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Ideas whose time has come
- Javid Hassan, Yahind.com Bangalore: With Saudi Arabia and India committed to boosting investments in each other’s country through joint ventures, the vistas of cooperation are opening up on a wide scale. What fuels hope is that the engines of growth...
New Saudi law may hit nationals & expats alike
By Javid Hassan, Yahind.com Bangalore: The Nitaqat program announced by the Labor Ministry recently bristles with challenges, since the thrust of the new law is more on numbers than adding value to them. According to Saudi Labor Minister Adel Fakieh,...
Right to Information Act and Indians living abroad
- Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com Can you get a Demand Draft (DD) or Cheque from any bank in the Kingdom for an amount of One Riyal or less? Most probably the bank’s counter staff will laugh on you or they simply refuse to serve you. But that is what...
Hindu Maulvis seek jobs in Gulf countries
- Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com Among the Indians living in the Gulf countries, how many Muslims were able to communicate in Arabic when they first arrived here? Before travelling to the western countries like USA, UK, Australia etc the people take utmost...
Reverse Brain Drain begins as more NRIs settle down in India
- Mohamed Saifuddin, Yahind.com After facing almost two decades of brain drain, the much developed India is now attracting its brilliant minds to return back and settle down. After spending years in foreign lands many NRI professionals are flocking back...
Six years cap on expatriates in Saudi Arabia
- Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com After the announcement of proposed ‘six years cap on expatriates’ and subsequent announcement of ‘Nitaqat’ program, there is a lot of hue and cry among the expatriate communities in the Kingdom during the last...
New Immigration Bill to address issues of Indians in Gulf
Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com The new Immigration Management Bill had been drafted to replace the existing Immigration Regulation Act, 1983 and it will be introduced in the parliament. The new bill will make it mandatory for recruiting agencies, employers...
Resident Indians are richer than NRIs
Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com It is commonly believed that NRIs are much richer than their Indian counterparts. Earnings in foreign currencies such as dollar, pound, euro, dirham, riyal etc. are attributed to earning more money and living lavish life...
Effective usage of Indian Community Welfare Fund by Dubai Consulate
Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com The Indian government has expressed concern for its nationals languishing in the jails of the Gulf countries for various reasons. The Indian workers in the Gulf countries have a clean image and generally regarded as honest...
