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91% drop in Indian visas granted to Canadians this year

Data reveals that India issued only 5,709 tourist visas during this year's January 1 to November 2 period, reflecting a staggering 91 per cent decrease compared to the entire year of 2022. IMAGE:......

SC relief to US boy in need of liver transplant from Indian cousin

Taking note of the "peculiar circumstance", the Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a three-year-old United States citizen in critical need of liver transplant by permitting his distant Indian......

India suspends all visa services for Canadian citizens

India on Thursday announced temporarily suspending issuance of visas to Canadian citizens in view of "security threats" faced by its high commission and consulates in Canada, amid an escalating......

HC sets aside govt's order cancelling academic Ashok Swain's OCI card

The Delhi high court on Monday set aside an order of the Centre by which the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card of academic Ashok Swain was cancelled. IMAGE: Academic Ashok Swain.......

Non-citizens not barred from seeking information under RTI Act: HC

Non-citizens are not barred from seeking information from public authorities under the Right to Information Act and it will be inherently contradictory to hold that such a right is available only......

Sitharaman urged to allow NRIs to invest in Indian stock markets

A prominent Indian Diaspora body, FIIDS, on Monday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to allow non-resident Indians and overseas citizens of India (OCI) card holders to invest in the Indian......

NRIs ahoy! You need to shift to financial savings

With real estate -- NRIs's favourite investment vehicle in the past -- unlikely to do well in the near future, there is a strong case for NRIs to shift to equity and debt mutual funds, says Prateek......

PIOs likely to be kept out of beneficial ownership restrictions

The threshold for identification of BOs of FPIs on controlling ownership interest is 25 per cent in case of companies and 15 per cent in case of partnership firms Illustration: Uttam......

Visa on arrival faces project infra hurdle

The e-visa authority project, allowing entry without a physical visa, has overshot the October 2 deadlineThe National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s plan to issue visa-on-arrival to......

'Come. Make in India' -- but how?

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited all to come and make in India, in the World Bank’s rankings on the 'Ease of Doing Business' India stands at 139 out of 18 economies surveyed in......

AIFF's grand plans to improve Indian football...

IMAGE: Head coach Igor Stimac has already advocated the need to select PIO players for the Indian team. Photograph: AIFF/X The All India Football Federation is exploring the possibility of......

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