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  US expands visa restrictions: Diabetes, Obesity and chronic illnesses now grounds for denial

  World | November 08, 2025 8:33 IST

  This expands the criteria beyond communicable diseases, giving consular officials broader authority to reject applicants based on health and financial capacity to cover treatment.

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  'India can speak about its own policy': US on Australian journalist's claims on visa denial

  World | April 26, 2024 12:14 IST

  Avani Dias, a journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, claimed that she had to leave India abruptly after her visa was denied, being told that her reporting "crossed a line". Government sources said her claims were incorrect as her visa was extended despite violating rules.

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  IND vs ENG: ECB issues statement after leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed's visa concerns in Rajkot

  Cricket | February 13, 2024 15:00 IST

  The visa issues are not letting England cricket team breathe easy during the ongoing India tour. After Shoaib Bashir's visa delay, the leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was stopped at the Rajkot airport due to his visa being a single-entry as England team arrived back in India from Abu Dhabi.

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  Chinese envoy calls for bolstering bilateral ties with India after visa denial to Arunachal athletes

  World | September 25, 2023 13:40 IST

  Zha avoided giving any direct answers to the row concerning the visa denial to Arunachal Pradesh players for the Asian Games, saying that it was a "bilateral issue".

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  58 Sikh pilgrims denied Pakistan visa

  India | June 26, 2019 22:54 IST

  Pakistan on Wednesday refused visa to 58 Sikh pilgrims for visiting a shrine to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)

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  Visa denial to 2 Kashmiri sportsmen standard adjudication, says US

  World | February 02, 2017 20:16 IST

  Amidst the ongoing ruckus over US President Donald Trump's immigration ban, the US government has conveyed to India that the denial of visa to two sportsmen from Kashmir had no connection with the executive order

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  South Africa denies visa to Dalai Lama third time

  World | September 04, 2014 16:51 IST

  Cape Town: For the third time in a row, South Africa has refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama for attending World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates here next month, fearing that the