British Airways officer on the run in India over visa racket

The British police are working with their Indian counterparts to trace a British Airways supervisor believed to be on the run in India after his role in an alleged GBP 3 million visa scam from over......

Bomb threats: Govt asks social media platforms to act

Amid a spate of hoax bomb threats to multiple airlines, the IT ministry has asked social media platforms to observe due diligence obligations and promptly remove or disable access to misinformation......

Uighur activist Isa 'suppressed' facts while obtaining visa: India

Accused of bowing to Chinese pressure on Uighur leader Dolkun Isa, India on Thursday defended its decision to revoke his visa, saying that Isa had "suppressed" facts while obtaining it but admitted......

At Tsinghua University, PM Modi announces e-visas for Chinese tourists

Ignoring concerns of the intelligence agencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will grant e-visas to Chinese tourists, making it the 77th country to get such a......

Direct tax: Budget 2025-26 eases burden, boosts spending and growth

The eighth Budget of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continued to focus on ‘GYAN’ (Garib, Youth, Annadata, Nari) to maintain a consistent and coherent strategy initiated over the......

Why tourism ministry wants tour operators to learn Mandarin

The tourism ministry has decided to impart Mandarin training to members of Indian Association of Tour OperatorsIn a bid to attract Chinese travellers, one of the major tourism spenders, the tourism......

Relaxation of visa regime high point in 2014 for tourism

Relaxation in visa regime with introduction of visa-on-arrival enabling electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for 43 countries was a high point for the Tourism Ministry in 2014. Besides the ETA,......

Visa-on-arrival to be extended to 150 countries: Jaitley

After tasting success in scaling up number of foreign tourists through visa-on-arrival enabled electronic travel authorisation for 43 countries, government is geared up to extend the facility to......