Haiti, US try to mend differences on temporary visa issue
Haiti and the United States on Wednesday worked on ironing out differences over temporary US visas held by nearly 60,000 Haitians.
Jun 01, 2017, 09:38 AM ISTPM Modi talks to Australian counterpart Turnbull, expresses concern over renewed visa policy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conveyed to his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull India's concerns about the impact of the recent decision to abolish a popular work visa used by a majority of Indians.
May 02, 2017, 18:57 PM ISTHave to live with visa issue, local-global talent mix must: Infosys
Infosys today said the visa issue in the US is something that the Indian technology industry will have to "live with" and pushed for adopting a healthy mix of local and global hiring to tide over such challenges.
Apr 13, 2017, 12:54 PM ISTIndian computer programmers no more required in US, eligibility over for H-1B Visa
The policy memorandum released by the United States government over the weekend clearly states that computer programmers are no more eligible for H1-B visa regime by default.
Apr 05, 2017, 19:16 PM ISTMajority of consumers willing to adopt mobile payments: Report
Majority of consumers in the country are ready to move away from cash and adopt mobile payments for their purchases, says a report.
Feb 19, 2017, 14:23 PM ISTPakistan lawmakers threaten to boycott Americans after US denies visa to Senate Deputy Chairman
Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri was scheduled to travel to the US to attend the IPU hearing at the UN headquarters on February 13-14.
Feb 13, 2017, 10:14 AM ISTIndia eases visa policy for Afghans
To boost people-to-people ties, India has further liberalized the visa policy to make it easier for Afghans visiting India, the Indian embassy said on Friday.
Feb 03, 2017, 15:40 PM ISTJudge blocks part of Donald Trump's immigration ban for those in US
A federal judge blocked Saturday part of President Donald Trump`s temporary immigration ban, ordering authorities to stop deporting refugees and other travelers stuck at US airports.
Jan 29, 2017, 08:59 AM ISTAccused of Muslim-bias on visa applications, Sushma Swaraj hits back
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today hit back against lesser-known outfit Hindu Jagaran Sangha for accusing her of taking care of visa requests "by Muslims only".
Jan 20, 2017, 23:49 PM ISTIndian passport ranks 78th among world's strongest with low visa-free score; Germany tops
The Indian passport has been ranked a lowly 78 position in a global ranking of the world's most powerful passports with a visa-free score of just 46.
Jan 17, 2017, 19:51 PM ISTIndia discontinues e-token for Bangladesh travellers
Bangladesh applicants with confirmed travel tickets will be able to submit their Indian tourist visa applications without prior appointments in a bid to ease the process, a media report has said.
Dec 29, 2016, 13:39 PM ISTNo card, no mobile wallet only Aadhaar will enable you to make online transactions from now onwards
The government's pet project 'Aadhaar Payment App' will be launched on December 25. It's widely believed that the new app will easily replace the debit/credit cards and point of sale machines (PoS) which are considered to be the backbone of the cashless society.
Dec 25, 2016, 12:01 PM ISTNo card, no mobile wallet only Aadhaar will enable you to make online transactions from today
The government's pet project of Aadhaar Payment App will be launched on December 25. It's widely believed that the new app will easily replace the debit.
Dec 24, 2016, 16:33 PM ISTWhen Uber CEO Travis Kalanick landed in India without a visa!
Uber co-founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick had to encounter a "scary situation" on his arrival in India as he found himself "without a visa" and it was only a high-level intervention that saved him from being deported.
Dec 18, 2016, 22:47 PM ISTCabinet announces flexibility in Visa norms for foreigners and businessmen
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Nov 30, 2016, 23:43 PM ISTGovernment approves new liberalised visa policy to attract foreigners, boost trade
In a move to attract more foreigners and boost trade in the country, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the new liberalised visa policy for foreigners.
Nov 30, 2016, 19:22 PM ISTDemonetisation: Paytm launches ''App POS'' for small merchants to accept debit, credit cards
India`s largest digital wallet and payment company Paytm on Wednesday updated its app to launch India`s first APP POS allowing all small and medium merchants to accept all card payments including Rupay, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro.
Nov 23, 2016, 14:19 PM ISTUK Visa issue: Theresa May offers easier scheme for Indian businessmen, to welcome brightest students
A joint statement issued after Modi-May talks, said the two Prime Ministers agreed that ensuring simple and effective visa systems depended critically on cooperation to protect the integrity of border and immigration systems.
Nov 07, 2016, 21:03 PM ISTIndian banks need to adopt fully-encrypted ATM security solutions
This incident is a wake-up call for the Indian banking ecosystem to pause and realise that adopting extra-layered, state-of-the-art encryption security to minimise consumer financial data breach has become essential.
Oct 26, 2016, 13:16 PM ISTPakistan doctors fail to attend conference, 'didn't apply for visas'
A delegation of doctors from Pakistan, expected to participate in a global conference on Head and Neck cancer in the city, could not attend the event as the Union Home Ministry said "they failed to apply for proper travel documents".
Oct 13, 2016, 00:18 AM IST