- Middle East
Hyderabadi student injured in accident dies in Al Khobar
Jeddah: The entire community is in the mood of the Eid Al Adha celebration, while there is grief and gloom among a Hyderabadi family in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, that is witnessing…
- Middle East
Indian Haj pilgrims in mute mode in Makkah owing to SIM card difficulties
Jeddah: Several Indian Haj pilgrims are facing difficulties in communicating with their families back home owing to non-activation of their Saudi SIM cards. A frightened and shaky 66-year-old Iqbal of Karimnagar in…
- Hyderabad
Saudi Arabia: Two Hyderabadi students die, 1 critical in Dammam road accident
Jeddah: There is grief and gloom among the Hyderabadi expatriate community living in the oil-producing eastern province of Saudi Arabia as two youngsters were killed in a horrific road accident and another…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Profession test mandatory for certain employment visa endorsement
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia, one of the largest employers for semi-skilled and unskilled Indian workers, began to conduct skill verification examination prior to endorsing employment visas in India. The test known as Skill…
- Middle East
Andhra man found abandoned in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: When a young cricket player hit long sixes, he didn’t expect that his ball would fetch an unexpected goal– a human being – in an abandoned structure amidst the rubble of…
- News
Muralidharan meeting with ICRF in Bahrain and Andhra house maid issue discussed
Jeddah: Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) is a unique organization under the aegis of the Embassy of India in Bahrain that has been at the forefront to address needy and distressed Indians…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Six more airports to receive foreign Haj pilgrims
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia has been gearing up to receive foreign Haj pilgrims this year at different airports in the Kingdom. Apart from Jeddah and Madinah, now Riyadh, Dammam, Taif and Yanbu airports…
- NRIs Corner
Indian community in Riyadh narrate woes, minister listens patiently
Jeddah: In a mark of engagement with the diaspora, minister of state for external affairs V. Muralidharan has been hectically busy in constantly meeting with Indian community members from various segments in…
- NRIs Corner
Telugu NRIs in Sudan racing against time to reach safely
Jeddah: The NRI workers including many from Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states are racing against time, before 72 – hour truce brokered by US between warring factions of Sudan,…