Bangkok beckoned but it turned out to be a passport to hellJobless and saddled with loans, Thiruvananthapuram native Akash (name changed) who is in his late 20s, had no reason to throw away an oppor...
26 Sep, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Dubai ruler's Malayalam tweet goes viral, Kerala CM replies in ArabicA tweet in Malayalam by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, soon after his m...
03 Feb, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
For Indians in the Gulf, Covid paints an uncertain futureMillions of Indian workers are staring at an uncertain future as Covid shuttered businesses and crashed oil.
09 May, 2020, 11.50 PM IST
BR Shetty: The staggering rise and incredible fall of a billionaireBR Shetty landed in Abu Dhabi with $8 in 1973 and turned his sweat into a personal fortune worth billions.
29 Apr, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
Kanyakumari to Kashmir: How a few South Indians had vital links to Kashmir's modern historySouth India has a few vital links to Kashmir’s modern history, and by extension, to its destiny.
18 Aug, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
Why a section of Kerala's Muslim youth is treading a radical pathKerala has so far had an indigenous version of Salafism, which is considered relatively progressive, with its emphasis on educating women.
31 Jul, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
Homing in: Over 20,000 non-resident Keralites to voteOver 20,000 non-resident Malayalis have registered to vote in the May 16 state polls in Kerala. This is likely the biggest-ever electoral p...
30 Apr, 2016, 08.57 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu woos expats to join Make in India programmeSuresh Prabhu today asked them to invest in the productive sectors of the state and suggested a 'gharwapsi' programme to bring back success...
22 Jun, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
Trade organization call for operation of medium sized aircraftA meeting of the organisations noted that partial closure of the airport would have an adverse effect on export of food materials to Saudi ...
17 Mar, 2015, 01.11 PM IST
Apart from diplomatic privileges, has MEA thought about Indian victims of slavery?A woman from Kerala was taken to UAE on maid visa. But, she became a victim of flesh trade that is steadily supplied by a network of pimps ...
30 Dec, 2013, 11.23 AM IST
Post Nitaqat law, Kerala's expatriates engulfed in despairOver half of Kerala's Saudi expats hail from Malappuram, which has been transformed from dusty village to urban hub by overseas money.
23 Jun, 2013, 12.56 PM IST
- Head count of NRKs gets under way in Kerala
According to Department of NORKA, this is for the first time that such a comprehensive head count of NRKs is being taken up in the state.
03 May, 2013, 12.41 PM IST
Kerala's home-spun gold jewellery chains bracing to take on the worldIn the long line of those astonished by all the gold in Kerala that seems as common as karimeen curry, one of the early ones was the Veneti...
16 May, 2012, 09.53 AM IST
- As Gulf shakes, Kerala feels the tremors
Kerala feels tremors as Malayali dreams are wilting in Arabian desert.
03 Feb, 2009, 05.49 PM IST