Nitaqat fallout: Centre asks states to ensure rehabilitationThe Centre will collaborate with state governments concerned to rehabilitate those coming back from Saudi Arabia as a fallout of Nitaqat la...
25 Jun, 2013, 07.04 PM IST
Indians overstaying visa in Saudi Arabia to face action: EmbassyThe Indian Embassy in Riyadh has warned its citizens not to overstay their visa in Saudi Arabia and leave the country immidiately.
17 Jun, 2013, 11.44 AM IST
Salman Khurshid wraps up Saudi Arabia visitExternal Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today ended his four-day visit to Saudi Arabia during which he held talks with the top leadership.
27 May, 2013, 10.59 AM IST
27,000 Indians apply for exit papers in second batch in Saudi ArabiaIndia will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour polic...
24 May, 2013, 02.15 PM IST
Salman Khurshid leaves for Saudi ArabiaExternal Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on a range of issues.
24 May, 2013, 12.40 PM IST
Fees exemption for Indians seeking to leave Saudi ArabiaIndia has exempted its nationals living in Saudi without any travel documents from paying the fees for issuance of Emergency Certificates f...
15 May, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
Law violation: Indian Embassy gets 15k passports of workers stranded in Saudi ArabiaSaudi has handed over about 15K passports of stranded Indian workers to Indian Embassy, in a bid to resolve cases of immigration law violat...
13 May, 2013, 10.16 PM IST
Nitaqat law: Illegal workers faces jail after July 3 in Saudi ArabiaThere has been widespread perception that the new policy will lead to denial of job opportunities for a large number of Indians working the...
11 May, 2013, 01.05 AM IST
Over 18,000 Indians want to leave Saudi Arabia, seek emergency certificateThe Saudi government was implementing the Nitaqat law to cut unemployment in the country mandating that one Saudi national be employed for ...
09 May, 2013, 07.28 AM IST
Over 18,000 Indians in Saudi Arabia seek emergency certificateThe Indian workers have applied for issuance of Emergency Certificate (EC) to leave the country as they had given their passports to the sp...
08 May, 2013, 03.39 PM IST
Legally working Indians in Saudi Arabia to be regularisedIndian workers who have travelled to Saudi Arabia legally will be allowed to regularise their visa status, get new jobs or to return home i...
04 May, 2013, 03.24 PM IST
India, Saudi Arabia set up joint group to resolve labour issuesThe decision to form the joint working group was taken during the meeting held between the Indian delegation, led by Minister of Overseas I...
29 Apr, 2013, 07.40 PM IST
India conveys concern to Saudi Arabia over Nitaqat lawIndia today conveyed its concerns to Saudi Arabia over possible job loss to a large number of Indians in the Kingdom due to its new labour ...
28 Apr, 2013, 08.53 PM IST
Ravi to lead delegation to Saudi to take up labour law issueA delegation led by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi will leave for Saudi Arabia on Sunday to convey India's concern about pos...
26 Apr, 2013, 09.12 PM IST
Vayalar Ravi to discuss fallout of new Saudi labour law with nine statesOverseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said he will meet concerned ministers of 9 states next week to discuss the issue.
16 Apr, 2013, 02.35 PM IST
New Saudi labour law not to affect genuine workers: Salman KhurshidThe new labour law 'Nitaqat' makes it mandatory for local cos to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers.
16 Apr, 2013, 02.17 PM IST
Kerala govt readies rehab packs for Saudi returneesThe deadline for companies to implement Nitaqat and mandatorily hire a minimum proportion of locals ended a few days ago.
01 Apr, 2013, 10.26 AM IST