Indians came on top for the ‘Skilled Worker – Health and Care’ visas and accounted for 36% of the total visas granted under the category. | Photo Credit: AP Indian nationals received the largest number — 39% — of the total ‘Worker’ visas granted by the United Kingdom for the year ending in September 2022, … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Photo Credit: AP The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have announced that permanent residents, which includes a large number of Indians, will now be allowed to enlist, as the military struggles with low recruitment levels, according to a media report. The move also comes five years after the Royal Canadian … Read more
The Maldivian authorities have begun the process of repatriation of the bodies of the seven Indian and two Bangladeshi nationals charred to death in the biggest-ever fire incident here in the country’s capital. Seven out of the 10 who perished in the fire have been confirmed Indian nationals, with another two identified as Bangladeshi expats … Read more
As per the authorities, the fire victims likely include workers from neighbouring countries As per the authorities, the fire victims likely include workers from neighbouring countries At least ten people died in a fire that broke out in a garage in Male, the Maldivian capital city, early on Thursday, officials said. The victims likely included … Read more
Article content (Bloomberg) — Thailand is on course to surpass its target to attract 10 million foreign visitors this year as Malaysians and Indians lead the return of holidaymakers while most Chinese travelers, who topped the list before the pandemic, stay home due to the nation’s Covid-Zero policy. Article content Tourist arrivals totaled 7.56 million … Read more
CNN — As Rishi Sunak made history this week by becoming Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian descent, many in the South Asian nation were quick to congratulate the new leader – with some in the media even claiming him as their own. India was once part of a British empire that stretched so far … Read more
The next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has embraced his Indian and Hindu heritage — and on Monday, people across the former British colony proudly celebrated his victory. Social media and TV channels in India were awash with congratulations for the 42-year-old Mr. Sunak, who is set to become the first person … Read more
Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus across the world celebrate Diwali. Sunak was set to take the top job after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race to replace Liz Truss as … Read more
Two Indian nationals missing in Kenya for nearly three months were killed by a notorious special forces unit that was disbanded by the new Kenyan administration, an advisor to President William Ruto has announced. Condemning the now defunct Special Services Unit, SSU, Denis Itumbi, said the former COO of Balaji Telefilms Zulfikar Ahmad Khan and … Read more
A close aide of Kenyan President William Ruto has claimed that the two missing Indians in Kenya have been killed by the disbanded DCI unit, a media report said on Friday. Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan and his friend Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai, who were part of the Kenya Kwanza digital campaign team, went missing alongside taxi … Read more