By Anjana Sankar Abu Dhabi, Dec. 28, 2018: An Indian expat who made a daring escape from his employer in Saudi Arabia alleging abuse has received help from the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, officials have confirmed. Mohammed Issaq, 33, from Kerala ran away from his employer when they wereContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 27, 2018: A church in Dubai has cut down on its golden jubilee celebrations and donated 10 million rupees (Dh542,643) to the flood-ravaged south Indian state of Kerala, church officials said. Announcing the details of the valedictory function of the 50th anniversary celebrations of St Thomas Orthodox CathedralContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 26, 2018: While many would search online for wallpapers and images of Jesus Christ on special occasions like Christmas, this Indian expat has one of the largest collections of Christ’s images on the wall of his Dubai accommodation. Lorence Maman Neriamparampil, 45, proudly owns a collection of overContinue Reading
Viriginia, Dec. 26, 2018: The Ahmedabad-based Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan has bought a 30-year-old church in Portsmouth of Virginia, United States, and plans to convert it into a Swaminarayan temple. According to reports, the Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan has already converted eight churches across the world into Hindu temples. Five of themContinue Reading
Young expatriates of Indian origin in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have come out with their own version of a video in English on the official theme song of the World Youth Day that takes place in Panama in a month’s time. Young people from around the world are convergingContinue Reading
Houston, Dec. 22, 2018: Three Indian-origin students have been named among the 25 most influential teens of 2018 by Time magazine for making a mark across numerous fields. Indian-American Kavya Kopparapu, Rishab Jain, and British-Indian Amika George are among the group who have become an inspiration for youngsters across theContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 16, 2018: What began as a hobby to beat boredom for this Dubai-based 13-year-old has now become a life-long pursuit to be the next big thing in technology. Aadithyan Rajesh, a student of Elite English School in Abu Hail, Deira, was only nine years old when he developedContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 10, 2018 — India and the United Arab Emirates have signed two agreements, including one on currency swap. This was done after the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held exhaustive discussions with her counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to step up cooperation in areas like trade,Continue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Birmingham Dec 7, 2018: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, honored two British Syriac scholars at a conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom. David G.K. Taylor, Associate Professor of Aramaic and Syriac and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University. and Dr.Sebastian Brocke, Emeritus Professor inContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Kathmandu, Dec. 2, 2018: Kathmandu — Religious leaders and social organizations must address global current challenges, and have budget for peace initiatives, a Jain religious leader told the Asia-Pacific Leadership Summit being held in Kathmandu. Ambassador of Peace Acharya Lokesh Muni from New Delhi also onContinue Reading