Vayalar Ravi

SBI is official banker, IOC partner for Volvo Race

Kochi, Nov. 23 As Kochi Port is all set to receive the world’s fastest racing yachts, State Bank of India and Indian Oil Corporation have joined the Volvo Ocean Race India stopover team as official banker and partner

'Killing of Indian students across US is a concern'

Ravi, who inaugurated the 15th national biennial convention of the National Federation of Indian Americans in Seattle, Washington, told rediff.com that the Government of India and his Ministry are committed to the safety and...

Top awards for Indian Americans

he National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) have honoured three distinguished individuals at a gala banquet on Saturday. The awards were given in conjunction with the 15th Biennial c...

'This US polls rewrote history of the world'

India's Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Vayalar Ravi, keynoting the 15th biannual convention of the National Federation of Indian Associations, said the election of Senator Barack Obama as the new...

India to Sign MoU on Labour with GCC States

MANAMA - The Indian government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on manpower movement of its nationals with all GCC states except Saudi Arabia in January. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told the Press...

Probe sought into Iraq air crash

Thiruvananthapuram: Panniyan Raveendran, MP, has urged the Union government to investigate the death of A. Jayachandran from the city in an air crash near Fallujah in Iraq. Mr. Raveendran has written to Prime Minister Manmohan...

Gulf Envoys to Attend New Delhi Meeting

ABU DHABI - There will be a meeting of ambassadors from the Gulf and some Asian countries on November 27-28 in New Delhi, where issues relating to the Indian workers will be discussed, according to Vayalar Ravi, the Indian...

India To Sign Labour Welfare Pact With Bahrain

In order to ensure security of a large number of Indian workers in the Bahrain, India has decided to ink a labour welfare agreement with that nation. The agreement is likely to be signed in the month of December, 2008 when...

UAE and Indian ministers explore ways to better recruitment policy

Abu Dhabi: Vayalar Ravi, Indian Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, had a luncheon meeting with Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, the UAE Minister of Labour, on Thursday. The ministers noted the excellent contribution being made by...

Erring recruiting agents face tough action: Ravi

Abu Dhabi, Nov 13 (IANS) Erring recruiting agents (RAs) in India will face direct action from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) once amendments to the Emigration Act, 1983, come into effect, said Indian Minister...

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