India re-establishes diplomatic presence in Kabul

India on Thursday resumed its diplomatic presence in Kabul by deploying a team in its embassy in the Afghan capital, over 10 months after it pulled out its officials from the mission following the......

US imposes sanctions on Pak, may deny visa to citizens

The United States has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it may withhold visas of Pakistanis......

India asks ICJ to declare Jadhav's trial in Pakistan 'unlawful'

“Pakistan’s story is solely based on rhetoric and not facts,” said Harish Salve, who was representing India. India on Monday urged the International Court of Justice to annul......

Passport officer transferred after he shamed Hindu-Muslim couple

A passport seva kendra official in Lucknow was transferred on Thursday after he allegedly humiliated an inter-faith couple, asking the husband to convert to Hinduism and pulling up the wife for......

Cox & Kings to handle India visa services in US

The Indian Embassy in the US has announced to outsource its passport and visa related services to a new company for all its diplomatic missions in America following complaints against the current......

Visa interview waiver plan gains popularity in India

After Brazil and China, a recently launched pilot programme to waive off interview for an American visa is gaining popularity in India, as the US Government intends to target the country to......

US 'L' visa will be issued only in Chennai

Starting December 1, the US Consulate General in Chennai will be the US Mission to India's sole blanket L category visa acceptance and processing centre ("blanket" L visas are issued to managers,......

New online US visa application from Feb 1

The US Consulate officials on Tuesday announced that a new online visa application process would be launched from February 1, wherein non-immigrant visa applications will be submitted using an......