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Topic: Visa

US sets visa restrictions on Chinese officials restricting access to Tibet

China’s authority over Tibet has long been an irritant in US-China relations. The new move is the latest example of the rapidly eroding ties between the two economies.

MEA set to brief foreign envoys on coronavirus, will allay concerns over travel advisory

Pakistan, Italy & Ireland have cancelled national day celebrations and embassy events, some diplomats plan to leave India ‘for the time being’.

Govt cancels visas except diplomatic, employment ones until 15 April amid coronavirus outbreak

The move will come into effect from 1200GMT 13 March. All travellers arriving from China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain & Germany after 15 February will be quarantined for 14 days.

Modi govt wants to give Pakistani Hindus Indian citizenship, but not visa for last rites

For years, Hindus living in Pakistan have wanted to immerse the ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga. But their visa applications keep getting rejected.

UK MP saw email rejecting her visa but ignored it and landed in Delhi, India says

Ministry of Home Affairs officials claim they can verify if a person has seen the email sent to her, and Abrahams did see it before boarding her flight to Delhi.

UK Parliament panel hits back at govt for 2014 visa row over English test

A BBC investigation had uncovered evidence of organised cheating in two English language test centres, leading to cancellation of many UK visas, affecting many Indian students.

Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam ‘denied’ India visa to attend art fest

Shahidul Alam, Time’s Person of the Year for 2018, was supposed to be in New Delhi Friday, but his visa application is believed to be under process.

UK govt rolls out 2-year post-study work visa, move set to benefit Indian students

UK PM Boris Johnson re-instated the policy, which was ended by Theresa May in 2012. It will be launched for the 2020-21 intake of foreign students.

India likely to benefit as UK lifts limit on PhD level work visas

According to the most recent UK Home Office data, Indians form the largest group of highly-skilled professionals within the Tier 2 (General) category of work visas.

India to provide consular access to 8 arrested in US over alleged visa fraud

The Ministry of External Affairs is also mobilising Indian community organisations in the US to extend ‘all possible support’ to students affected by this.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.