In a boost to the tourism industry, India has relaxed its tourist visa rules by lifting restrictions imposed on foreign visitors to have a two-month cooling off period between subsequent visits. ...
01:48 PM, Dec 04, 2012
London: Britain on Thursday relaxed immigration rules for foreign professionals, entering the country via the 'Intra-Company Transfer' (ICT) route. According to the changes to immigration rules included in a statement in the House of Commons by Home secretary Theresa May, the length of stay for professionals entering the ICT category has been extended from five years to nine years. The step has been taken in response to Indian and other...
07:30 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Kolkata: Bangladesh wants speedy resolution of the visa problems being faced by its nationals who travel to India for medical treatment or to visit their relatives. Urging India to ease the visa rules, Bangladesh Liberation War Affairs Minister Capt (Retd) AB Tazul Islam on Sunday said the issue had been discussed at the foreign secretary level of the two countries. "The issue of visa rules simplification has been discussed at...
07:42 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Indian students who wish to work after their studies in the UK will now need to apply for a job with a licensed Tire 2 sponsor, the government said on Wednesday. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Human resource Development D Purandeswari said the Post-Study Work visa, which earlier allowed students to work in the UK for two years after they completed their...
12:17 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Washington: To make America more attractive to highly-skilled foreign students and workers, the United States has announced a series of reforms, including changes in the F-1 and H-1B visa rules, that may benefit professionals from India. The interim measures are aimed at improving the competitiveness of US companies in the world market and stimulating US job creation before comprehensive immigration reforms for "fixing our broken immigration system," the Department of...
01:30 PM, Feb 04, 2012
New Delhi: Foreign admissions are expected to come down by up to a quarter this year in UK with the British government tightening rules for admitting foreign students. In a major setback to students looking to study in the UK, the British government has toughened rules after fears that students visas are being abused by many applicants as a way to gain entry into the country to work there and...
10:08 AM, Mar 23, 2011
Australia wants to shift its skilled migration programme from a supply driven to a demand driven scheme. ...
11:38 PM, Jun 29, 2010
Krishna had disapproved of Tharoor airing his differences on Govt policy. ...
04:26 PM, Dec 29, 2009
Legislation in US Congress seeks to restrict visas for IT workers. ...
10:06 PM, Oct 01, 2009
New Delhi: The third round of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season gets underway across the country on Saturday, with eight teams having posted outrights wins so far. With several others languishing at the bottom of their respective groups, the onus will be on senior players to try and inspire their sides to better performances and more points. Here's a look at the Group B matches starting November 17.
Delhi v...
08:28 PM, Jul 19, 2008
