Nepal opens restricted trekking routes to solo foreign travellersNepal's immigration department has eased trekking rules, now permitting solo foreign tourists in restricted areas. Previously requiring gro...
23 Mar, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
US to require $15,000 bond to visa recipients from 12 more countriesCitizens from fifty nations will now need to post a 15,000 dollar bond to apply for a US visa. This new rule, effective April 2, aims to st...
19 Mar, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 'high-risk' countries does not include tourist, temporary visasThe Trump administration has paused the issuance of immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, citing...
17 Jan, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Pakistan & Bangladesh among 75 countries hit by US immigrant visa pause. Check full listThe US has announced a temporary pause on issuing immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan, as part of a policy rev...
15 Jan, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
Denmark cracks down on international students, cuts student work, family rightsDenmark is imposing stricter rules for international students, particularly from Bangladesh and Nepal, to prevent visa misuse for labor mar...
03 Oct, 2025, 01.24 PM IST
Rising demand for short-haul travel: Indian tourists flock to Southeast Asia amid geopolitical tensionsSoutheast Asian destinations are seeing a surge in popularity among Indian travelers, driven by affordable airfares, easy visa policies, an...
30 Jun, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
'India is loud at home but lonely abroad': Congress' Pawan Khera slams BJP govt's "muscular foreign policy"Pawan Khera, a Congress leader, strongly criticizes the BJP government's foreign policy. He claims it has failed. Khera points to several i...
09 Jun, 2025, 02.02 PM IST
Sri Lanka announces visa-free access to Indians, nationals from 34 other countries from October 31Sri Lanka will grant visa-free entry to citizens of 35 countries, including India, the UK, and the US, from October 1, 2024, for six months...
26 Aug, 2024, 02.30 PM IST
Bookings for no-visa destinations observes rise among Indian tourists this summerBookings for visa-free destinations from India are surging this summer, driven by young Indians. Airbnb reports 80% of bookings in Thailand...
12 Jun, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
Nepal's Home Minister orders crackdown following interference by Chinese envoyChinese Ambassador to Kathmandu Chen Song's recent lobbying efforts to protect his country's nationals guilty of violation of local laws ha...
18 Feb, 2024, 07.15 AM IST
Direct flights between India, China unlikely to be resumed in near future due to Beijing's COVID rules: SourcesThe flight disruption turned out to be a major problem for hundreds of Indian students as well as families of Indians working in China and ...
11 Oct, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Davinder Singh’s B’desh, Nepal contacts under probeDavinder Singh’s visits to Bangladesh is also under the scanner. As per him, the trips were related to his daughter’s admission to a Bangla...
20 Jan, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Nepal, Bhutan, Mauritius: Plan an impromptu vacay to places with easy visa policiesAnnapurna Circuit is known as one of the most diverse treks in Nepal.
29 Nov, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
India-Nepal border increasing wrinkles on the forehead of security servicesAfter Indo-Bangladesh border along WB, apparently Indo-Nepal border adjoining to the state is also gaining warmth increasing worry for bord...
20 Oct, 2014, 05.18 PM IST
- Planned review of Indo-Nepal friendship treaty may brighten grey areas of border management
It also directed the Foreign Secretaries to make necessary recommendations and Nepal-India Boundary Working Group to commence field works a...
29 Jul, 2014, 05.36 PM IST
- Illegal flow of Gold to Nepal from India across porous border showing upward swing
Under friendship treaty, India and Nepal enjoy open border in between that does not demand visa for citizens to cross it. That facilitates ...
27 Aug, 2012, 03.59 PM IST
- Liberalise visa regime between India, Pakistan to boost trade: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
An industry body of South Asian businessmen has written to Home Minister P Chidambaram seeking relaxation of visa norms between India and P...
29 Jul, 2012, 01.05 PM IST