Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (India)

JNU pact with Union Ministry on migration research

Professor Binod Khadria will head the project Project envisages international collaboration NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has signed an agreement with Jawaharlal Nehru University here to work on a...

Probe sought into Iraq air crash

Thiruvananthapuram: Panniyan Raveendran, MP, has urged the Union government to investigate the death of A. Jayachandran from the city in an air crash near Fallujah in Iraq. Mr. Raveendran has written to Prime Minister Manmohan...

India raises labour issues with UAE

ABU DHABI: Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, discussed ways to improve the present recruiting and contracting system of Indian workers in the UAE with country's Labour Minister Saq...

India working on revamping emigration procedures: Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs !

New Delhi, Nov 14: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is planning to overhaul the emigration system over the next two years. "We want this to be integrated with the passport system of the Ministry of External Affairs and...

Erring recruiting agents face tough action: Ravi

Abu Dhabi, Nov 13 (IANS) Erring recruiting agents (RAs) in India will face direct action from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) once amendments to the Emigration Act, 1983, come into effect, said Indian Minister...

India to woo investors at annual diaspora conclave

Abu Dhabi, Nov 13 (IANS) As India seeks to attract investments in the midst of a global financial crisis, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual conclave of the Indian diaspora, has assumed new importance.

PBD 2009 significant in view of global crisis: Govt!

New Delhi, Nov 11: Even as the global financial crisis hangs heavily over the world economy, the government is upbeat that the crisis will provide greater significance to its annual conclave for expatriate Indians. About 1,500...

'Financial crisis makes overseas Indians' meet more relevant'

National,Business, Tue, 11 Nov 2008 IANS New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The global financial crisis will make the next get-together of overseas Indians more significant as they search for safe havens for investments, the government...

PM remains tightlipped on deal

By Neena Gopal Doha Nov. 10: A day after India signed a defence cooperation and security agreement with Qatar on the penultimate day of Dr Manmohan Singh’s three-day visit to the Gulf, Delhi remained tightlipped on the details...

`India, Oman MoU will strengthen co-op in HRD`!

Visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said on Sunday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between India and Oman on labour mobility, protection and workers` welfare, would strengthen cooperation...

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