A tighter Canadian policy on student visas has impacted immigration companies and agents as well even as the Punjab Police continue to crack down on agents over widespread fraud.
The visa scam, where applicants claimed to be victims of robberies, was exposed after the FBI found that one of the 'robbers' flew in on a ticket costlier than what he ended up ‘stealing’.
FBI says group of Indian nationals staged dramatic liquor store 'robberies' in Massachusetts, with 'threats' & CCTV footage—only so clerks and store-owners could apply for visas as crime victims.
After most FIRs against a Ludhiana-based agent were quashed on compromise, ED questioned how complainants were paid when no matching transactions appeared in his accounts.
Agency files charge sheet against 8, including local law officer in embassy's visa dept. Officer allegedly lured applicants into paying huge sums of money to obtain Schengen visas.
History often arrives draped in marble, poetry, and romance, while concealing its scars beneath silk. Monuments may dazzle the eyes, but chronicles often unsettle the conscience.
Shares of Gautam Adani's nine companies have bounced back strongly after the 2023 Hindenburg report, helped by rising investor confidence, easing legal troubles and India’s infrastructure growth.
Going by current timeline, five prototypes of India’s own 5th-gen fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031. The 1st prototype is expected to be rolled out by 2029 using GE F414 engine.
An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.
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