covid-19 updates

COVID-19 : Latest on India’s travel bubbles: you can fly to US, UK, Canada, UAE on any visa

Call them air bubbles or travel bubbles or air corridors: India has set up bilateral travel arrangements with six countries so far: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France and the UAE. These air bubbles now allow more people to visit India, and more Indians to travel abroad. However, passengers may still have to undergo quarantines or tests mandated by…

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‘Green Card waitlist for Indians runs into 200 years’: US senator on country cap

The per-country cap on legal permanent residency punishes immigrants from India and the wait for the coveted Green Card for Indians runs into 200 years, a top American senator has said, terming the “discrimination” as “inconsistent” with the principles of a merit-based immigration system. Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a…

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PM Modi’s Ayodhya ceremony widely watched across the world, highest viewership from US, UK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the ‘bhoomi poojan’ in Ayodhya for the Ram temple, bringing to fruition the BJP’s ‘mandir’ movement that defined its politics for three decades. The live telecast of the Ram temple event in Ayodhya on August 5 was widely watched across the world. It was broadcast by television stations in UK,…

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‘Sold-out’: Tickets for India-Australia repatriation flights snapped in minutes leaving hundreds in despair

After days of anxiety, hundreds of Australian citizens and permanent residents stranded in India were given a chance to return home on two Air India flights. But all their hopes were dashed when the tickets were snapped within minutes after bookings opened earlier today. On Tuesday, Air India announced it will operate two flights between…

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Dubai Starts Issuing Visit Visa To Indians

Dubai has started issuing tourist visas to inbound passengers from more countries from Wednesday onwards, Dubai, a global tourism hub, suspended issuing visit visas in March as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of coronavirus. But starting Wednesday, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai has started issuing visit visas…

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