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Joblessness and the craving for overseas work has led to many selling off family land, gold and other assets. (AFP Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Why are so many Indians going abroad to find jobs?

India has the largest overseas diaspora -- over 32 million who are non-resident Indians or people with overseas citizenship

29 Apr 2023 12:10 AM

File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the closing ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Mr Gandhi: Indians will preserve democracy

Mr Gandhi has been voicing his concern about the brutal attack on the structures of Indian democracy

09 Mar 2023 12:59 AM

INS Jalashwa berthed at Kochi port on Sunday. (DC Photo)

Operation Samudra Setu: Naval ship reaches Kochi with 698 repatriated Indians

Passengers with Covid 19 symptoms are being disembarked first followed by others in small groups

10 May 2020 11:59 AM

Security personnel check documents of travellers at an airport. (AFP)

Indian embassy in UAE opens online registration to help expats get home

Indian expatriate community is reportedly the largest ethnic community in UAE, constituting roughly about 30 per cent of its population

30 Apr 2020 12:18 PM

More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest recent official data. (Representational Image)

More than 227K Indians waiting for family-sponsored US Green Card

President Donald Trump is against such a provision which he calls as chain immigration and wants to abolish this.

28 Nov 2019 9:42 AM

In a response to government’s claims about not informing regarding a privacy breach on the messaging app, Whatspp said the company had warned Indian authorities in September that 121 Indians were targets of a massive snoop through an Israeli spyware that broke into phones through the Facebook-owned app, said sources. (Photo: File)

In second alert, WhatsApp informed breach of 121 Indians: sources

This was the second alert after May which was sent by WhatsApp to the Indian authorities about the privacy breach.

03 Nov 2019 9:19 AM

Bolsonaro, a far-right politician, came to power at the beginning of the year and has made it a policy to reduce visa requirements from a number of developed countries. (Photo: File)

Indians will no longer require visas to visit Brazil, says its President

Earlier this year, the Brazilian government ended visa requirements for tourists and businesspeople from US, Canada, Japan and Australia.

25 Oct 2019 8:58 AM

In an humanitarian gesture, the Bahrain government on Sunday pardoned 250 Indians serving sentences in the Gulf nation during the maiden visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the oil-rich country. (Representational Image)

After Modi's visit, Bahrain pardons 250 Indian prisoners

The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the Bahrain leadership for the Royal pardon.

25 Aug 2019 1:37 PM

The arrested Indian crew members the Master, Chief Officer and two Second Mates were aboard the Panama-flagged supertanker that was detained off Europa Point in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory on the Spanish coast, last month. (Representational Image)

24 Indians aboard Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 released in Gibraltar

A spokesman for Gibraltar's government also confirmed that police proceedings against four members of the crew had ended.

16 Aug 2019 8:06 AM

Two US-based NRI entrepreneurs have made a princely donation of Rs 14 crores to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala on Friday, a temple official said. (Photo: Twitter/ @geetgrewal)

2 Indian-origin Americans donate Rs 14 crore to Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh

This is the second straight year the two have made a similar offering.

10 Aug 2019 8:11 AM

In the video, a woman can be seen arguing with the officials from the hotel who seem to be vigorously going through the suitcases. (Photo: screengrab/ Twitter)

Viral video of Indian family stealing 'everything' from Bali hotel, sparks outrage

The video sparked an outrage among people with many criticising the family for shaming India abroad.

28 Jul 2019 5:00 PM

Nine Indians have been stranded in the UAE after accepting fake job offers through social media, according to a media report on Sunday. (Representational Image)

9 Indian men stranded in UAE after accepting fake job offers

A Kerala men, who are currently stranded in Al Ain and Ajman, claim they met an agent on WhatsApp and paid up to Rs 70,000 for visas to UAE.

21 Jul 2019 12:49 PM

Prime members in the US shopped for things such as Instant Pot DUO60 and 23andMe Health+ Ancestry kits. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Indians bought mostly smart bulbs, bathroom fragrances on biggest online sale

Amazon Prime Day sale which ran for 48 hours this year surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.

19 Jul 2019 9:59 AM

Red-eared terrapins – also known as red-eared sliders – are popular pets and can be found in many shops around the world. (Photo: AFP)

Malaysian officers busted attempt to smuggle over 5,000 terrapins by Indian men

The suspects did not have the correct documents, and faced up to five years in jail and a fine if convicted.

27 Jun 2019 10:21 AM

As per the existing process, once White House gives its nod, the regulation would be published in federal register with a 30-day comment period. (Photo: File)

US' to take final call on H-1B visas, could affect thousands of Indians

US Citizenship and Immigration Services said the proposed regulation was not final until the review and comment process was complete.

22 Feb 2019 1:02 PM

The analysis underscores the importance of tackling barriers to the insulin market (Photo: AFP)

Study shows 98 million people may suffer from diabetes by 2030

The number of adults with type 2 diabetes worldwide is expected rise by more than a fifth from 406 million in 2018 to 511 million in 2030.

21 Nov 2018 7:25 PM

2,382 Indians languishing in US jails

Detainees claim that they ‘experienced violence’ in India.

13 Nov 2018 12:16 AM

Why India’s 20 per cent Club loves the status quo

The CBI is #IASmukt, as is the CVC, whose commissioners are former income-tax, police and bank officials.

03 Nov 2018 2:03 AM

'One in four Indians can take pay cut to travel less for work'

While 40 per cent said they can travel far off for the right job.

12 Jun 2018 6:31 PM

Being bilingual has reportedly helped autistic kids handle multiple tasks relatively better than monolingual kids. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are some benefits of raising multilingual childre

Indians born and brought up in America often feel embarrassed to make their children learn the native language.

12 Mar 2018 7:54 PM

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