London: Describing not being able to visit India for over 12 years as a "long exile," controversial India-born writer Salman Rushdie says that being denied a visa and Indian embassies abroad keeping away from him was a "deep wound" inflicted on him by India. Rushdie's 1988 book, 'The Satanic Verses', was soon banned in India, where passions were aroused by the book and for years authorities denied him a visa...
03:42 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Dubai: Indians are among more then 2,100 people apprehended in Kuwait during raids on visa violators and those involved in crimes like theft, an official at the Indian embassy in Kuwait has said. Though the exact number of Indians taken into custody is not clear, the official said that the Indian embassy in Kuwait has accepted around 300 applications from relatives of those arrested and the officials are going to...
09:56 AM, Sep 23, 2012
London: In a security breach, three Indian diplomatic bags containing 6,000 visa stickers have been stolen in London during transit from the airport to the Indian High Commission. The High Commission was informed on September 3 that four Category 'B' diplomatic bags, including three bags that contained 6,000 visa stickers, had been stolen during transit from the Heathrow airport to India House in Aldwych, central London. The fourth stolen bag...
04:50 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Actor Salman Khan along with his family participated in Ganesha visarjan in Mumbai. ...
03:28 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Chennai: The United States Consulate General in the city, which had suspended its visa services since Friday following an attack by protesting members of an Islamic organisation, said that it will resume its services on Monday even as Consul General Jennifer McIntyre met City Police Commissioner S George for over 30 minutes here on Thursday. Sources said the US Consulate here would interview over 1,000 applicants per day on any...
02:27 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: A total of 9,412 visas on arrival (VoAs) were issued till August compared to 7,514 during corresponding period of 2011, registering a growth of 25.3 per cent, an official said on Tuesday. According to the tourism ministry, 1,750 VoAs were issued in August compared to 920 during August 2011, registering a growth of 90.2 per cent. As a facilitative measure to attract more foreign tourists to India, the...
02:37 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Srinagar: The recent visa liberalisation pact between India and Pakistan has brought joy and hope among scores of people living in Kashmir, to meet their relatives on the other side of the border. Muhammad Hussain Naqsbandi, 70, who has been pining to visit his close relations in Rawalpindi over the last four decades, is hopeful that he will be able to visit his relatives in Pakistan, after the two sides...
09:41 AM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met Punjab Governor Latif Khosa and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday. Upon his arrival in Lahore, Krishna said, "Well, all this is going to help foster a much more cordial relationship between our two countries." "It is my earnest desire and the desire of Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, and the people of India that we would like...
03:47 PM, Sep 09, 2012
Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers finished their talks on Saturday evening amidst an atmosphere of positivity, and though there were few concrete assurances on the 26/11 trial in Pakistan, both nations signed a new liberalised visa agreement. ...
11:44 AM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: The signing of liberalised visa agreement has been hailed as a 'historic landmark' by the industry body FICCI. "The signing today of a liberalised visa agreement between India and Pakistan is a historic landmark in the normalisation of bilateral relations, which has been given a new thrust during the past one year," FICCI President RV Kanoria said. The new agreement that separates business visa from visitor's visa would...
10:51 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Yuvraj Singh's fans returned disappointed as the Vizag Twenty20 was called off without a ball being bowled. ...
08:52 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Joint Statement following the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and the Minister of External Affairs of India. 1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Ms Hina Rabbani Khar and the Minister of External Affairs of India Mr SM Krishna met in Islamabad on September 8, 2012, for a meeting to review progress in the Dialogue process. 2. The Ministerial level talks were preceded by a...
07:59 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: Foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, SM Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar addressed the media in Islamabad on Saturday after the second round of resumed dialogue between the two countries with issues like terrorism to be on top of the agenda. Both Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart emphasised the need for the two countries to set the sight on the future and not be held "hostage" by the past....
07:49 PM, Sep 08, 2012
The 1st T20 between India and New Zealand at Vizag is called off due to heavy downpour. ...
06:11 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: India and Pakistan signed the much-awaited liberalised visa agreement on Saturday, introducing for the first time group tourist and pilgrim visas, separate visa for businessmen and visa on arrival for those over 65 years of age. The new pact replaces the existing visa regime that began in 1974. The agreement was signed between Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, who is on a three-day...
05:39 PM, Sep 08, 2012
During the three-day visit of External Affairs Minister SM Krishna to Pakistan, the two countries are expected to sign the bmuch-awaited liberalised visa agreement, introducing for the first time group visas. ...
02:00 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna began crucial talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday to review the second round of resumed dialogue with issues like terrorism to be on top of the agenda. The one-to-one meeting between Krishna and Khar was followed by delegation-level talks between the two sides. Indian officials earlier said that terrorism will form the core of New Delhi's discussions, particularly the slow...
11:45 AM, Sep 08, 2012
It's been raining incessantly in Visakhapatnam for the last few days due to active monsoon activity. ...
09:22 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Yuvraj Singh's doctor has backed the player's decision of returning to international cricket sooner than expected - after recovering from cancer. ...
08:52 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: The much-awaited liberalised visa agreement between India and Pakistan will be signed on Saturday, introducing for the first time group tourist visas. "The visa agreement will be signed tomorrow (Saturday) between the two countries," said Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, whose opposition was mainly responsible for the pact not being signed in May. The new agreement will replace the old and tardy visa regime that was signed in 1974....
08:02 AM, Sep 08, 2012
