Mohammed Saifuddin, Yahind.com Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has recently made an impressive announcement that Indian government will soon launch a scheme to provide resettlement assistance, insurance cover and pension benefits to the Indians returning from overseas jobs. “When the migrant worker returns to India, he is older and he has to start economic activity to support... 

Javid Hassan The appointment of Abdul Hannan M. Tago, a Filipino journalist working in Arab News, as SPMUDA Ambassador of Goodwill to Saudi Arabia should be of interest to India for various reasons. Though an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker), he was conferred the status of Goodwill Ambassador to Saudi Arabia by Datu Camad M. Ali, Founding Chairman & Executive President of SPMUDA Global International,... 

London, April 14 (ANI): It is yet to be released to the public, but the movie on Prince William and Kate Middleton”s royal romance has already been branded ‘the naffest royal film ever made. Critics have panned the flick ‘William and Kate: The Movie’ for wooden acting, cheesy Mills and Boon-style dialogue and embarrassing bed scenes, reports the Sun. A trailer for the 3million dollars DVD,... 

Washington, April 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed an alternative eco-friendly method for treating dyed denim jeans to controversial ”sandblasting” technique. The process of ”surface activation” used to wash-down the denim following dyeing is also cheaper and more efficient than the dangerous and internationally banned, sandblasting method. “To create blue jeans denim... 

London, April 11 (ANI): A British former poledancer who miscarried Osama Bin Laden”s twin grandchildren in 2010 has revealed that she is pregnant again with the grandchild of the world”s most wanted terrorist. It”s the fifth time Louise Pollard has undergone IVF to provide Laden”s son Omar, 30, and his 55-year-old British wife Zaina with a child, reports the Daily Mail. Pollard,... 

London, April 10 (ANI): Professional dog walking has become one of the fastest growing jobs in the UK. There are about 10,000 registered dog walkers who claim to provide scrupulous care for dogs. They charge from 10 to 30 pounds to walk a dog for an hour, inclusive of pick-up and drop-off, reports the Daily Mail. An elite group of pet walkers in London and the South-East exist to pamper the pets of... 

Sydney, April 10 (ANI): Car owners could soon upgrade the software systems on their car, upload apps and even interact with social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook. The basis for the cutting-edge technology has just arrived in the updated, Australian-made Ford Territory, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The Territory”s advanced hardware is the latest in an electronics-led revolution... 

London, Apr 10 (ANI): Prince Andrew”s daughters are among the latest high-profile figures to have been pulled into the News International phone-hacking affair. Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice are suspected targets of the media empire”s hacking activities, and their father, the Duke of York, has privately expressed exasperation at the apparent breach of his family”s privacy, reports... 

Kathmandu, April 10 (IANS) Three years after Nepal erupted in violence and saw the rift between its hill and plains people deepen over Vice President Paramananda Jha taking his oath of office in Hindi, a fresh Hindi row has begun to grow as the Himalayan republic readies for a new census after a decade. Nepal’s media called it the “Hindi hangama” (sic) and “Hindinization drive”... 

Sana’a, April 10 (IANS) Security authorities of Yemen closed the office of Doha-based Al Jazeera satellite TV Channel in Sana’a and revoked its permit for supporting sabotage in the country, Xinhua cited the state-run Saba news agency in a report. “In view of that some media have repeatedly, blatantly meddled into domestic affairs of Yemen, the security authorities decided to close...