Visa
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India declares liberalised visa policy for Canadians
World | Apr 15, 2015, 10:17 PM ISTOttawa: India today announced a liberalised visa policy for Canadian nationals visiting the country, days after extending a similar scheme to French citizens. Announcing this here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the new visa policy would
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Visa-on-Arrival for UK, France likely soon, doubt over China
India | Mar 25, 2015, 08:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Good news finally arrives for the tourists from four countries including the Unite Kingdom.As per government sources quoted by leading daily UK could soon be eligible for visa-on-arrival.At present 43 countries including the
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Indian records highest US work visa rejection at 56%, says report
India | Mar 21, 2015, 08:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Despite the regular increase in the number of Indian working in United States, India suffered the highest number of L-1B visa denials between 2012 and 2014.The data released by the Virgina-based National Foundation
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Overturning decades of mistrust: India-China may offer Visa on arrival
India | Mar 11, 2015, 08:54 AM ISTNew Delhi: Overturning decades of mistrust with China, India may soon join the same queue as passport holders from Singapore, Brunei and Japan when they land in Beijing or Shanghai.Citizens of these countries are currently
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India has seen jump in tourist arrival after new Visa scheme: Rajnath Singh
India | Feb 18, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: India has seen 421.6 per cent jump in tourist arrival after implementation of a faster visa clearance process, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.Addressing a meeting of the consultative committee of Members of Parliament
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Mumbaikars single largest group among Indians to visit Paris
India | Feb 07, 2015, 08:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: Despite last month's terror attack on a French magazine house, the craze of Mumbaikars' to visit Paris has not faded away. In fact, Mumbaikars have emerged as the single-largest group in the country
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Pakistani cyclists await Indian visa for Asia Cup
Other Sports | Nov 18, 2014, 09:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The national cycling team of Pakistan is yet to get the visa for the Track Asia Cup, which starts in the Capital at the IG Velodrome on Friday.The Pakistani contingent had got the
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India set to include Mauritius in Visa on Arrival scheme
World | Nov 03, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTPort Louis: India is working on the inclusion of Mauritius in the group of countries to be listed in its Visa on Arrival scheme, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today describing the bilateral ties
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Nobel summit suspended after Dalai Lama denied South Africa visa
World | Oct 03, 2014, 09:32 AM ISTJohannesburg: The mayor of Cape Town called off the city's annual summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday to protest the South African government's refusal to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama, one of
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Some Pakistani traders await visa to participate at crafts bazaar
India | Sep 07, 2014, 12:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Political tension between India and Pakistan automatically derails the process of getting a visa. This is what has affected a few Pakistani traders and exhibitors who wanted to participate in the ongoing Dastkar
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Modi as PM won't need visa to visit Germany: German envoy
India | May 15, 2014, 09:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Germany today made it clear that if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister, he will not need any visa to travel to that country and he is "welcome" there."An elected Prime Minister of India
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Indian embassy in US outsources visa, passport services to new firm
India | May 08, 2014, 10:47 AM ISTWashington: The Indian embassy in the US has announced to outsource its passport and visa related services to a new company for all its diplomatic missions in America following complaints against the current service provider.Cox
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Pak summons Indian diplomat over visa denial to 500 pilgrims
World | May 02, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gopal Baghlay to lodge a protest over denial of visas to some 500 Pakistani pilgrims to visit the famed shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer.
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MasterCard and Visa unveil new contact-less mobile payment options for Android
Feb 20, 2014, 04:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Visa and MasterCard are introducing Internet-based technologies to make it easier for shoppers to buy things at retail stores without pulling out a credit card.The two technologies, announced separately on Wednesday, will give
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Narendra Modi free to apply for visa: US
World | Feb 01, 2014, 02:40 PM ISTWashington: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was free to apply for an American visa and a decision on it would be made on the process that we have in place, according to a senior
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Mumbai attacks trial: Pak judicial panel granted visas to visit India
World | Sep 18, 2013, 05:31 PM ISTIslamabad: India today issued seven-day visas for the Pakistani judicial commission that will visit the country on September 21 to cross-examine the Mumbai terror attack witnesses and to carry forward the much-delayed trial here.“We have
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4 Pakistani Hindus, jailed for overstaying visa, return home
India | Sep 18, 2013, 05:13 PM ISTVadodara: Four Pakistani nationals jailed in India for overstaying their visa today returned to their country via Wagah border in Punjab, authorities said here today.Ashok Yadav, District Superintendent of Police, said that Gujarat police escorted
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After visa row, Pakistani team shifted to Mohali
Cricket | Sep 15, 2013, 09:18 PM ISTChandigarh: A Pakistani cricket team, which has come here to participate in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, was on Sunday asked to leave a five-star hotel in Chandigarh and shift to Mohali town in adjoining
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No change in visa policy for Modi: US
World | Sep 14, 2013, 05:07 PM ISTWashington: The US today remained non-committal on granting a visa to Narendra Modi who has been named BJP's prime ministerial candidate, saying there was no change in its longstanding visa policy.Modi, denied a visa in
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India grants visa to Faisalabad Wolves for Champions League
Cricket | Sep 13, 2013, 04:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has granted travel visa to Faisalabad Wolves, the Pakistan domestic Twenty20 champions, to visit India to take part in the Champions League T20.The Indian Embassy in Islamabad has cleared the visas for