Cyclone Michaung: US Consulate in Chennai cancels all visa appointments; VFS Global shares advisory"Cyclone Michaung is expected to bring very heavy rainfall and strong winds to the northern coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai,...
04 Dec, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
ISRO receives Indo-US jointly developed NISAR satelliteNISAR, an Earth-observation satellite, is being jointly developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the India...
09 Mar, 2023, 07.20 AM IST
US hands over NISAR satellite to ISRONISAR will be used by ISRO for a variety of purposes including agricultural mapping, and landslide-prone areas. The satellite is expected t...
08 Mar, 2023, 06.12 PM IST
Pakistan officials in Sri Lanka wanted 26/11 re-run in Bangalore: National Investigation AgencyThe plan was to send the terrorists to a landing spot between Rameshwaram and Tuticorin in a rowing boat, the NIA said in its startling dis...
13 Dec, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
Terror plot to attack US consulate codenamed wedding hallDetails of the failed plot were contained in the 23-page court order of Designated Special NIA Judge in Poonamallee, Chennai, in connection...
30 Nov, 2014, 02.36 PM IST
ISI using Pakistan consulate in Colombo to target South India, says arrested Lankan nationalPakistan’s consulate in Colombo allocated crores to carry out bomb blasts to coincide with the installation of the Modi-led government.
12 Jun, 2014, 10.14 AM IST
Pakistan terror consulate planned to attack airports in Chennai & BangaloreRattling details contained in the interrogation report (IR) of Husain, kept under wraps so far but to which ET has managed exclusive access.
12 Jun, 2014, 09.52 AM IST
Terror attack in India foiled by MalaysiaThe unit had been monitoring the man since December last year after “we discovered that he was involved in planned terror attacks,” Bakri w...
16 May, 2014, 06.53 AM IST
India sends most students to America after ChinaAn overwhelming number of foreign students in the United States are from Asia, with 24% originating from India and China.
12 May, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
ISI plans to attack US and Israeli consulates in India thwartedCentral security agencies have claimed that Pakistan's ISI had plans to carry out terror attacks on two foreign consulates in India with ev...
04 May, 2014, 01.35 PM IST
Chennai US consulate resumes visa operationsAfter week-long closure in the backdrop of anti-US protests, the visa section of the US consulate in Chennai today resumed operations.
24 Sep, 2012, 07.07 PM IST
US consulate suspends visa processing in ChennaiWithin days of protests against controversial film 'Innocence of Muslims' turning violent, US consulate in Chennai has suspended visa proce...
18 Sep, 2012, 01.56 AM IST
- US Consulate General, Chennai, records 27% increase in L visas
The US Consulate General here has recorded a 27 per cent increase in the number of 'L' visa applications in the first quarter of this year,...
29 Mar, 2012, 08.31 PM IST
Chennai, country's sole US blanket L visa centre from Dec 1From December 1, the US Consulate General here will be the only centre in the country to receive and process blanket L category visas.
02 Nov, 2011, 07.53 AM IST
- Let US consulate in Chennai adjudicate blanket L visa applications: Report
One of the biggest challenges consular managers in India face is ensuring consistency in the standards of adjudication on H and L visas.
27 Jul, 2011, 03.26 PM IST
US issues over 1,40,000 non-immigrant visas in 2010"The US Consulate General Chennai has issued the most among mission India's five consular sections," a release from Consulate said.
01 Jul, 2011, 01.38 AM IST
- US to open fourth consulate in Hyderabad
The United States has decided to open its fourth Consulate in Hyderabad to ease the pressure on Chennai consulate and the new unit will bec...
14 Sep, 2006, 09.30 PM IST