Road accident deaths drop by 50% in Saudi Arabia    SR 3.95 million fines for 3 employees of a company and 6-month jail for one for violating Capital Market Law    Qassim emir launches 52 health projects costing a total of SR456 million    BD and INS partner to elevate standards of infusion care in MENAT    Dubai Design Week launches its 10th edition, celebrating creativity and innovation    GASTAT: Passengers of public transport bus and train soar 176% and 33% respectively in 2023    Fakeeh Care Group reports 9M-2024 net profit of SR195.3 million, up 49% y-o-y driven by solid revenue growth and robust profitability    Italy's 'Libra' to arrive in Albania with just eight migrants on board    South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest    French families sue TikTok over harmful content that allegedly led to suicides    Harris tells supporters 'never give up' and urges peaceful transfer of power    HRT does not impact life expectancy — UK health body    Liam Payne's body to be flown back to the UK    Suspect arrested for banking fraud totaling SR493 million as Nazaha pursues corruption charges    Arab leaders and heads of state congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump    Neymar suffers muscle tear, out for 4-6 weeks    Crown Prince hails Saudi medical team that performed world's first fully robotic heart transplant    Al Nassr secures 5-1 victory over Al Ain to edge closer to knockout stage    Al Ahli extends perfect start with 5-1 victory over Al Shorta    Mitrovic's hat-trick leads Al Hilal to 3-0 victory over Esteghlal    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Indian woman asks for £5 help, gets £54,000 in donations
An Indian woman who asked for help to feed her children has received millions of rupees in donations from strangers on social media. Subhadra, 46, who lives in the southern state of Kerala, had asked her son's teacher for 500 rupees ($6; £5) to buy (...)

20 - 12 - 2022
UK academic says he was deported from India without any reason
In the early hours of 24 March, Filippo Osella flew into India's southern city of Trivandrum from London on a routine research trip to India. Professor Osella, an anthropologist at the University of Sussex, had been visiting India on work for more (...)

29 - 03 - 2022
Gender-neutral uniform for Kerala schoolgirls sparks row
A row has broken out in the southern Indian state of Kerala after a government school allowed teenage female students to wear trousers. The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi and Ashraf Padanna in Kerala explain the controversy over clothes. On Wednesday (...)

22 - 12 - 2021
17 die, scores hurt as Air India Express flight from Dubai breaks in two in Kozhikode
At least 17 people were killed after an Air India Express Flight IX 1344 from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway while landing around 7:40 p.m (India time) on Friday. The Air India Express plane, with 191 onboard, broke in two as it skidded (...)

07 - 08 - 2020
NADEC chief Babtain to inaugurate ITL World's UK office
The ITL World, the travel and tourism arm of Saudi-based Eram Group, will open its first office in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. The new office of the ITL World, one of the key ventures of the Group, is coming up at Ilford, Essex, in (...)

31 - 08 - 2016
Police face protesters' wrath over Kerala rape
Police in India's southern state of Kerala faced stone-throwing protesters demanding justice over the rape, murder and mutilation of a woman as authorities hunted for the perpetrator of the crime. Authorities released a sketch of a suspect and said (...)

05 - 05 - 2016
Massive fire kills more than 100 in south India temple fire
A massive fire broke out during a fireworks display in a Hindu temple in south India early Sunday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 200 others, officials said. The fire started when a spark from the unauthorized fireworks show (...)

10 - 04 - 2016
Malayali nurses stranded in Kingdom
Three nurses from Kerala, India, have been left stranded in Saudi Arabia for more than two years, with no source of income and no documents to come back to their home country. “We have been unemployed for more than two years, and are unable to (...)

19 - 03 - 2012
Getting Indian citizenship for Gulf-born kids a tough task
mostly maids – who migrated to the Gulf for jobs are struggling to get Indian citizenship for their children, born to partners in their host countries. Sources say more than 500 such cases have been reported from various Gulf countries. Most of the (...)

01 - 02 - 2012
NAS Air set to start Kerala operations
NAS Air, a subsidiary of the Saudi National Air Services, has announced its low-cost operations between destinations in India and Riyadh, starting with Nedumbassery and Karipur international airports, on April 1. NAS chief commercial officer Maria (...)

10 - 01 - 2010
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