BLS International shares rally 7% after Delhi High Court overturns MEA tender banShares of BLS International rose sharply after the Delhi High Court overturned a two-year ban imposed by the Ministry of External Affairs, ...
BLS International wins MEA contract for Indian visa application centres in China, days after a banBLS International Services Ltd. has been awarded a three-year contract by India’s Ministry of External Affairs to set up and operate Indian...
BLS International expands visa and consular services to Latin AmericaBLS International has expanded its Latin American operations by launching a new Visa Application Centre in Argentina and upgrading faciliti...
BLS International faces two-year ban from MEA tenders — how it affects visa and passport servicesThe Ministry of External Affairs has barred BLS International from participating in future Indian Mission tenders for two years, impacting ...
BLS International debarred by MEA from future tenders for two years; Co clarifies existing ops unaffectedBLS International Services Limited faces a two-year ban from future tenders with India's Ministry of External Affairs and its missions abro...
MEA introduces changes in passport delivery, visa and consular servicesThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in India has made significant changes to the delivery of passports, visas, and consular services in ...
MEA tightens rules for partner visas and consular services to check predatory pricingThe focus is on selecting the right outsourced service providers based on quality services, sustainable pricing, data protection and securi...
India urges Germany to rethink parts of green H2 tenderThe government has shared its concerns and suggestions with Germany over certain aspects in the latter's global green hydrogen tender. The ...
ET Analysis: Significance of Integrated Check Posts along India-Nepal borderIn August 2009, the then Cabinet Committee on Security approved the construction of Integrated Check Posts at Birgunj and Biratnagar in Nep...
Kathmandu seeks RBI notification to make new Rs 2,000 note legal tenderTrouble started after some Indian currency notes were withdrawn and the matter is yet to be sorted out despite several rounds of talks.
Note ban: Post-December 30, Nepal hopeful of special provisions for its citizensIndian rupee is a legal tender in the Himalayan state and Nepali citizens still hold banned notes in far-flung areas: Upadhyay.
Allow Nepalis to exchange up to Rs 25,000: KathmanduNepal’s Ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay is now in Mumbai to hold consultations with the central bank officials.
Finance Ministry looking into issue of NRIs having old notes: MEASwarup had said all queries have been referred to the DEA, which has formed an inter-ministerial committee headed by an Additional Secretar...
Government to issue instructions to ease demonetisation pains in Nepal, BhutanMoney exchange associations in places like Dubai, Singapore and Hongkong have also asked how they would dispose of old Indian currency note...
Government to launch e-passportReplying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said government was in the process of procuring d...
- Parliamentary panel's concern over fund crunch for MEA
A Par panel said it was "appalled" to know that due to budgetary constraints, it was unable to implement the decision to give USD 100 mn gr...
- Biometrics: The changing face of public services
Biometrics relies on physical characteristics that are unique to each person to ascertain the individual's identification. Unique identific...