US: Indian Embassy invites bids for visa outsourcing

Dissatisfied with BLS International Services, a visa outsourcing company, the Indian Embassy in the United States has announced for a new bid on February 5. It is not clear when the BLS......

Law panel recommends mandatory NRI, OCI marriage registration

Describing as a "worrisome trend" the "rising" cases of fraudulent marriages between Non-Resident Indians and Indian citizens, the Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with......

OCI card holders won't need old passports for India travel

People of Indian origin and the Indian diaspora having Overseas Citizens of India or OCI cards are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier,......

Dr Singh announces bonanza for Diaspora

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced merging of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards into a single facility to simplify visa-free entry......

NRIs, check the number of days you spend in India

The Budget has changed the rules for Indian citizens and persons of Indian origin visiting India. Instead of 182 days, the number of days has been reduced to 120. You will be treated as a resident......

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......

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......

'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......

'To win the World Cup you need lots of luck'

'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.' IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates taking......