Saudi offers Indians 90-day exit amnesty

Thousands of Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia after travelling there illegally and those who overstayed their visas, including a large number from Tamil Nadu, are ready to return to India under a 90 day amnesty period that the kingdom's government has offered them. Anil Nautiyal, counsellor at the Indian embassy, said 20,321 had applied till Monday evening to return home under the scheme.