US changing visa rules to attract the highly-skilled
February 4th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) To make America more attractive to highly-skilled foreign students and workers, the United States has announced a series of reforms, including changes in the F-1 ... Read more...
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India could host FIFA U-17 World Cup, government assures support (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India is fast becoming a global destination for sport. After cricket and hockey, it is now soccer's turn if FIFA carries the vote for India ... Read more...
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Kim Kardashian breaches Australian visa rules
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Dec 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australia’s immigration officers are reportedly investigating US reality star Kim Kardashian after she reportedly breached her visa rules. The 32-year-old was reportedly issued with a tourist visa ... Read more...
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US gang recruiting Russian women for strip clubs busted
December 1st, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 20 members of a human trafficking ring were arrested Thursday by US federal agents for allegedly smuggling women from Russia to work in ... Read more...
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Australian states for vocational student visa changes
October 10th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 10 (IANS) Irked by the relaxation of visa rules just for university students, governments of the two largest Australian states New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria are now ... Read more...
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Australian to leave India for visa breach
August 30th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) An Australian man staying in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has been told to leave India within two weeks for violating visa rules, police said Tuesday.Roderick John ... Read more...
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Murthy unhappy over US probe on B-1 visa issue
June 11th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) Infosys' outgoing chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy Saturday expressed disappointment over a US court issuing a legal notice to the IT bellwether on its ... Read more...
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Universities reel as Indian students ditch Australia
June 2nd, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 2 (IANS) Australian universities and vocational training providers are in serious worry mode. More dismal international student enrolment figures are coming out, with the number of Indians in ... Read more...
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Muralidaran granted UK work visa to play for Gloucestershire
April 7th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 7(ANI): Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralidaran, who was worried about the United Kingdom's new visa regulations, has secured a work permit to play county cricket.Muralidaran's manager, Kushil Gunasekera, said that ... Read more...
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PC, exam scare halting Murali from UK cricket stint
April 6th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr. 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is struggling to qualify to play English county cricket this year because he is scared of computers and examinations.A recent change in Britain's ... Read more...
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India ‘positive’ on easing visa procedures with Pakistan
April 1st, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) India is looking to ease visa rules with Pakistan to enhance people-to-people contacts and the two countries would set up a joint working group ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan ‘positive’ after discussing 26/11, terror (Roundup)
March 28th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India Monday sought voice samples of the suspected Mumbai terror attack plotters in Pakistan as home secretaries of the two countries ended the first ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks: Day 1 ends on positive note
March 28th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India and Pakistan Monday ended Day 1 of talks between their home secretaries on a positive note after discussing key issues including counter-terrorism, tough ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss 26/11, terror (Lead)
March 28th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India Monday sought voice samples of the suspected Mumbai terror attack plotters believed to be in Pakistan as home secretaries of the two countries ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan home secretary talks begin
March 28th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan began talks here Monday to discuss issues like counter-terrorism measures, visa rules, drug trafficking and counterfeit currency ... Read more...
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Pakistan interior secretary in India for talks (Lead)
March 27th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhry Qamar Zaman arrived in India Sunday for a two-day meeting with his Indian counterpart G.K. Pillai, saying he is bringing the "message ... Read more...
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Pakistani interior secretary in India for talks
March 27th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhry Qamar Zaman arrived in India Sunday to attend a two-day meeting with his Indian counterpart G.K. Pillai."My priority will be to take ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks agenda: 26/11, counter-terror
March 27th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan meet here Monday for two days of talks to review tricky issues like prosecution of the Mumbai ... Read more...
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India promises ’state-level’ security to visiting Pak cricket team
March 26th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 26(ANI): India has promised 'state-level' security to the Pakistan cricket team visiting the country for the remaining World Cup matches, in response to apprehensions that terrorists would try to target ... Read more...
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300 Pak Hindus in India on pilgrimage tour
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
Wagah, Mar.23 (ANI): About 300 Pakistani Hindus from the Shadani Darbar crossed the Wagah border checkpost into India on Wednesday to undertake a tour of various Hindu shrines in the country.Dr. Haresh ... Read more...
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US diplomat apologises for radio tag comment
February 2nd, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) An official at the US consulate here late Tuesday apologised for her comment made earlier that the radio ankle monitors on Indian students stuck in the US following ... Read more...
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Duped Indian students in US face uncertain future
February 1st, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Indian students duped by a fake university in the US face an uncertain future as their appeal is not likely to be heard in a ... Read more...
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Oz education industry likely to suffer setback as US-UK-Canada attracting more Indians
January 18th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Jan 18 (ANI): Australia is likely to suffer a setback in its attempt to retain its international students as countries like US, Britain and Canada are reportedly becoming more competitive by ... Read more...
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Stringent visa norms hurting Goa’s tourism prospects
January 16th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Jan 16 (IANS) Even as the central government has refused to review its stringent visa rules which force tourists to take a two- month gap before re-entering India, tourism ... Read more...
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Government won’t ease strict tourist visa rules (Lead)
January 13th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The government has no intention of reviewing its strict visa rules aimed at preventing "misuse" of the tourist visa that stipulate that foreigners travelling to India have ... Read more...
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New rules for tourist visa to ‘curb misuse’
January 13th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Foreigners travelling to India on tourist visas have to give a two-month gap before they re-enter the country, according to new government rules aimed at avoiding "misuse" ... Read more...
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Japan to issue multiple-entry visas to Chinese
January 5th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) Japan is to issue multiple-entry visas to Chinese nationals beginning this summer in a bid to attract China's burgeoning middle class into visiting and spending money in the ... Read more...
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British visa rules to affect 20,000 Chinese
December 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 15 (IANS) Around 20,000 Chinese students may be forced to leave Britain if new proposals to tighten British visa policies come into effect next year, a media report said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Obama aide meets PM, allays visa concerns
October 18th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Ahead of US President Barack Obama's maiden visit to India next month, his economic adviser Lawrence Summers Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and allayed New ... Read more...
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Obama visit: India to focus on outsourcing concerns, high-tech exports (Lead)
October 15th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India Friday said it will raise concerns expressed by its IT industry over the US curbs on outsourcing when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets US President ... Read more...
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Krishna says outsourcing issue will be taken up during Obama’s India visit
October 15th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday said India will raise concerns expressed by its IT industry over the US curbs on outsourcing during US ... Read more...
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India to take up outsourcing issue with Obama
October 15th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) During the visit of US President Barack Obama here, India will raise concerns expressed by its IT industry over the US curbs on outsourcing, External Affairs ... Read more...
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Oz visa crackdown driving away overseas, Indian students
October 8th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Oct 8 (ANI): Hit by a visa crackdown, more overseas students in Australia, including Indians, are now leaving the country than arriving, thereby lowering the total enrolments across the education sector ... Read more...
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Stringent visa rules, fear of attack on ethnic students affecting Oz varsity export earnings
September 15th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept.15 (ANI): Universities in Australia rely heavily on foreign student fees to keep themselves financially afloat, but over the past 18 months, a number of factors have led to a fall ... Read more...
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Britain talks tough on abuse of visa rules
August 24th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Britain would not allow students, migrants or immigration agents from Punjab to abuse its visa rules, said Minister for Immigration Damian Green Tuesday, stressing that there would ... Read more...
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