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IAF evacuates over 300 Indians stranded in Cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo: The Indian Air Force has evacuated over 300 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka due to Cyclone Ditwah and brought them to the Thiruvananthapuram airport. IAF aircraft operated from Colombo to…
- Middle East
Fire in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam guts shops owned by Indians, other traders
Dammam: A major fire broke out in a souk in the Al-Souq district of Dammam, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, and gutted several shops owned by Indian traders and others operating in…
- Middle East
Two Indians win Rs 8 crore each in Dubai Duty Free draw
Dubai: Luck smiled on two Indian nationals who each took home a staggering USD one million (Rs 8.86 crore) in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw held on Wednesday, October…
- Middle East
Indians top labour market in Kuwait with 5.78 lakh workers
The latest labour market trends in Kuwait show that the total number of workers, excluding domestic workers, reached 2.229 million by the end of June 2025. Among all expats, Indians constituted 25.9…
- India
Three Indians arrested with over 11 kg marijuana from Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: Three Indian nationals have been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport along with marijuana. The Indian nationals had arrived from Bangkok onboard Air Asia on Sunday afternoon, according to a Nepal Police…
- Middle East
UAE entry permit applicants must submit passport cover page
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has updated its entry permit application process, making it mandatory for applicants to submit a copy of their passport’s external cover page. The requirement was…
- Middle East
Indians heading to Iran now need emigration clearance: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has withdrawn the exemption that previously allowed Indians to travel to Iran without emigration clearance. The revised rule applies specifically to those intending to…
- World
Indians lead surge in sex crime convictions among foreigners in UK
London: Indians have emerged as the nationality with the largest percentage increase in convictions for sexual offences in the UK amid a wider surge in foreigners being sentenced for such crimes over…
- Middle East
6,774 Indian workers sent to Israel under bilateral pact, 1 killed in 2024
New Delhi: Under a bilateral framework agreement signed in November 2023, a total of 6,774 Indian workers went to Israel for work as of July 1 this year, the government informed Parliament.…
- World
Boating accident in US claims lives of two Indians
Two Indians drowned in a tragic boating accident that took place on August 3 in the United States (US). The accident occurred near Topock Gorge along the Colorado River in Arizona. Details…
- Middle East
UPI in UAE: Indians may soon need only phones, passports to travel
Dubai: Indians travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may soon need nothing more than their passports and mobile phones, as advancing digital payment integration is set to eliminate the need for…
- Middle East
UAE denies lifetime Golden Visa for Indians, Bangladeshis
Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has denied widespread rumours suggesting that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is offering lifetime Golden Visas to specific nationalities,…
- India
4415 Indian nationals brought home from Iran & Israel under Operation Sindhu
New Delhi: A total of 4415 Indian nationals – 3597 from Iran and 818 from Israel – have been evacuated so far using 19 special evacuation flights during Operation Sindhu, the Ministry…
- Middle East
Operation Sindhu: IAF evacuates 224 more Indians from Israel, total reaches 818
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday successfully evacuated 224 more Indian nationals from Israel, taking the total number of citizens brought back safely to 818, under Operation Sindhu. Minister of…
- Middle East
Evacuation flight with 160 Indians diverted to Kuwait after Iranian strikes shut airspace
Jerusalem: An evacuation flight carrying 160 Indians who had crossed into Jordan from Israel on Sunday and departed from Amman on Monday afternoon was diverted to Kuwait after Iranian strikes on US…