Online visa for Indians travelling to Bahrain
New Delhi: Indians travelling to Bahrain will be able to apply for electronic visas from October this year under new visa rules announced in the Gulf country. Such e-visas can be obtained ahead of travel to Bahrain through a simple online application process, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) said in a statement. The new visa policy, which will be implemented in 2015, was announced by Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at a
Sushma exhorts NRIs to assist in India's progress
New Delhi: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj called upon NRIs to work for the reconstruction of the country, and said Indians living abroad endorse the NDA government as their "own". "The NDA government is the first governm
5,986 Indians in jails abroad, 1400 in Saudi Arabia, 468 in Pakistan: Govt
New Delhi: There are 5,986 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails with the highest being in Saudi Arabia. 71 Indian nationals have completed their sentences and are waiting for completion of deportation formalities in the foreign jails, minister of
Modi invites Putin to Kudankulam
New Delhi: India is keen to deepen its strategic partnership with Russia in defence, nuclear energy, trade and investment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin in Brazil and invited him to visit the Kudankulam nuclear pl
Modi govt's first budget gives tax sops, promises growth
New Delhi: Tax payers could save on their salaries and consumer goods like TVs, soap, footwear, processed food and computers will cost less as the Rs.18-lakh crore ($300-billion) maiden budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government promised to
Nurses return to home say Jihadists did not misbehave with us
Kochi: A group of 46 nurses caught up in fighting in Iraq arrived home in India on Saturday after briefly being held captive by suspected militants, an outcome celebrated by the newly elected government in New Delhi as an early diplomatic success. Th
Indian nurses in Iraq freed, to reach Kerala today
Thiruvananthapuram: All 46 Indian nurses held captive by Sunni insurgents in Iraq have been freed and will return to India on Saturday, according to reports. The nurses are with Indian officials and are being taken to Erbil airport, from where they w
5 Indian nurses hurt as ISIS shift them to undisclosed location
New Delhi: At least five Indian nurses were injured when ISIS militants moved them out of Iraq's Tikrit on Thursday, according to their relatives in Kerala. 46 Indian nurses stranded in Tikrit in strife-torn Iraq were shifted to an undisclosed locati
94 Indians leave Iraq; nearly 600 to return this week
New Delhi: As many as 94 Indians on Monday left Iraq after a "pro-active approach" initiated by the Indian officials there that would see nearly 600 nationals leaving the war-hit country to safety this week. Indian officials in Iraq are rea
