Schengen visa rule to give more Indians a reason to plan European summersAccording to the newly adopted visa "cascade" regime for India, Indian nationals can now be issued long-term, multi-entry Schengen visas va...
25 Apr, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Russia announces simplified visa regime for IndiaIndia has long been asking Russian authorities to relax visa rules in line with Indian visa rules for Russians which enable smooth travel, ...
06 Mar, 2023, 11.38 PM IST
Japan to relax visa regime for Indians from January 1The relaxed visa regime will not only have simplification of visa application documents but also expansion of scope of eligible applicants,...
14 Nov, 2017, 06.59 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
Delhi urges Kazakhstan to simplify business visas for IndiansIndia has urged its main partner in Central Asia -- Kazakhstan -- to simplify visa process for its business community who is keen to tap th...
16 Feb, 2016, 10.36 PM IST
India, Russia seek to promote visa regimes, promote tourism and media linksAn MoU was signed between Russian state-run VGTRK and Prasar Bharati for exchange of news and current affairs as well as other content to p...
26 Dec, 2015, 05.44 AM IST
Home ministry not in favour of granting long term visas to Chinese businessmen"TheMHA wants to hold detailed consultations with other stakeholders before giving in to the demand of the MEA," said an official.
02 Apr, 2015, 06.47 AM IST
Narendra Modi government presenting UPA achievements in 'new packaging': CongressSharma also took a dig at Modi government's 'Make in India' campaign, saying the previous UPA government had taken several steps in this re...
06 Oct, 2014, 07.56 PM IST
Kazakhstan's new concept for development of tourism to boost the yet underdeveloped sectorKazakhstan presents an excellent location, which in addition to its unique steppes, lakes and hills, also offers snow clad mountains and sk...
08 Aug, 2014, 11.19 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh HasinaSwaraj met Hasina after holding talks with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali.
26 Jun, 2014, 01.21 PM IST
India, China pact to avoid skirmishes, no visa power as New Delhi refuses to sign agreementIndia and China have inked a comprehensive pact not to use military capability to attack each other, which is expected to defuse recurring ...
24 Oct, 2013, 06.36 AM IST
India, China sign key pact to address border tensionsThe BDCA facilitates the establishment of a hotline between the military headquarters of the two countries and meeting sites for border.
23 Oct, 2013, 04.50 PM IST
PM Manmohan Singh raises issue of stapled visas with Chinese Premier Li KeqiangPrime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged his commitment to visa simplification to facilitate travel of Chinese nationals.
23 Oct, 2013, 02.17 PM IST
- India asks Germany to liberalise its visa regime
India asked Germany to further liberalise its visa regime to facilitate movement of professionals & tourists to enhance economic ties betwe...
10 May, 2012, 11.10 PM IST
Indo-Russia easy visa pact to come into force from December 1The much-awaited Indo-Russia easy visa agreement to ensure greater business and people-to-people exchanges will come into force from Decemb...
07 Nov, 2011, 12.33 PM IST
- No rushing with FDI reforms: Anand Sharma
India has said it favours calibrated liberalisation of foreign investment norms in sensitive sectors like retail, defence, banking and insu...
24 Jun, 2010, 01.32 AM IST
- PM proposes 5-point plan to boost Asean ties
These included establishment of an India-Asean round table comprising think tanks, policy makers, scholars, media and business representati...
25 Oct, 2009, 05.56 AM IST