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Sharjah jails woman for delivering illegitimate child
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 11:53 am
Dubai, Sharjah police have jailed an Iranian woman soon after her delivery at a private hospital for bearing an illegitimate baby.
The woman in her late 20s was arrested after she confessed to having given birth to an illegitimate baby, police told Gulf News.
Shehad gone alone to the Al Zahra hospital, Sharjah, to [...]
UAE govt allows women expats under family sponsorship to work
By chennaivision at 17 July, 2009, 12:03 pm
Dubai, In a move that will benefit thousands of overseas Indians here, the UAE government has allowed female expatriates, who are under the sponsorship of their mothers, brothers, uncles or other family members, to work in the country.
Earlier only female expatriates under the sponsorship of their father or husband were allowed to [...]
India wants Pak to start walking anti-terror path
By chennaivision at 16 July, 2009, 11:57 am
Sharm el Sheikh, India today remained firm on its demand for credible action by Pakistan against perpetrators of Mumbai terror attack and for dismantling terror infrastructure on its soil ahead of the bilateral meeting between the Prime Ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of NAM summit in this Egyptian resort [...]
Read More >>PM pitches against terrorism in NAM
By chennaivision at 16 July, 2009, 11:26 am
Sharm el Sheikh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a strong pitch against terrorism from this Egyptian resort town which had lost at least 88 people in a terror attack this month four years ago.
Terrorist attacked this tourist haven on July 23, 2005.
Ahead of his meeting with Pakistan premier Yousaf Raza Gilani tomorrow [...]
Indian manager booked after Pakistani loses arm in accident
By chennaivision at 14 July, 2009, 12:04 pm
Dubai, An Indian manager and his colleague were charged with negligence of duty after a huge six blade fan severed a Pakistani worker’s arm in a freak accident at a mall here.
Medical reports confirmed that the 24-year-old Pakistani worker’s left arm had been severed, leaving him with 60 per cent of permanent [...]
Manmohan to meet Gilani with an open-ended agenda
By chennaivision at 14 July, 2009, 11:57 am
Paris, It will be an open-ended agenda when prime minister Manmohan Singh meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday at the Egyptian resort town of Sharam el Sheikh on the sidelines of the 15th NAM summit.
Contours of Pakistan’s response to India’s deep concerns on terrorism emanating from its territory will [...]
Kansas State Representative Goyle to run for Congress
By chennaivision at 14 July, 2009, 11:53 am
Washington, Kansas State Representative Raj Goyle, an Indian American, has formally announced his candidacy for the United States Congress.
”I am running because too many Kansas families and businesses are struggling right now. We need strong, independent leadership to tackle these challenges,” Goyle said in a statement yesterday.
He said,”I was raised to [...]
PM arrives at Orly airport
By chennaivision at 14 July, 2009, 11:36 am
Paris, From the torrid heat of Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived to a ceremonial welcome on a pleasant evening at Orly airport here to attend a French national day parade tomorrow.
Alongside French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Dr Singh will not only have the honour of being the first Indian head of government to [...]
Sharp fall in recruitment ads from Dubai
By chennaivision at 13 July, 2009, 11:15 am
Dubai, There has been a sharp fall in the recruitment advertising across the Gulf, particularly from Dubai, during the first half of this year thanks to economic slowdown, says a study.
The global economic meltdown has slowed recruitment activity in the region significantly, with Dubai in particular seeing a fall in the number of vacancies advertised, [...]
Growing support for UN reforms, India’s claim to UNSC membership
By chennaivision at 11 July, 2009, 12:18 pm
On Board the Prime Minister’s Special Aircraft, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that there was growing support for India’s legitimate claim for the permanent membership of the UN Security Council and said changing the prevailing power structure would be a long drawn struggle, but the country would prevail in the end.
”Today, there [...]
