China will allow visa-free entry for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and MalaysiaChina has announced visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia starting December 1, aiming to encourage more peop...
24 Nov, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
China to ease visa, entry policiesVisa-free policies will be resumed for entry to the southern island province of Hainan and cruise tour groups at Shanghai ports, Xinhua new...
14 Mar, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
China, Hong Kong scrap cross-border travel quota, COVID testHong Kong's tourism industry has suffered since 2019 after months of political strife that at times turned into violent clashes between pro...
03 Feb, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
Thailand U-turns on COVID vaccination rule for visitorsThe country's aviation authority had on Saturday announced the restrictions, effective Monday, ahead of an expected deluge of visitors from...
09 Jan, 2023, 01.59 PM IST
Japan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for nowBeginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed schedules and guides, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Touris...
30 May, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
Discretionary buying remains subduedFor instance, GfK data show volume sales of semi-automatic washing machines declined by 1% in 2021 over 2019 and solo microwave oven by 3%....
03 Mar, 2022, 12.32 PM IST
Novak Djokovic's family hits out at star's treatment in AustraliaJohn Findley, an Australian immigration lawyer, said both the state and Djokovic would have to answer some tough questions in court.
07 Jan, 2022, 09.27 AM IST
Any ban selectively targeting Indian sailors unacceptable: India told ChinaThe minister said that the Chinese side had conveyed that it had not imposed any ban and that such reports were not accurate.
14 Dec, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
Trains running with highest frequency daily as during pre-Covid time: DMRCAs the city government announced further lifting of restrictions on Saturday in view of an improved coronavirus situation, the Delhi Metro ...
25 Jul, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
US ban on travellers from India comes into effectUS nationals, those having green cards, their non-citizen spouses and children below 21 years of age, are among the various categories exem...
04 May, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Biden rejects Trump plan to lift coronavirus travel bansLast week, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed an order requiring nearly all air travellers to present a nega...
19 Jan, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
Ready to fly Indians to countries like Saudi Arabia when they ease restrictions: Govt"Some countries, including Saudi Arabia, have not removed restrictions on the entry of Indian nationals. We are ready to fly passengers to ...
25 Nov, 2020, 12.16 PM IST
Beijing bars arrivals from UK, Belgium due to second Covid-19 wavesCovid-19 first emerged in central China late last year, but Beijing has largely brought its own outbreak under control through tight travel...
05 Nov, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
In fight over H-1B visas Donald Trump points to Presidential authorityThe president’s order freezes new H-1B and H-4 visas, used by technology workers and their families, as well as L visas for intra-company t...
21 Aug, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
Mizoram denying entry to Armed Forces in the State clearly violates directions of MHA: Assam RiflesThe restrictions imposed by the State of Mizoram on the operational movement of Assam Rifles is seriously hampering the smooth functioning ...
20 Aug, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
Govt allows certain categories of foreigners to enter India amid COVID-19 curbsAmong those allowed entry into India are married couples where one spouse is an OCI cardholder and the other is Indian national, and studen...
12 Jun, 2020, 08.54 PM IST
Coronavirus: Thermal screening of lawyers, litigants, scribes at Supreme CourtThere was confusion among the officials as to who should be allowed inside the premises and the courtroom due to restricted entry. Only law...
16 Mar, 2020, 11.40 AM IST