M Karunanidhi sought intervention of the Centre and state govts' to protect the livelihood of thousands of Tamil labourers living in Saudi ...

The Centre will collaborate with state governments concerned to rehabilitate those coming back from Saudi Arabia as a fallout of Nitaqat la...

Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said the consulate's various pro-active measures have helped these Indians rectify their residency status.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today ended his four-day visit to Saudi Arabia during which he held talks with the top leadership.

The number of Indians who have come to Saudi Arabia in the past three months have risen significantly according to Saudi authorities.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on a range of issues.

India has exempted its nationals living in Saudi without any travel documents from paying the fees for issuance of Emergency Certificates f...

There has been widespread perception that the new policy will lead to denial of job opportunities for a large number of Indians working the...

The Saudi government was implementing the Nitaqat law to cut unemployment in the country mandating that one Saudi national be employed for ...

The decision to form the joint working group was taken during the meeting held between the Indian delegation, led by Minister of Overseas I...

India 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 ...

The new labour law 'Nitaqat' makes it mandatory for local cos to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers.

"There will not be problems for Indians for the next two months. Saudi authorities have given us assurance in this regard,".

In late March, Saudi officials started strict implementation of Nitaqat, a new policy aimed at creating employment opportunities for locals.

They also noted that there was a "slight increase" in the number of Indians returning after the authorities in that country started strict ...

Oommen Chandy told the state assembly that hwe will ask the Centre to ensure that those who lose jobs are not sent back through the “deport...

The deadline for companies to implement Nitaqat and mandatorily hire a minimum proportion of locals ended a few days ago.