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Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt suspends existing visas to foreigners, temporarily bars travel by OCI card-holders

In a separate order, the Union Home Ministry also said it has extended on 'gratis' basis the visas of foreigners stranded in India due the lockdown.

OCI cardholders facing major problems travelling to India, forced to return mid-way, prominent Indian-American tells Ambassador

As a result, a large number of Indian-Americans are being forced to cancel their trips to India and in many cases they have been forced to return mid-way from places like Dubai

Amit Shah to table Citizenship Amendment Bill for discussion and passage in Lok Sabha on Monday

In the afternoon, the home minister will introduce the Bill to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act and later in the day, it will be taken up for discussion and passage, according to the Lok Sabha's List of Business for Monday.

Online registration for Kartarpur pilgrimage delayed due to Pakistan's demand of $20 fee, say officials

The online registration of devotees visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur could not be started as Islamabad insists on charging $20 from each pilgrim.

MTech students in IITs to pay more after IIT Council approves fee increase; needy students to be supported by DBT, educational loans

The needy students should be supported directly by the government through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) or arranging educational loans

LIC launches tech-term insurance plan, offers financial protection; all you need to know about product

The tech-term plan will be available through online application process only and no intermediaries will be involved, it says.

Narendra Modi inaugurates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, says working towards building world's largest startup ecosystem

Startups and non-resident Indian (NRI) mentors will be brought soon on one platform.

British musician Stefan Kaye on being asked to leave India: 'My family, friends, work are here'

Stefan Kaye, who has been accused of violating visa norms, speaks to Firstpost about the time he spent in Tihar Jail and how he can't imagine resettling in the UK

Indian-origin businesswoman flies from Manchester to Delhi on husband's passport, airline launches inquiry

An Indian-origin businesswoman managed to travel from UK's Manchester to New Delhi via Dubai on her husband's passport before the serious security lapse was picked up in India, prompting the Emirates Airline to launch an investigation into the incident.

Around 90,000 Indians evacuated from war zones, natural disasters abroad 'in past few years', senior MEA official says

Around 90,000 Indian nationals have been safely brought back from foreign conflict zones, countries affected by natural disasters and other challenging situations in the last few years, a senior MEA official said