Cypriot Prez Christodoulides concludes India visit as ties upgrade to strategic partnershipIndia and Cyprus have elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides concluded his visit t...
23 May, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
Over 11.6 lakh Indians return from West Asia amid conflict; 12 seafarers rescued from IraqThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday highlighted one of the largest voluntary repatriations and travel management exercises in...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
Tourism and hospitality ecosystem: Will it get hit harder due to the war’s second-order effect? 20 stocks to keep an eye onThe one thing that impacts the tourism and hospitality sector most is war. The reason is simple: Flights get disrupted, and the urge to tra...
31 Mar, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
Canada temporarily shuts consulates in Bengaluru, Chandigarh & Mumbai, tells Indians to expect delays in visa processingThe Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a slowdown in Indian visa applications in response to the ongoing dip...
20 Oct, 2023, 01.46 PM IST
United States is going 'all hands on deck' to reduce visa wait timesOver the past few months, the United States has turbo-charged the process of granting visas to Indians in unique ways, including using its ...
01 Mar, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
Applications for US visa renewal can now be submitted through dropboxAccording to John Ballard, the consular chief at the US Consulate General in Mumbai, the US embassy and consulates in India have prepared t...
03 Feb, 2023, 09.24 AM IST
American embassies, consulates plan to process 'record' number of visas for Indians in 2023Last year, American embassies and consulates in India issued over 1,25,000 student visas - a record number for Indians - with similar numbe...
28 Jan, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
The United States has a new plan to cut your visa wait timeAs part of the multi-pronged approach to cut the visa backlog, the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and H...
23 Jan, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
VFS Global wins contract to provide visa, passport services for India in USThese six cities in the US include Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston, according to a statement.
22 Oct, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Nationality not verified by MHA, Gujarat man still in Pakistan jailIsmail Samma, 51, a resident of Nana Dinara village in Gujarat's Kutch district, went missing in August 2008 as he strayed into the Pakista...
08 Jan, 2018, 06.26 PM IST
'Indian' man arrested in Islamabad: India asks Pak for accessSheikh Nabi Ahmed, who hailed from Jogeshwari East in Mumbai, was taken into custody on May 19 after he failed to produce any travel or vis...
23 May, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
Six-member team reaches Bali to get underworld don Chhota Rajan back to IndiaThe special team is carrying all the relevant documents needed for Rajan's deportation, including his crime history and a court warrant aga...
01 Nov, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
US embassy announces new visa processing systemIndians applying for US visa can now look forward to a hassle-free process with the US Embassy today announcing a new visa processing syste...
06 Sep, 2012, 01.41 AM IST
- US exempts interview clause for business, transit visa renewal
To lure Indian travellers, the US govt has waived the personal interview requirement for visa renewal in the business/tourism, transit cate...
22 Mar, 2012, 01.27 AM IST
US embassy issues over 4.9 lakh non-immigrant visasThe non-immigrant visa category includes business, tourist, student and related visas, a release from the US embassy said today.
25 Oct, 2011, 04.45 AM IST
- Visa applications to US may touch 500,000 mark
Visa applications to the US and issuances by the consular offices are rising at a rapid pace.
29 Mar, 2007, 02.17 AM IST
- US revises visa rates
THE United States embassy on Wednesday announced revised rates for visa application and issuance fees for all categories to come into force...
10 Jan, 2002, 01.03 AM IST