Two Indians share UAE lottery
Dubai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two Indians have hit the jackpot by winning half a million dirhams each in the 12th Emirates Loto draw, the media reported on Tuesday. Indians Nelson Yesudas and Kikkere Ali Abdul…
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800,000 Indians could be forced to leave Kuwait: Report
Kuwait City, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A draft expat quota bill in Kuwait could result in 800,000 Indians forced to leave the Gulf state, a media report said According to the bill, which has been deemed…
Dubai gurdwara re-opens after 110 days
Dubai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After 110 days, the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara in Dubai has re-opened following the lifting of the suspension of places of worship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the…
Indian expat falls asleep in Dubai airport, misses flight
Dubai, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian expat worker, who was eagerly waiting to be repatriated after cancelling his visa, missed a jumbo jet flying 427 stranded Indians to Kerala after he fell asleep in the…
Andhra NRIs protest in solidarity with Amaravati movement
Amaravati, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telugus from Andhra Pradesh settled in various parts of the world have expressed solidarity with the people of Amaravati, whose protests against the state government’s decision to trifurcate the state capital…
More Indian flights from UAE announced, bookings to open
Dubai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has announced nine more repatriation flights from the UAE, ticket sales for which will open later on Friday. Air India Express will operate these flights under the Vande Bharat Mission…
Outgoing Indian Consul General to leave Dubai
Dubai, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vipul, the outgoing Consul General of India in Dubai, is all set to leave the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a repatriation flight next week following the completion of a three-year…
Biden campaign names Indian-American as digital chief of staff
Washington, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former US Vice Ppresident and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has expanded his campaign team, adding Indian-American Medha Raj as his digital chief of staff, it was reported. In addition…
Indian-American candidate asks court to supervise vote-counting in close race
By Arul Louis New York, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-American candidate for the Democratic Party nomination to run for Congress from a safe party seat in the city has asked a court to supervise the…
Indian visitor stuck in UAE with $30,493 hospital bill
Dubai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A jobless Indian visitor to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in desperate need of financial help to settle an outstanding hospital bill of 112,000 dirham ($30,493), a media report said…
Dubai-based Indian woman helps stranded expats in UAE
Dubai, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Dubai-based Indian woman is helping scores of stranded fellow Indian expatriates amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, a media report said. Sheela Thomas, a lawyer by profession…
Dubai gurdwara charters 1st repatriation flight to Punjab
Dubai, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Dubai has facilitated the first-ever charter flight to repatriate stranded Indians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Amritsar in Punjab, it was reported The…
S’pore Hindu temple’s ex-member charged for taking up post while disqualified
Singapore, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A former secretary and trustee of a Hindu temple in Singapore has been charged with being a board member of the temple while disqualified, it was reported. On Wednesday, Ratha Krishnan…
Trump nominates Indian-American entrepreneur to IDFC board
New York, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-American entrepreneur, who was on the board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be a director of the reconstituted US…
Trump nominates Indian-American to be judge at Washington appeals court
By Arul Louis New York, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Justice Department official, Vijay Shanker, to be a judge at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Washington. The…
‘Pak man accused of killing Indian couple in Dubai can face death penalty’
Dubai, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Pakistani man accused of killing an Indian couple here and injuring their daughter was arrested within 24 hours of the crime. Legal expert said if found guilty he could face…
Indian couple murdered by Pakistani man in Dubai
Dubai, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian couple from Gujarat was found murdered and their teenage daughter brutally injured by a Pakistani national here last week during a break-in and robbery bid. The couple — Hiren…
Indian restaurant vandalised in US, racist graffiti written at site
New York, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian restaurant has been vandalised with racist graffiti written amid the devastation left by the attack in New Mexico state, according to media reports. Local leaders and the community…
3 members of Indian-origin family die in US swimming pool mishap
New York, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three members of an Indian-origin family have died in a swimming pool at their New Jersey house, according to media reports. Officials identified the victims on Tuesday as Bharat Patal,…
Be considerate to still-stuck Kerala diaspora: Chandy urges CM
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy on Monday urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to be “considerate” towards a large number of Keralites still stuck in Middle East countries and not to insist…