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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US working closely with India to implement visa hike
August 17th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) The US has said it would work closely with India in implementing a new law hiking work visa fees that would largely hit Indian firms."Well, ... Read more...
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British minister supports UK border agency’s tight security norms
July 29th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
By Sandhya SharmaNew Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Defending UK border agency's security norms, the visiting British Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts said here on Thursday that tight ... Read more...
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Bank manager in gang booked for making false statements
July 26th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Parminder Singh Bariana
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), July 26 (IANS) Punjab Police have busted a gang providing forged bank statements following a complaint from the British High Commission that too many student visa applicants ... Read more...
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New visa rules trouble Indian Americans: Minister
July 14th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi was flooded with complaints from Indian Americans during his US visit over India's tightened visa rules.
"Every state that I visited ... Read more...
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Britain explains new visa rules for interim immigration cap
July 1st, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 1 (IANS) For those who plan to immigrate to Britain, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has given a detailed explanation to help better understand the implications of the ... Read more...
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Former chief executive sues Deccan Chargers
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) Tim Wright, a former Deccan Chargers chief executive, is suing the Hyderabad-based Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise for alleged breach of contract for 10 million pounds.
Wright, a ... Read more...
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Indian student numbers to Australia plummet to 200 from 8600 in 2009
May 28th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 28 (ANI): Australia's largest international student recruiter, IDP Education Pty Ltd (IDP), has said that the number of Indian student visas has crashed from 8600 a year ago to just ... Read more...
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Congress stays away from Tharoor row
April 13th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday stayed clear of the Indian Premier League (IPL) row involving Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor even as his boss S.M. ... Read more...
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Indian Government to ban Lindsay Lohan from visiting India?
March 20th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Indian government is planning to ban Lindsay Lohan from visiting the country, as she had violated some visa rules when she visited India in ... Read more...
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Chinese complain about visas to India
February 11th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A number of Chinese nationals visiting or working in India have complained that they have trouble getting visas to this country. But Indians travelling to China have ... Read more...
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‘Visa less’ US govt. war on terror officials having free run across Pak
January 6th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan. 6 (ANI): Most US government officials engaged in the war on terror in Pakistan don't have proper visas, a senior Pakistani security official has revealed.Speaking on the condition of anonymity, ... Read more...
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Chidambaram dismisses reports of Centre’s flip-flop on Telangana
December 31st, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday dismissed the charge of flip-flop on the part of Centre on Telangana issue.Interacting with the media after releasing monthly ... Read more...
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New visa rules won’t affect majority of tourists: Chidambaram (Lead)
December 31st, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Rejecting any rift in the government over new visa rules, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the 60-day cooling-off period for tourists have been relaxed "slightly" ... Read more...
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No rift with foreign ministry over visa rules: Chidambaram
December 31st, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday rejected any rift between the home and external affairs ministries over the new visa guidelines, saying they "are not only on ... Read more...
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Tharoor describes meeting with Krishna as excellent
December 31st, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has described his meeting with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna as excellent.Tharoor posted his comments on ... Read more...
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Tharoor meets Krishna to explain tweet on visa policy
December 30th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Wednesday met his senior, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, to clear the air over his questioning of the ... Read more...
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India to Japan: Let US, China ratify CTBT first (Third Lead)
December 29th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Pitching for civil nuclear cooperation with Tokyo, India Tuesday made it clear to Japan that it will consider its options on signing the Comprehensive Test Ban ... Read more...
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India, Japan to ease visa rules, to conclude CEPA by 2010 (Lead)
December 29th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India and Japan Tuesday decided to ease visa rules within a year to spur trade and tourism as two of Asia's biggest economies agreed to conclude ... Read more...
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Tharoor tweets again, says he missed brouhaha on visa issue
December 29th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): A day after he was publicly reproached by his senior colleague S M Krishna, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday commented ... Read more...
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I have nothing to add, will speak to Krishna: Tharoor
December 29th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, who was pulled up for his remarks questioning the country's visa regulations on social networking site Twitter, Tuesday ... Read more...
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Krishna reacts to Tharoor’s comments on twitter
December 28th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has responded strongly to the comments made by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on twitter, a social networking ... Read more...
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Krishna criticises Tharoor for remarks on visa rules
December 28th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Rebuking his ministerial colleague Shashi Tharoor for airing his opposition to new visa rules, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday said the government will go by ... Read more...
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Tharoor tweets opposition to new visa rules
December 27th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has taken the debate on tightening of Indian visa rules to the Twitter, questioning whether ... Read more...
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India says 2-month gap must for visitors, keeps visa rules flexible (Lead)
December 24th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Clearing the confusion over the new tourist visa regulations, the government Thursday said a two-month gap between two visits is mandatory for foreigners holding ... Read more...
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India revises tourist visa rules, but keeps them flexible
December 24th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Allaying concerns of the US and Britain over the new tourist visa regulations in India, the government has balanced security concerns with the convenience of ... Read more...
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US embassy alerts Americans about changes in Indian visa regime
December 23rd, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The US embassy here has posted a message on its website on changes in Indian tourist visa regulations that affect travellers who wish to enter India within ... Read more...
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Britain protests after India tightens visa rules
December 22nd, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22(ANI): Britain has lodged a diplomatic protest against the tightening of India's visa rules, which prohibits travellers from returning to the country within two months of any visit.Indian Government has ... Read more...
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