An Indian man who was forced to spend over eight months on the terrace of a building in UAE's Ajman city is finally getting much needed offers of help, a newspaper said on Friday.


Distraught Indian in UAE sees ray of hope


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Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will be visiting India next month, the third high-level visit between the two countries in the last two years.


Qatar PM to visit India next month


An Indian couple was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne gunmen in Camarines Sur province of the Philippines, the media reported on Thursday.


Indian couple shot dead in Philippines


A 46-year-old Indian man was found hanging from a tree in Sharjah, UAE, media reported on Thursday.


Indian man found hanging from tree in UAE


Indian yoga guru, Swami Ramdev, on Wednesday inaugurated a Patanjali Ayurved factory in Nepal and announced he will invest over (Indian) Rs 100 billion in a decade in Nepal, to spur production and create thousands of jobs in the Himalayan state.


Will invest Rs 100 bn in Nepal in a decade: Ramdev


Riyadh, Nov 22 (IANS/AKI) Saudi police arrested an Indian immigrant who allegedly disrespected Islams holy Kaaba site on Facebook, covering it with an image of Buddha, a local report said Monday.


Saudi police hold Indian 'for insult to Kaaba'


Negative or neutral likes or comments on a product on social media platforms may influence a buyer as well as impact its sales and revenue, a study by researchers here, including one of Indian-origin, has showed.


Social media posts may impact consumer spending


India's demonetisation of high-value currency has hit hard the tens of thousands of Nepali migrant workers employed in India as security guards, daily wagers, domestic helps and others who receive salary in cash, as they are struggling to cope with the situation.


Nepali migrants in India struggling to cope with demonetisation


The only way to make Sanskrit popular in India is to teach it in an interesting way, says a Britain-based Sanskrit teacher.


Sanskrit teaching should be made more engaging: Britain-based teacher-author


In the run-up to next year's edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the foremost conclave of the Indian diaspora, the government is organising a national contest to identify the top 25 social innovations that can be showcased to expatriate Indians, a senior official said on Thursday.


Government to showcase social innovations at PBD


Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday said that the island nation could soon be coming up with a Ayurvedic hospital.


Mauritius to set up Ayurvedic hospital


Aditya Chopra's directorial "Befikre" will have its world premiere at the 13th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) next month.


'Befikre' to premiere at Dubai film fest


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he was aware of the hardship people were facing in India because of the demonetisation move, but emphasized that it was necessary in the larger interests of the nation.


Modi salutes Indians for bearing demonetization pain


World leaders gather in Belgium on Friday to mark the 98th anniversary of the end of World War I in which 1.5 lakh Indian soldiers participated as part of the largest volunteer army in the world.


Remembering India's fallen in World War I


Saudi Arabia has "zero tolerance" for transgression of a worker's rights and human trafficking, and authorities there will investigate the details of an "alleged incident", as reported in the Indian media, about an Indian automobile engineer being "sold" to a Saudi national and being treated as a "slave".


Saudi Arabia has zero tolerance for violation of workers' rights: Embassy


Indian Navy's amphibious ship INS Shardul reached Port Louis on Tuesday on a three-day visit to Mauritius, during which it will help the island nation patrol its waters, an official statement said.


Indian Navy ship to assist Mauritius in marine patrolling


Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to review the new immigration policy and relax visa rules for Indian techies and students pursuing higher studies in Britain.


Karnataka CM meets Theresa May, seeks review of British immigration policy


Rome, Nov 7 (IANS/AKI) An Indian and an Italian were killed in a tornado on the outskirts of Rome that uprooted trees, overturned cars and damaged buildings, officials said on Monday.


Tornado kills Indian in Italy


Hailing from Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, Gautam came to Antwerp some 30 years ago. He now owns a number of diamond outlets in Europe and many of the duty free-outlets at the European airports. A hotelier and a Belgian chocolate retailer, he is a known philanthropist.


Capturing success of Indians in Europe (Diaspora Feature)


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Former Scotiabank Vice Chairman Sarabjit Singh Marwah has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate.

Kolkata-born Sarabjit Singh Marwah becomes Canada's first Sikh Senator

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said though the Centre was lukewarm to requests for help with rehabilitation schemes for returning members of the diaspora, he would again take up the issue with New Delhi.

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