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Number of Indian workers in Kuwait over 889,000, reveals Central Administration of Statistics
Kuwait City: The number of Indian workers in Kuwait has soared over 889,000, the highest amongst all other expat workers in this Arab country, media reports said. The figure was revealed on Sunday by the Central Administration of Statistics, the Arab Times reported citing the Al-Qabas daily. The Indians were[Read More…]
Non-Resident Indians: Are they contributing to India’s growth?
India will hold its 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from January 21 to 23 in Varanasi. But does it hold any purpose for the country at all? Critics say the PBD has turned into a rich NRIs’ platform where poor diaspora has hardly any say on any matter related to NRIs. While this[Read More…]
Akshay Kumar pays tribute to real Airlift hero
In the much-acclaimed movie Airlift, Akshay Kumar as Ranjit Katyal had helped evacuate 1,70,000 Indians from a war-ravaged Kuwait. Ranjit Katyal was one Mathunny Mathews in real life, who breathed his last at his home in Qadisiya, Kuwait last night. He had orchestrated the mass evacuation of a number of[Read More…]
Arsenal fan wears club shirt wins bronze at Rio Olympics
Following the success of his compatriot, Kuwati shooter Abdullah al-Rashidi won a bronze medal in the men’s skeet while wearing an Arsenal t-shirt. His choice of attire grabbed eye balls, as he is competing under IOC’s flag due to Kuwait’ ban at Rio Olympics 2016. Kuwaiti athletes have been forced to[Read More…]
MEA Sushma Swaraj on the job; this time in Saudi
Minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj tweeted confirmed on Sunday morning that 16,000 kilograms of food has been distributed to the Indian community in Saudi Arabia. There were over 10,000 people who were on the brink of starvation on losing their jobs. Taking to Twitter like she usually does, Swaraj[Read More…]