Indian Citizens

Amid tensions, India removes limit on number of flights to and from Ukraine

The Indian embassy had earlier advised Indian citizens, especially the students, to temporarily leave Ukraine in view of the uncertainties of the current situation

Ukraine crisis: Indian embassy asks citizens to leave as threat of Russian invasion looms large

The move came as even US announced that it was relocating its embassy in Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, due to the "dramatic acceleration" in the country

NRC in Assam ‘targeting religious minorities, rendering Muslims stateless’, says US commission on religious freedom

Prepared by policy analyst Harrison Akins, USCIRF alleged that following August 2019 release of NRC, BJP government has taken steps that 'reflect an anti-Muslim bias'

Woman in Assam's Sonitpur commits 'suicide' following rumours of her exclusion from NRC; district administration rubbishes report

A woman in Assam's Sonitpur district allegedly committed suicide following rumours that her name was not in the updated final National Register of Citizens.

Indian nationals under 15, over 65 can use Aadhaar as travel document to visit Nepal, Bhutan: Home Ministry

Indian nationals travelling to Bhutan need to have either an Indian passport with minimum validity of six months or a voter identity card issued by the Election Commission of India.

Lucknow terror siege: A 'traitor' can't be my son, says Saifullah's father

"A traitor cannot be my son, straight and simple," said Sartaj, the father of suspected ISIS terrorist Saifullah who was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday.

Hand-written passports became invalid for travelling abroad from today

Hand-written passports of Indian citizens are no longer valid from Wednesday as per government's directive.