Moscow, July 8  A total of 141 people have died in Russia's Krasnodar region which has been devastated by floods, said the government Sunday. According to a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, the toll in country's southern Krasnodar region, hit by disastrous floods, keeps rising and it has so far reached ...

New Delhi, May 2: There is demand for Indian workers of various skill sets such as housemaids and home nurses abroad, including in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, Singapore and in some European nations, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi said Wednesday. Replying to questions in Lok Sabha, Ravi said the recruitment of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, January 13: More and more Keralites are going abroad for jobs, and the highest migration increase is among Muslims. The number of migrants abroad in 2011 was estimated at 2.28 million, up from 2.19 million in 2008, 1.84 million in 2003 and 1.36 million in 1998. These are among the findings of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, January 12: Remittances by the Kerala diaspora comprise 31.23 per cent of the net state domestic product of the southern state, a latest study has revealed. The number of Kerala emigrants living abroad in 2011 was estimated to be 2.28 million, up from 2.19 million in 2008, 1.84 million in 2003 ...

Jaipur, January 11: Health, education and skill development are key priorities in the strategy of inclusive development and constitute the focus areas in the 12th Plan said Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India in her Valedictory speech at the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) organized jointly by Ministry of Overseas India Affairs ...

Jaipur, January 9: President Pratibha Patil Monday conferred the "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman" awards to 14 eminent overseas Indians, including Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, and a Canada-based institution, for their outstanding contributions in enhancing India's image globally. "Indian overseas community is not only large, but is becoming increasingly influential ...

Jaipur, January 8: The Indian government is concerned about the safety and security of its Diaspora living in areas like the Gulf and West Asia, Prime Minister Manmohn Singh said Sunday."We are acutely conscious of the safety and security of Indians living abroad, particularly in regions characterised by instability," the prime ...

Jaipur, January 8: India will enter into bilateral agreements with the Gulf countries to curb exploitation of Indian labour in the region and ensure a decent working environment for its diaspora, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Sunday.Addressing the inaugural session of the annual diaspora meet here, Ravi said ...

Historical Background India’s links with the struggle for freedom and justice in South Africa date back to the period during which Mahatma Gandhi started his  Satyagraha movement in South Africa over a century ago.  India was at the  forefront of the international community in its support to the antiapartheid movement; it was the first ...

1. Political Political relations between India  and Suriname have been consistently cordial.  Persons of Indian origin (descendents of Indian  indentured labour) comprise 27.4% of the population of Suriname.  Due to the continuous migration of Hindustanis to Holland and other countries, the population of Hindustani  community in Suriname is continuously  coming down. (It used ...