India’s Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao addressing the Indian Community (Photo: K N Wasif)By: Syed Zia ur Rahman, Yahind.com Riyadh (YNN): India’s Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao has called on the NRIs in the Kingdom to take advantage of the online registration system introduced by the Indian Embassy as part of its community outreach program. He was speaking at a function to felicitate him on his taking over... 

By Siraj Wahab Saudi Crown Prince Sultan died in the United States on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency announced. He was 83. His debilitating health problems had kept him out of the public eye for quite some time. “May Allah bless his soul and grant him the best reward for his services for his religion and homeland,” said a statement from the Royal Court. As crown prince, he was first in the line... 

– Mir Mohsin Ali, Yahind News Riyadh – Bihar Centenary Celebration will be held on the 22 March 2012 in Patna. Deputy Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council Saleem Pervez invited all the Biharis living in the Middle East to celebrate this in Bihar. He invited on behalf of Bihar Chief Minister Nitesh Kumar. Those interested to join the celebration should send 2 photos and copy of ID card to... 

Murshid Kamal President JAMIA present momento to Mr.Khalid Saifullah at CoCopalm Restaurant (Photo: K.N.Wasif)- Mir Mohsin Ali, Yahind News Riyadh – Mr.S.Khalid Saifullah, an eminent educationalist from Bihar asked the NRIs to adopt a child for education as it will help the upliftment of Muslim community in India. He also revealed that adopting each child will cost 18000 Rupees every year. He... 

Thiruvunanthapuram (IANS): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-backed Kairali TV Thursday said it will launch a new channel in the Middle East. The Channel’s Chairman, superstar Mammootty, made the announcement soon after being re-elected to the post at the firm’s annual general body meeting held here on September 29. The channel has been named Kairali Arabia. Kairali TV’s income in... 

Javid Hassan Bangalore (YNN): Indian real estate firm, Raheja Developers, is holding talks with a Saudi-based developer to set up a joint venture for housing projects in the two countries. Raheja Developers is in advanced stages of negotiations with a Saudi Arab-based developer to form a joint venture for mainly constructing housing properties in the two nations. According to sources, Raheja Developers... 

Dubai, May 16 (IANS/WAM) Flydubai, the low-cost airline of Dubai, Monday announced the launch of new flights to India’s Hyderabad city from June 11. Hyderabad will be the airline’s 37th destination. The flights would operate three times a week. This would give the 1.4 million-strong Indian community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a “timely yet low-cost connection to their home... 

Ankara, April 13(ANI): Pakistan is determined to uproot the “toxic brew” of terrorism, which poses a threat to the country’s security, President Asif Ali Zardari has said. Zardari, who is on a four-day official visit to Turkey, said in an exclusive interview with a Turkish newspaper that Pakistan’s cooperation and intelligence gathering had foiled several global terrorism plots. “The forces... 

Cairo, Apr 13 (ANI): Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s sons are being questioned over their role in the violence against protesters and corruption allegations, the country’s state television has said. Egyptian prosecutors have also ordered their detention over the same. The move came just hours after 82-year-old Mubarak was hospitalised with a reported heart attack after he was to be questioned... 

Washington, April 13(ANI): US-Pakistan ties are heading towards their biggest crisis since the 9/11 attacks, owing to bitter disputes over covert CIA activities and drone attacks inside Pakistan, lack of progress over Afghan peace talks and rising Islamist-led opposition to the foreign forces’ presence in the region, according to Pakistani politicians, intelligence officers and army sources. The...