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Laos, Qatar, Iran, Nicaragua and Cape Verde have ended visa-on-arrival for Indian nationals, now requiring pre-approved e-visas or email-based documentation before travel. The changes affect travellers heading to Southeast Asia, West Asia,…
The Consulate General of India in Dubai will host a free legal counselling camp for Indian nationals in Dubai and the Northern Emirates on Monday, 21 September 2026, from 2pm to 4.30pm…
China Southern Airlines will resume direct flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from September 21, restoring the route after a nearly six-year suspension since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The airline's CZ360 service…
Two minor Hindu sisters, Roopi, 13, and Seeta, 14, were allegedly abducted from Tando Allahyar in Pakistan's Sindh province, forcibly converted to Islam and married to two Muslim men, Times of India…
Cuba's Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsán Aguilera, said on Saturday his country opposes the US policy of imposing tariffs for political reasons. Speaking during a two-day visit to Odisha, he said…
Nila Vikhe Patil, 41, daughter of Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil, has been elected to Sweden’s 349-seat Parliament from Stockholm City as a Green Party candidate. Polling was held on September 13.…
The Trump administration has ordered tighter scrutiny of H-1B visa applications from employers that have recently laid off or plan to lay off similarly situated US workers. An executive order signed on…
Immigration experts have advised Indian students planning to study in the US over the next two years to prepare differently due to policy volatility. Experts say students should choose a degree programme…
Congress on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of appeasing US President Donald Trump after Trump extended for another 12 months a requirement for a $100,000 payment on certain H-1B visa petitions.…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing US agencies to scrutinise H-1B visa applications more closely, especially where sponsoring employers have recently laid off American workers. The order requires the…
