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CHENNAI: A large number of fishermen from Tamil Nadu, employed in the Gulf, are languishing in prisons in Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, mostly for a minor offence of crossing maritime boundaries.

In a bid to identify Bangladeshis staying illegally in the city, the special branch (SB) of the Mumbai police would be taking help of people from West Bengal (WB).

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For thousands of migrant labourers who pour into the state from different parts of north and north-east India, Kerala is the new Gulf where they earn above Rs 350/day, six times the national average.

KOCHI: The decade-old initiatives in several Gulf countries to strengthen the presence of native people in the labour force and recent mass movements in that region have not significantly propelled return migration of non-resident Keralites (NRKs), migration study experts.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Government is planning to extend its visa on arrival (VOA) facility to countries like Thailand and Malaysia to attract more Buddhism-linked travellers, said Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai.

NEW DELHI: Fifty Indian workers were released in Kuwait after they were identified by Indian officials, even as more than 1,000 Indians remain in custody after being arrested for visa violations.

Manama: India has launched a massive offensive to help secure the release and repatriate more than 1,000 Indians held in Kuwait for flouting visa regulations.

NEW DELHI: Fifty Indian workers were released in Kuwait after they were identified by Indian officials, even as more than 1,000 Indians remain in custody after being arrested for visa violations.