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KUWAIT: The Indian embassy Kuwait celebrated India’s 63rd Republic Day in an atmosphere of joy and patriotic fervor. A large number of Indians from different walks of life including hundreds of school children and women flocked to the embassy to participate in the celebration, one of the most significant days on India’s national calendar.

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Kuwait: Gulfnet Communications, the leading internet and online data services company in Kuwait, today announced that it will have a stand at InfoConnect 2012, which will be held at the Kuwait Fair Grounds between 29 January and 4 February 2011.

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NEW DELHI: A strong and resurgent India is celebrating its 63rd Republic Day on Thursday. This year’s parade will highlight the nation’s achievements in various fields alongwith the military prowess, scintillating display of air power as also country’s rich and diverse cultural heritage.

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KUWAIT: A meeting between the representatives of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held to put finishing touches to a draft law to import foreign manpower into the country, reports Al-Dar daily quoting a reliable from the Social Affairs and Labor Ministry as saying.

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Shoppers in a shopping complex in Salmiya, Kuwait, were shocked when police arrived to arrest three young women who were found to be naked under their abayas. According to police sources quoted in the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai, two of the women were from Gulf countries, whilst the third was a Kuwaiti; one was a minor.

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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor will start issuing work visas only after the National Assembly elections and the formation of the new government, reports Al-Dar daily quoting reliable sources.

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KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti kite-flying team has displayed the world’s largest kite during the annual kite-flying festival in India dazzling onlookers who watched the gigantic Kuwaiti flag decorating the skies.

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KUWAIT: Since late Friday, the country has experienced an uncommonly cold weather as temperature dropped below freezing in many areas, Kuwait Meteorology Center said yesterday.

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KUWAIT: The traffic sector is currently studying the possibility of increasing fines and penalties for traffic violations, reports Al-Anba daily.

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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour plans to expand the scope of recruitment of expatriate workers from 36 vocations to 40 to satisfy the needs of the labor market, but the procedure will be governed by many regulations.

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A teacher in India got the shock of his life when he checked his bank account online and found 490 billion rupees (9.8 billion dollars). Parijat Saha could not believe his eyes when a check at an ATM confirmed his billionaire status, on paper at least.

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KUWAIT: The Cabinet has issued a decision to declare Thursday, Feb 2 as holiday instead of Saturday, Feb 4, 2012, which falls on a weekend.

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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s weather on Thursday will continue to be sunny with light to moderate northwesterly to northerly wind, said Mohammad Karam, Director of Kuwaiti Meteorological Center at The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

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KUWAIT: Kuwait will soon allow expatriate labor forces to transfer visitor’s visas to work permits, only if they are hired by private companies to work in public sector ventures. The announcement was made on Monday by a senior government official.

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KUWAIT: Workers and laborers are finding it harder to make both ends meet caused by below standard wages received, failure of employers to comply with work contracts increase in salaries, settlement of expenses incurred as imposed by job placement agencies prior to deployment and fast rising cost of living in the country.

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KUWAIT: Illegal medicines touted to boost sexual vigor are reportedly being sold in large quantities in Souq Wajif, Kuwait City, says Al-Mustaqbal Arabic daily.

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KUWAIT: Officials of the Directorate-General for Drug Control arrested an Asian expatriate for trafficking in alcohol and recovered 8,543 bottles of imported liquor worth half million dinars from his possession, states the Interior Ministry.

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NEW DELHI: A senior Kuwaiti official on Thursday wooed big Indian companies to make investments in Kuwait, and promised them various benefits like no tax for ten years and no need to enter into partnerships with Kuwaiti firms.

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DOHA: After coming third in the general standings at Asian qualifiers for the 10m air rifle individuals on Saturday, female shooter Maryam Erzouqi earned Kuwait’s first place at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

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KUWAIT: Ministry of Health issued a statement asserting that one of the two cases administered to Al-Sabah Hospital does not match the symptoms of meningitis, while the other case has yet to be confirmed.

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The rupee was quoting at 44.8001 against the US dollar seven months ago, and has depreciated 18.28% since then. A falling rupee is not the best news for us, but it definitely is for exporters and NRI investors who will receive more rupee funds on conversion. Given the current scenario, NRIs have some good investment options to park their surplus funds.

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Pantaloon Retail India Ltd. climbed to its highest in four weeks, leading a surge in shares of Indian vendors after the government yesterday formally removed the limit on foreign investment in single-brand retail.

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Qatar has the highest average pay while lowest pay hikes will be in Bahrain and Kuwait, says expert. Employees in countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman are likely to see the best pay hikes among Gulf nations this year, according to an expert in the recruitment industry.

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M.H. Alshaya Co., a Kuwaiti retail franchise operator, said it plans to invest 100 million pounds ($155 million) in the U.K. retail industry over the next two years through its acquisition of La Senza U.K.

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