ED case files in poll-bound West BengalThe Enforcement Directorate is actively investigating several money laundering cases across West Bengal. These probes target alleged corrup...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Immigrants should think of themselves as Americans first: JD VanceUS Vice President J D Vance urged new citizens to think of themselves as Americans first. He emphasized that loyalty should be to the Unite...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
OCI fees revised from April 1, 2026: How much you need to pay for new, reissued and duplicate cardsEffective April 1, 2026, the Bureau of Immigration has revised OCI service fees. Fresh applications now cost USD 275 abroad and Rs 15,000 w...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Pakistan rules out talks with TTP, urges Afghanistan to act against terror groupsPakistan has ruled out talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), citing their involvement in killings. Pakistan's Foreign Office urg...
12 Jul, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Pakistan uses SIM cards of nabbed Gujarati fishermen for information about Defence establishments: NIAAs per the charge sheet, these SIM cards were subscribed in the name of the Indian fishermen from Gujarat.
23 Apr, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Pakistan considering proposal for passport-free entry of Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur corridor: Interior MinisterIn November last year, Pakistan and India separately inaugurated the historic corridor on their sides of the border. The corridor provides ...
08 Feb, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
Over two lakh OCI cards issued in 2019, says Home Ministry reportThe govt had relaxed the rules to allow OCI card holders to be eligible for appointment as teaching faculty at Indian Institute of Science ...
22 Nov, 2019, 08.45 AM IST
Bengali-speaking Muslims languish in PakistanUsman Town Bangalipara is the area in Karachi where Bengalis have been living for more than six decades. Yet they live in constant tension ...
28 Oct, 2019, 05.24 PM IST
Pakistan to review 'lenient' visa policy for Chinese citizensThe conditions and requirements for issuance of business and work visas to the Chinese nationals will be reviewed, Interior Ministry said i...
22 Jun, 2017, 06.57 PM IST
Pakistan to review 'lenient' visa policy for Chinese citizensPakistani missions abroad would issue a maximum of one year multiple entry work visa and further extensions in work visa would be granted b...
22 Jun, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
Suspected ISI agent at work in Bareilly nabbed in MeerutUP Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested a man in his early 30s suspected to be an agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (I...
28 Nov, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
Home Ministry notifies rules for lifetime visa for Persons of Indian OriginThe new rules stipulate that no PIO card holder needs to register with the FRRO irrespective of the duration of his stay in India.
02 Oct, 2014, 04.58 AM IST
PIO cards now have lifetime validity, notifies Home Ministry as per PM's promiseEarlier, foreigners of Indian Origin had PIO cards with only 15 yrs validity for visa-free entry and they had to extend it for 10 yrs at a ...
01 Oct, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
Pakistan, Bangladeshi origin people won't be given overseas Indian cardThe cardholders will also not be entitled to be registered as voters and cannot become members of the legislature anywhere in India.
18 Aug, 2013, 10.08 AM IST
Over 12 lakh PIOs have overseas Indian cards, 10-fold rise in 7 yearsThe largest group of overseas citizens of India is in the US, which boasts of 5.2 lakh card holders, followed by the UK with 3.1 lakh peopl...
09 Aug, 2013, 06.56 AM IST
- Nothing Orwellian about Aadhar; Most governments issue IDs to citizens & foreign residents
Governments may have given out IDs for a defined purpose initially, but over time they have become de facto national identification numbers.
21 Jul, 2012, 05.36 AM IST
- Delhi Police arrests two Pakistani spies; claim to foil ISI plan
Delhi Police claimed to have foiled an ISI plan to ensure smooth operations by a woman spy in the country with the arrest of two Pakistani ...
12 Dec, 2011, 03.49 PM IST