IndiGo launches direct Chennai–Réunion Island flightsIndiGo has launched direct flights from Chennai to Réunion Island, marking the first Indian airline to offer non-stop connectivity to the F...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Augmenting tourism infra, projection of India as 365 days’ destination needs to be constantly worked upon: Tourism MinistryIndia's Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in the past year reached 9.24 million, marking a 43.5% increase, with foreign exchange earnings tot...
09 Aug, 2024, 07.00 PM IST
India announces restoration of e-Visa services for Saudi nationalsIt is worth noting that India launched the e-Visa service for Saudi nationals in 2019, however, it was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandem...
11 Mar, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
Ministry of Home Affairs removes electronic visa restrictionsThey said the order was issued in the first week of April, when Covid-19 cases had yet to rise to the alarming levels they have now. “In th...
14 Apr, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
Centre liberalises e-Visa regime to make it more tourist friendlyRecently, government has made series of amendments in the e-visa regime, liberalising it further and making it more tourist friendly.
15 Feb, 2019, 07.27 PM IST
Increase validity period of e-Visa to 10 years: Niti AayogIn its report 'The Strategy for New India @ 75', Niti Aayog has said that despite the introduction of an e-Visa facility, visitors find the...
23 Dec, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
E-visa facility for Chinese travellers to India extended to conference and medical attendantsDespite special measures like e-visas only 2.4 lakh Chinese tourists visited India last year against 14 lakh Indians visiting China.
20 Dec, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
New liberal visa regime gives a push to foreign tourists inflow into countryThe visa fee collected till October end this year is USD 137527270, which is up from last year's figure of USD 105558496, said the MHA in a...
15 Nov, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
Government earns Rs 1,400 crore as revenue from e-tourist visaUnion Home Ministry officials said the popular e-Visa scheme was availed by 19 lakh tourists in 2017 and it is expected that more than 25 l...
20 May, 2018, 01.45 PM IST
Government implementing liberalised visa regime from April 1: Nirmala SitharamanIn a series of tweets, she said the Cabinet on November 30 last year approved various measures for such relaxation of rules which are being...
04 Apr, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
Foreign tourists with e-visa can stay up to 2 months in India: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh said today that a new liberalised visa regime has been rolled out by the government beginning April 1 under which tourists co...
04 Apr, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
India eases visa norms to build economic muscleThe government said this is being done with a view to stimulating economic growth, increasing earnings from the export of services such as ...
01 Apr, 2017, 12.21 AM IST
Five seaports to receive tourists with e-VisaTourists, businessmen or people coming for treatment or to attend conferences or even for film shoots will be covered under the new visa.
01 Dec, 2016, 08.33 PM IST
Government approves new visa policy to attract foreigners, boost tradeMedical tourism in India alone is estimated at USD 3 billion and projected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020, according to a PTI report.
01 Dec, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Govenment to issue e-visa for medical touristsOn arrival, the visitor has to present the authorisation to the immigration authorities who would then stamp the entry into the country.
03 Jun, 2016, 08.45 PM IST
Tourist visa & e-visa for foreigners wanting to do Yoga courseRealising the spread and importance of yoga world over, government has decided to include short term yoga programmes in tourist visa and e-...
02 Jun, 2016, 05.29 PM IST
E-visa validity might be extended to 60 daysTo boost foreign tourist arrivals, government is considering doubling the validity of an etourist visa, apart from allowing at least two en...
26 May, 2016, 01.16 PM IST