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India files strong protest with Saudi Arabia for wrong map on banknote

India has conveyed its serious concern to Saudi Arabia over "gross misrepresentation" of its external territorial boundaries in a banknote issued by the Gulf nation last week, and asked it to take......

Inside Saudi Arabia's 5-star 'prison'

A look at the gilded cage where Saudi princes, former ministers, one of the world's richest men and other businessmen are being held prisoner. 'Lush with 600-year-old olive trees, landscaped......

Rs 69 lakh in new notes, foreign currency seized at Mumbai airport

Customs sleuths on Wednesday seized cash totalling around Rs 69 lakh in two separate cases in Mumbai, which included recovery of Rs 25 lakh in 2,000 rupee notes. The Air Intelligence Unit of the......

Without compensation, Kasthuri Munirathinam to return on Saturday

The Tamil Nadu woman, whose hand was chopped off allegedly by her employer, returns from Saudi Arabia with her meagre salary. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports. Kasthuri Munrathinam, the maid whose......

'They chopped off my hand because I tried to escape'

Kasthuri Munirathinam, the maid from Tamil Nadu, whose hand was chopped off in Saudi Arabia, speaks from her hospital bed. Kasthuri Munirathinam, 52, a resident of Tamil Nadu, traveled to Saudi......

Easy ways to transfer money abroad

Unlike PSBs' requirement for a lot of paperwork, some private banks offer easier platform to transfer money abroad, like ICICI's Money2World. Sending money abroad could be cumbersome and expensive.......

India urges higher pay for millions of Gulf workers

Migrants do many of the dirty and dangerous jobs in the region, from construction to the oil industry, transport and services India is pressing rich countries in the Gulf to raise the wages of......

Gulf-based NRIs taking loans to reap benefits of rupee fall

Indian expatriates in Oman and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries have started taking personal loans in a bid to take advantage of a record fall in the value of Indian rupee against local......

Saudi Arabia to invest in energy, water projects

Energy consumption in Saudi Arabia is witnessing an unprecedented growth, prompting a wave of investments expected to reach $133 billion (502.5 billion Saudi riyals) for various power generation......

Decision on $500-mn overseas bonds issue soon: SBI

State Bank of India, which was downgraded by ratings agency Moody's recently, said on Friday it will decide on an over $500 million bonds issue next month."That's a call we would be taking in......

Ronaldo handed one-match suspension, fined!

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo was suspended for making an obscene gesture. Photograph: Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match after appearing to make an obscene gesture following Al......

Benzema fever hits Jeddah ahead of Al-Ittihad presentation

IMAGE: Saudi Arabian soccer team Al Ittihad player Karim Benzema arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Al Ittihad Saudi champions Al-Ittihad sold more than 56,000 tickets......

Ronaldo-Messi set to face-off in Riyadh

Ronaldo will lead Riyadh ST XI, a team made up of players from Al Hilal and Al Nassr, against Messi's Paris St Germain in the exhibition contest where nothing is at stake, but fans are still......

Bidding for Ronaldo-Messi prestige seat tops $2.6 million

IMAGE: Lionel Messi battles for possession with Cristiano Ronaldo during a Champions League match between FC Barcelona and Juventus, at Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, on December 8, 2020. Photograph:......

FIFA World Cup: Chaos at Al Bidda fan fest before opener

IMAGE: A child is passed over a barrier as a crowd attempts to enter the fan festival. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Chaotic scenes broke out inside and outside the fan festival at Al Bidda......

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