period for illegal migrants ended Monday, a minister said Tuesday.


Flights to help Keralites return from Saudi Arabia


Over 134,000 Indian workers have returned  from Saudi Arabia after the kingdom enforced stricter labour regulations, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Tuesday.


134,000 Indians back home from Saudi Arabia, says minister


Over 2,000 delegates from across the world are likely to participate in the 12th edition of the annual diaspora meet called Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) to be held Jan 7-9, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Tuesday

Over 2,000 delegates to take part in annual diaspora meet

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A catholic church organised a mass in Oman capital Muscat to pay tribute to the Indian-origin trainee teacher Tarun Asthana, who died of his injuries Monday in New Zealand.


Muscat church pays tribute to Indian-origin teacher


A Nigerian consular official warned Monday that thousands of Indians in his country will be "thrown out on the streets" if police doesn't stop evicting Nigerians from their rented homes in Goa.


Indians will be hit if Nigerians are targeted: Diplomat


An Indian national, who fleeced some 500 pilgrims through a fake Haj campaign in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, is on the run.


Indian on the run after fleecing Haj pilgrims


A Dubai court has jailed three Indian barbers for a year each for offering 1500 dirhams (around $400) to a Dubai Municipality health inspector to get a health card illegally.


Three Indians jailed in Dubai for bribery


An Indian origin man in New Zealand died at a hospital Monday, two days after he was attacked by a sailor.


Indian origin man dies after assault in New Zealand


Independent filmmakers are known worldwide and it's high time they got the right platform at home to showcase their films, says Canadian filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal, who is half-Indian and loves the "spiritual" aspect of her father's country.


India needs theatres to screen independent films: Indo-Canadian filmmaker (Interview)


An Indian scholar in Ethiopia has so far published over a dozen books specially designed for foreigners to learn Ethiopia's languages, particularly Amharic.


Indian writes Ethiopian language primers for foreigners


A Dubai court has upheld the death sentence awarded to an Indian national for killing a woman, from whom he had bought a washing machine, by slitting her throat.


Dubai court upholds death sentence for Indian


Three Indian men were killed and one Omani national was seriously injured in a road accident in Oman.


Three Indians killed in Oman road mishap


Films, filmmakers and film lovers - the seventh edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) turned out to be a delightful congregation of all three elements. Overall, the 10-day gala was true to its tagline of "Let's celebrate film". The movie extravaganza wowed Indians living here by screening a mix of classics and contemporary off-beat movies.


ADFF truly celebrated cinema, NRIs relished Indian classics (Review)


A 25-year-old Indian-origin man in New Zealand is in a critical condition after he was brutally attacked by a man.


Indian-origin man in New Zealand brutally assaulted


Away from home, yet so near - thanks to movies. NRIs, mostly middle-aged, used the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) platform to catch up on classics like "Pyaasa" and "Garm Hava" as well as new ones like "Qissa" and "Goynar Baksho". Meeting a star like Irrfan Khan was a huge draw too!


Classic Indian films a welcome delight at Abu Dhabi fest


A 27-year-old Indian man, who was arrested in Hong Kong in connection with the kidnapping of three Indian businessmen last month, appeared in a court in China to face the charge.


Kidnapper of Indian men appears in court


An Indian woman in Dubai was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband outside a school.


Indian woman stabbed to death by husband in Dubai


Geneva-based independent filmmaker Anup Singh, who is globe-trotting with his upcoming Punjabi film "Qissa", feels such movies are not appreciated by Indian audiences because they need to be viewed differently.

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