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Why Parsis Left Iran: Their Journey From Ancient Persia To India
Iran, the ancient homeland to the Parsis, is once again in the middle of a crisis after the recent US-Israel attack. Tehran has responded with attacks on US military bases in the Gulf countries.
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76 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks Off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday.
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NASA Spots Plankton Swarms from Space to Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales
North Atlantic Right Whales are one of the world’s most endangered mammals. They face threats from fishing gear entanglement and ship collisions. Scientists are now using NASA satellite data to track the whales’ key food source, the red coloured plankton Calanus finmarchicus, in the Gulf of Maine. By identifying swarms of this copepod via its n...
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UP, Bihar Replace Kerala As Top Supplier Of Blue-Collar Workforce To Gulf Nations: Report
According to the report, there has been a 50 percent increase in the migration of blue-collar workers from India to the GCC in the first seven months of 2023.
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Remittances Rising, But Falling Migration Concern For States Like Kerala
At least 2.54 million households are managed by remittances in Kerala, data shows. One person supports almost close to four people in the state. Remittances from Gulf countries have been falling, data shows
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Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in the southern Indian state of Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam - a daily wage labourer in Dubai - was to be brought the next day.
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'Tortured Like An Animal': Indian Woman Recalls 14-Month Ordeal In Saudi
After a 14-month ordeal in Saudi Arabia, where she was forced to work as a "slave" in a house, 42-year-old Jacintha Mendonca has returned home. Ms Jacintha was allegedly duped by a Mumbai-based recruiting agency who promised her a high-salary job in Qatar
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Tamil Nadu Fishermen Buy Into Middle East Dream - With Horrific Results
For six months Tamil Nadu fisherman S. George lived in fear on a boat, thinking he would never see his wife and children again.
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'Foreign Dreams': Rural Punjab Way Ahead of Urban Population
81 per cent of people migrating from Punjab to foreign countries come from the state's villages, a new study has revealed. Contrary to popular perception, about 45 per cent of people are headed to Gulf countries, while Canada remains the second most favoured destination.
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Why Parsis Left Iran: Their Journey From Ancient Persia To India
Iran, the ancient homeland to the Parsis, is once again in the middle of a crisis after the recent US-Israel attack. Tehran has responded with attacks on US military bases in the Gulf countries.
-
76 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks Off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday.
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NASA Spots Plankton Swarms from Space to Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales
North Atlantic Right Whales are one of the world’s most endangered mammals. They face threats from fishing gear entanglement and ship collisions. Scientists are now using NASA satellite data to track the whales’ key food source, the red coloured plankton Calanus finmarchicus, in the Gulf of Maine. By identifying swarms of this copepod via its n...
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UP, Bihar Replace Kerala As Top Supplier Of Blue-Collar Workforce To Gulf Nations: Report
According to the report, there has been a 50 percent increase in the migration of blue-collar workers from India to the GCC in the first seven months of 2023.
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Remittances Rising, But Falling Migration Concern For States Like Kerala
At least 2.54 million households are managed by remittances in Kerala, data shows. One person supports almost close to four people in the state. Remittances from Gulf countries have been falling, data shows
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Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in the southern Indian state of Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam - a daily wage labourer in Dubai - was to be brought the next day.
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'Tortured Like An Animal': Indian Woman Recalls 14-Month Ordeal In Saudi
After a 14-month ordeal in Saudi Arabia, where she was forced to work as a "slave" in a house, 42-year-old Jacintha Mendonca has returned home. Ms Jacintha was allegedly duped by a Mumbai-based recruiting agency who promised her a high-salary job in Qatar
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Tamil Nadu Fishermen Buy Into Middle East Dream - With Horrific Results
For six months Tamil Nadu fisherman S. George lived in fear on a boat, thinking he would never see his wife and children again.
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'Foreign Dreams': Rural Punjab Way Ahead of Urban Population
81 per cent of people migrating from Punjab to foreign countries come from the state's villages, a new study has revealed. Contrary to popular perception, about 45 per cent of people are headed to Gulf countries, while Canada remains the second most favoured destination.
