VFS Global operates 12 premium centres for UK visa applicants in IndiaVFS Global has launched twelve Premium Application Centres across India. These centres cater to the rising demand for UK visas from Indian ...
12 May, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Bangladesh to resume tourist visas for Indians in sign of diplomatic thaw with New DelhiBangladesh will fully resume tourist visa services from its missions in India starting Monday after a temporary suspension for security rea...
22 Feb, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Agartala–Dhaka–Kolkata cross-border bus service set for restart; TRTC begins trial runsThe Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata bus service is set to resume soon. Trial runs have begun for the suspended route. The Tripura Road Transport Cor...
21 Feb, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
MEA extends BLS International’s mandate to provide attestation and apostille services for Indians headed abroadThe Ministry of External Affairs has renewed its contract with BLS International Services Limited for attestation and apostille services ac...
11 Dec, 2025, 02.02 PM IST
Jamaat-e-Islami activists vandalise Sheikh Mujib's Dhaka homeThere was a security breach at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office in Agartala on December 3 following which all visa and consu...
06 Feb, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
Tripura Gousia Samiti demands ending of atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in BangladeshA Muslim group in Tripura voiced concern over the unrest in Bangladesh. The group condemned attacks on Hindus and other minorities. They de...
06 Dec, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Thailand renews VFS contract for visa processing in IndiaThe company will operate visa application and drop-off centers in cities across India, including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai. VFS G...
03 Oct, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Thailand govt renews pan-India visa application processing mandate with VFS GlobalVFS Global on Tuesday said the Thailand government has renewed its pan-India visa processing mandate with the visa outsourcing and technolo...
04 Oct, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka to resume from June 10 after two yearsState transport department principal secretary LH Darlong has written letters to Bangladesh's Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian H...
28 May, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
Small-town India goes global: Huge rise in demand for visas at doorstepAs more Indians explore uncharted territories for work or holiday, it is travellers from the farthest corners who want to be out and about.
23 Sep, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Services need to gear up for Industrial Revolution 4.0: Nirmala SitharamanEmphasising on the growing importance of services sector, she said India has also relaxed its visa regime to facilitate movement of tourist...
17 Apr, 2017, 05.54 PM IST
Near complete response to 12-hour Assam bandh on migrants issueRoads across the state were deserted as almost all commercial vehicles, including busses, tempos, autos and trucks, were not plying.
12 Sep, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Air India's cabin crew detained in Russia due to visa issues: GovernmentSharma was replying to a written question whether the cabin crew were kept in Russian detention because of not having valid visas on their ...
09 Dec, 2014, 05.56 PM IST
Won't allow anti-India acts from our soil, Bangladesh saysThe assurance, reiterated to Sushma Swaraj on her first foreign visit, came as the external affairs minister promised to put extra energy i...
27 Jun, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
Tarun Gogoi opposes visa free entry for Bangladeshi nationalsThe chief minister also opposed to the proposals of giving multiple entry to Bangladeshi nationals on a single visa.
20 Jun, 2014, 03.45 PM IST
Assam opposes Narendra Modi government's proposal for visa-free entry to select Bangladeshis"It is already a very difficult to trace all the foreign nationals coming in India with a valid visa and no-visa will make the task even mo...
19 Jun, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
50% rise in US visas issued to Indian students in 2012According to the US consulate services, 5600 student visas have been issued in India between October 2012-February 2013 marking a 50% incre...
20 Mar, 2013, 06.46 PM IST