Indian Woman Gives Birth at Dubai Airport, Cop Saves Lives of Both Mother and Newborn April 23, 2019 12:52
An unidentified Indian woman went into labor at Terminal 2 of the Dubai airport and a quick-thinking female inspector saved not one but two lives at the airport. According to a Khaleej Times report, the…
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Sri Lanka Blasts: Death Came to Indian Descent Woman Holidaying in Island Nation When She Was About to Check out April 23, 2019 12:32
The deadly serial blasts in Sri Lanka claimed lives of about 310 people, including eight Indians and a woman with roots in Kerala was one among who fell victims to the explosion that rocked the island nation on Easter Sunday. Kerala-descent woman Raseena was on a vacation with her husband in Sri Lanka and was scheduled to leave the country on Sunday afternoon to Mangalore but in vain. Raseena and her husband Khader Kukadi has been set up home in Dubai for years and were on a vacation in Sri Lanka for over a week. Raseena's family originally hails from Kasargod in Kerala and had put down roots in Sri Lanka for decades. Her husband Khader, who is originally from Mangalore had left for Dubai in the morning time and Raseena was about to accompany him in Dubai after a stay in Bengaluru.The couple was staying in the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, one of the luxury hotels that was the target for blast. According to reports, Raseena was having breakfast at the hotel before checking out to catch the flight when the explosion took place. The Sri Lankan government on Monday said that it will hold an official funeral to pay tribute to all the people who were killed on Sunday. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at the Katuwapitya church in Negombo, a few kilometers to the north of Colombo, Efe news reported.By Sowmya Sangam
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Foundation Stone Laid for First Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi April 22, 2019 11:36
Thousands of Indians in Abu Dhabi on Saturday participated in the foundation stone laying ceremony of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. The four-hour ceremony was presided over by Mahant Swami Maharaj, spiritual head…
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Indian Communities in UAE Celebrate Traditional New Years April 17, 2019 10:51
Indians residing in the United Arab Emirates celebrated spring time harvest festivals and ushered in traditional new years, the media reported. Keralites, the largest group among more than 3.3 million-strong Indian community in the UAE,…
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OCI Card Holders Can Now Write Entrance Exams for Professional Courses in Karnataka April 17, 2019 09:54
In a piece of good news for OCI card holders longing to study in Karnataka, the state High Court has ruled that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders can now write entrance exams to professional courses in the state under the general quota. The OCI holders who were once considered to be non-resident Indians and fell under NRI quota for college admissions will now be considered the same as with citizens of India for state entrance exams, judgment ruled. Several students holding OCI cards approached the court challenging the notion that they were not eligible for general quota seats under Karnataka’s Common Entrance Test (CET). A petition had been filed by Pranav V Deshpande along with other OCI card-holding students. In addition to medical and dental courses, individuals with an OCI can now write entrance exams to professional courses, as well as engineering.The judgment was delivered by Justice Krishna S Dixit who also annulled the inclusion of OCI cardholders in the same category as NRIs.Citing that an amendment to the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions act made in 2017 which does not include ‘Overseas Citizens of India or Overseas Citizens of India Cardholders within the definition of Non-resident Indians,’ the court made a judgment that OCI holders be considered on par with citizens of India."A Writ of Declaration issues to the effect that, the impugned Rule 5 of the Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institution Rules, 2006, to the extent it prescribes Indian Citizenship, is not enforceable against the Overseas Citizens of India Cardholders," the court order further reads.The CET or Common Entrance Test was started in 1994 as a criterion to permit students to set foot in a number of professional courses under the government quota. These courses include seats in Dental, Medical, Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy, Engineering and Architecture courses, among others.By Sowmya Sangam
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Now NRIs Can Open Account in IDBI Bank Without Submitting Paper Documents April 17, 2019 09:39
The Non-resident Indians, living in nearly 40 countries, can now be able to open an account in IDBI Bank without submitting paper documents, the lender said on Tuesday.IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India) has launched…
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Indian Man Jailed for Three Months Followed by Deportation for Hacking 15 Websites April 16, 2019 18:44
The 33-year-old Indian IT (Information Technology) programmer in Dubai has been sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation for hacking 15 client websites after his employer deducted $1,080 from his salary, according to…
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: No Online Voting for Indian Expats in UAE, Clarifies Consul-General of India April 15, 2019 18:08
The Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates will not be able to do online voting, the Consul-General of India in Dubai has said dismissing rumors that it was possible for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to…
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NRI Voter Flaunts His Flight Ticket on Social Media, Someone Goes and Secretly Cancels It April 15, 2019 11:38
Non-Resident Indians invariably be excited to visit their home country, while some unveil it by sharing with their closed ones some go to an extent of sharing particulars on social media, which sometimes be a…
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Indian Origin Man Quits Job in Australia to Vote for PM Modi in Indian General Elections April 15, 2019 11:26
Despite staying in India many people by purpose failed to cast their valuable vote in still afoot Lok Sabha elections but a man hailing from Mangalore and settled in Australia stood out from all to make a decision in his life that would help him vote tranquilly for his ideal leader. The 41-year-old Sudhindraa Hebbaar (41), has resigned from his job as a screening officer at Sydney Airport since he could not get leave to come to India to cast his vote for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 18.The man got leave from April 5 to April 12 but he was let down as could not get an extension due to Easter and Ramadan rush. So he made up his mind to resign and come back to India, he told National Daily. Hebbaar added, “In Sydney, I’ve been working with people from across the globe, including Europeans and Pakistanis. I’m proud every time they say India has a great future. I attribute this success and changing image of India to the Prime Minister. Obviously, I cannot go to the border to protect my motherland.”He said that now that he has resigned, he plans to stay till the results (May 23) and see who wins the election after that he will go back and search for a new job.He said in a statement “I am a Permanent Residency card-holder in Australia (his wife is a Fiji-Australian) and I have worked at Sydney Trains before working at the airport. Finding another job shouldn’t be an issue.”Similar in 2014 Indian general elections, Hebbaar flew to India for a day to cast his vote for BJP. He was at the polling booth in Mangalore at 7 a.m., cast his vote and returned to Bengaluru to catch his flight to Sydney.By Sowmya Sangam
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Planning to Study in U.S.? Here Are Seven Steps to Get a Student Visa April 14, 2019 03:30
As the United States Consulate General Chennai begins its student visa season officially, Kent May, U.S. Consul for Consular Affairs and his colleagues at the Consulate and the Education USA programme held an interactive session…
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Number of H-1B Visa Applications Rise After Two Years of Decline April 13, 2019 11:41
The number of applications for the H-1B visa that allows the United States companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations has risen slightly in last year after two years of decline. The United States…
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