
New Delhi: A modern immigration and visa registration project, aimed at bringing all the information of foreigners under one platform, will be inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday. "The project envisages facilitation services to the travellers including online application forms, 24X7 online channel, phone support for grievance redressal and e-mail/SMS support for dissemination of information, application status and feedback," a Home Ministry statement said....

02:59 AM, May 25, 2012

New Delhi: Two foreigners were arrested in the capital for allegedly hacking the bank account of a confectionery company in New Delhi and fraudulently withdrawing about Rs 16 lakh. A laptop, mobile phone, fake South African passport and Indian Visa and other materials were recovered from Evans Ukah Mendi (34), who is from Cameroon, and William Tambo (37), hailing from South Africa, police said on Monday. On February 29, a...

09:33 PM, Mar 05, 2012

Mumbai: There were some unexpected guests on the sets of 'Tezz' at Filmistan Studios yesterday. A couple of Shiv Sainiks arrived to check on the foreigners who were present for the shoot. Mallika Sherawat, who is doing an item number Laila in the movie, was shooting when the Shiv Sainiks arrived. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Kangna Ranaut and Sameera Reddy. Says a unit source, "They...

12:05 PM, Mar 01, 2012

Quetta: Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday killed a police surgeon who had received threats for his role in investigating the deaths of five foreigners at the hands of security forces earlier this year, police said. Surgeon Baqir Shah conducted the autopsies on the five foreigners, including three women, who security forces initially said were would-be suicide bombers who died May 17 when they detonated a grenade at a checkpoint...

09:18 PM, Dec 29, 2011

New Delhi: The Delhi Police arrested two Pakistani nationals on Monday under the Foreigners Act. The two men are suspected to have links with the ISI. With the arrest of the two men, the Delhi Police claimed to have foiled an ISI plan to ensure smooth operations by a woman spy in the country. Imran (40) and Soofia Kanwal (38), both from Karachi, were apprehended from New Delhi Railway Station...

12:56 PM, Dec 12, 2011

Panaji: Scantily-clad tourists in beach wear have not gone down well with temple authorities in Goa with some laying down a strict dress code for visitors and another barring foreigners. While the Mahalasa Narayani Temple at Mardol, 20 km from Panaji has put up a board stating that "Entry Restricted for Foreign Tourists", the Mangueshi Temple at Mangueshi village, and Ramnathi temple at Ponda have put a dress code in...

11:19 AM, Jun 06, 2011

New Delhi: India has emerged as a popular destination for high-spending foreign tourists as the industry experienced a strong period of growth over the past four years, according to government data. Tamil Nadu has attracted the largest number of overseas visitors with 1753103 foreigners having visited the southern state in 2007, 2029410 in 2008 and 2369050 in 2009, according to official Ministry of Tourism data. The arrival of foreign tourists...

04:05 PM, Jan 05, 2011

Tourists from around the world say they feel safe at the massive security deployment during the Commonwealth Games. ...

01:32 PM, Oct 03, 2010

It's been one week since a group of around 300 foreigners have been camping inside the protected forest. ...

10:43 AM, Apr 11, 2010

The Kumbh has been a delight for photographers worldwide. ...

10:53 PM, Jan 13, 2010

Foreigners came seeking paradise; they're now in a complicated legal hell. ...

01:23 PM, Nov 12, 2009

Terrorists opened fire on hostages, cheering could be heard over phone. ...

09:50 PM, Jan 07, 2009

They were in UP's Chandauli district after entering India on a tourist visa. ...

01:15 PM, Nov 29, 2008

Mumbai attack shows that terror knows no boundaries, no colour. ...

11:05 AM, Nov 29, 2008

The couple Patricia and Bruce Scott were rescued. ...

07:45 PM, Nov 28, 2008