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Football prodigy Chandan Nayak to leave for Germany tomorrow

The decks have been finally cleared for Chandan Nayak, the promising 11-year old football player of the Sabar Sahi slum in the city, to visit Germany, where he will undergo a two-month training at the iconic football club Bayern Munich as an academy player, after he got the visa for the visit

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Pakistan hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed seeks heart transplant in India

Islamabad: Former Pakistan hockey player Mansoor Ahmed has appealed to the Indian government to grant him a visa so he can travel to the country for a heart transplant. Ahmed, 49, who is considered a hockey legend in Pakistan, is reportedly suffering from complications due to a pacemaker in his heart. “Today I need a […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Sushma issues medical visa to ailing Pakistani child

New Delhi: In yet another instance of living up to the promise she made on Independence Day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday issued a visa to an ailing Pakistani child seeking open heart surgery in India. “Yes, we are allowing visa for your 7-year-old daughter’s open heart surgery in India,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted in […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
India to grant gratis visa to Myanmarese citizens: PM

Nay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India will grant gratis visa to Myanmarese citizens wanting to visit the country. Modi made the announcement during his joint press statement with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi after the two leaders held wide-ranging talks here. “I am pleased to announce that we have […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Indian-origin couple faces court over sham marriages

Brisbane: An Indian-origin couple accused of arranging sham marriages for Indian men in Australia so that they could secure visas, yesterday faced a committal hearing in the Brisbane Magistrate’s Court. Chetan Mohanlal Mashru has been accused of 17 counts of arranging marriages for visas and 28 other charges, including influencing a Commonwealth public official, ABC […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Visa, PayMate tie up for operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa

New Delhi: Global payments major Visa and Indian business-to-business (B2B) payments facilitator PayMate on Monday said they have partnered for corporate payment operations in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA). The move would mark PayMate’s entry into international operations. “Visa and PayMate, announced an expanded collaboration to provide Visa’s issuing financial institution […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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US revises visa policy for Pakistanis

Islamabad: The US has changed its visa policy in different categories for Pakistanis, Geo TV reported on Wednesday. An official notification announcing revision of the visa policy rules was issued by the US Consulate in Islamabad on Tuesday. According to Geo TV, while work and missionary visas have been reduced from five years to one year, […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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RBI to examine concerns over data localisation rule

New Delhi: The RBI will examine concerns around its strict data localisation rules that require storing of customer data exclusively in India without creating mirror sites overseas, the government said Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April last year asked payment firms to ensure their data are stored exclusively on local servers, setting […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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No official word from US on capping H1B visa quota: India

New Delhi: India on Thursday said there was no official word from the US on a “source-based” media report about capping of the H1B visas, of which Indians are a major beneficiary. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar also said that India will take a decision, which is “guided by our economic and security considerations”, […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Saina appeals to Jaishankar to solve visa issues

New Delhi: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has appealed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, seeking his help in processing her and her trainer’s visa a week ahead of the Denmark Open. Saina wrote in a tweet tagging Jaishankar that she is yet to get her visa processed for the tournament which will be played in […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Over 30,000 Indian Students Receive UK Study Visa

New Delhi: Over 30,000 Indian students received a General Student visa to the UK for the year ending September 2019 — up from almost 19,000 the previous year, marking a 63 per cent increase year on year, a statement said. In the last decade, more than 270,000 Indian students have benefited from the UK’s world […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Pakistan Denies Visa To Indian Diplomat

New Delhi: Pakistan has denied visa to senior diplomat Jayant Khobragade who was set to be appointed as acting head of Indian High Commission in Islamabad, people familiar with the development said on Sunday. It is learnt that Pakistan did not approve his visa on the grounds that he is too senior for the post. […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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