After a special cabinet meeting held this morning, the Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayan-led government announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those who were injured in the June 12 mishap in Kuwati's city of Al-Mangaf.
On relations between India and the UAE, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that in the last ten years, the perception of India has changed to quite an extent in the Gulf country.
Noting that this was the seventh visit to UAE in the last 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his gratitude for UAE's highest civilian award - 'The Order of Zayed' which was conferred on him in 2019 - and said the honour was not just for him but for crores of India
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday attended a reception event of the India-Saudi Investment Forum which was organised coinciding with the State visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman to India.
In the Sunday statement, a diplomat from Qatar's mission to the European Union reiterated a previous rejection of attempts to associate the Gulf country with misconduct.
The statement said, "As per instructions from the UAE Authorities, effective 21st November 2022, passengers with a single name on their passports travelling on tourist, visit or any other type of visa shall not be allowed to travel to/from UAE."
Kuwait City [Kuwait] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III met Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday to extend gratitude to the Persian Gulf country for assisting the US in evacuating citizens from war-torn Afghanistan.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 24 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has lifted quarantine rule for Indians who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the Gulf country, the Indian embassy said on Tuesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra), August 4 (ANI): With Qatar relaxing the international travel restrictions, demand for air travel between India and the Gulf country has grown. Taking timely note of the surge in demand, Go First, earlier known as GoAir, has announced flights between three Indian cities
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday arrived in Kuwait as part of his bilateral visit to the Gulf country.