In the 1960s, the world’s longest bus route ran from Kolkata to London. The double-decker bus, Albert ferried eager passengers on an over 100-day international trip between India and the UK. Imagine travelling in a bus all the way from Kolkata to London, crossing international borders and immersing in cultures of different countries along the way. It’s…
According to experts, people from a South Asian background are around twice as likely to have high enough antibodies for their donations to be used in life-saving treatment trials, compared to white people. The UK’s state-funded National Health Service (NHS) on Friday issued an urgent call for people of Indian and South Asian heritage who…
JJ Singh had been a member of the India League for America for merely two years, but he was already tired. Its 12 members had a penchant for discoursing about Indian philosophy and lofty literature, when the need of the hour, according to Singh, was for “politics and propaganda”. Unable to contain his exasperation, Singh…
The UK government has issued an appeal for more people from an ethnic minority background, including those of Indian-origin, to sign up for ongoing clinical trials for a potential vaccine to combat COVID-19. A targeted recruitment programme broadcast in Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and Urdu is among the measures being deployed to reach out to different…
On 15th August, on the occasion of India’s Independence Day, some Pakistanis and pro-Khalistanis gathered in Frankfurt, Germany for a rally against India. The main aim of the rally was to show support for “Azad Kashmir” and Khalistan. A few videos and photos have emerged on the social media showing them raising slogans against India…
India is all set to celebrate its 74th Independence Day this year. It will also be the first time in history that the Indian Tricolour will be hoisted at the iconic Niagara Falls in Canada on the same day. The flag-raising ceremony will take place on the evening of August 15. The ceremony at the famous scenic spot will indeed…
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…
New guidelines have been issued for Indian travellers flying abroad. Now that India has introduced air bubbles with other countries such as Germany, the USA and France, there are new visa rules for travellers. Indian nationals flying abroad can do so on any type of visa, as per a tweet by the aviation ministry. The…
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…
Another setback for the Australian citizens and permanent residents stuck in India as Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell informed about the Air India flight cancellation to 150 Indians who were set to fly out to Adelaide on 6 August. Why Would This Happen? As per the reports, Barry O’Farrell informed on twitter that the flight…
