Kerala polls: Parties battle to turn state from 'departure lounge' into destinationAs Kerala gears up for Assembly polls, migration emerges as a key election issue. Expatriates like Roy George highlight the significant sal...
06 Apr, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
18 of 283 stranded Karnataka residents return from West AsiaEighteen people from Karnataka stranded in West Asia have returned home. The state government is coordinating with the MEA and Karnataka Bh...
03 Mar, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
India’s quiet fuel for the economy stays outside its bordersIndia is poised to become a major exporter of its young workforce, driven by a new government policy aimed at connecting Indian workers wit...
29 Oct, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Telangana: 12 Migrant workers stranded in Jordan return homeTwelve migrant workers from Telangana, stranded in Jordan due to job-related issues, returned to India after intervention by former ministe...
25 Oct, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
This Kerala village on way to 100% literacy in HindiAt a time when Kerala, along with Tamil Nadu, is opposing any attempts of 'Hindi imposition', and netizens engaging in heated debates over ...
23 Oct, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Govt pursuing return of Indian workers with Gulf nations: JaishankarAs per the government's estimates, as many as 7,16,662 workers returned to India from the six Gulf countries --- the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuw...
03 Feb, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
Government says after repatriation, focus now on re-employmentIn a statement in both Houses of Parliament on the “recent developments pertaining to the welfare abroad of Indians, NRIs and PIOs during t...
16 Mar, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
Focus on rehabilitation of foreign-returned workers: Kerala CM Pinarayi VijayanTo a larger extent, we could succeed in containing Covid-19. This was detected in Kerala on January 30. We could flatten the curve and esta...
08 May, 2020, 12.08 AM IST
Gulf returnees issue: Centre's response not good, says Pinarayi VijayanVijayan said it was a fact that NRK's from Gulf countries were returning due to localisation of employment and economic recession.
02 Nov, 2016, 05.26 PM IST
Kerala Polls: Politics of Left, Right & Centre in the stateThe BJP has always taken part with gusto in Kerala polls, but this year, emboldened by the Narendra Modi factor, it has stitched together a...
08 May, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
Government will give relaxation in land ceiling to investors: Kerala CM Oommen ChandyChandy said the government has decided to relax the land policy which stipulated that a person cannot hold land in excess of 15 acres.
16 Jan, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
No plan for rehabilitation of Indian expatriates on return: Vayalar RaviThe Centre does not have any plan to rehabilitate expatriates returning to India, Minister for Overseas Indians Vayalar Ravi said.
09 Jan, 2014, 08.54 PM IST
Kerala urges Centre to seek Saudi Arabia amnestyState would ask to see that those who return were not send through deportation routes, that would result in a 'travel ban' to gulf regions.
01 Apr, 2013, 02.34 PM IST
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012 kicks off, special pension & life insurance scheme for NRIs launchedThe new PLIF scheme is a voluntary scheme that covers Indian nationals with the emigration clearance required passports & offers benefits.
07 Jan, 2012, 03.23 PM IST
Job loss fears: Govt says no need to panicThe Dubai debt crisis fuelled fears of job cuts and its adverse fallout on remittance-dependent economy in Kerala.
30 Nov, 2009, 02.21 AM IST
- Global careers: Europe is wooing Indian skilled workers
Job opportunities may have shrunk for Indian immigrants in few countries, but Europe is wooing workers. Students turn to law for fancy care...
13 Sep, 2009, 07.00 PM IST
- Debate on development is yet to take the centre-stage in Kerala
Debate on development is yet to take the centre-stage in poll campaigning in Kerala with CPM’s ties with PDP and SNC-Lavlin corruption case...
02 Apr, 2009, 07.10 PM IST