NEW DELHI: Home to some of the world’s exotic destinations, the United States on Friday made an attempt to woo maximum number of tourists from India by flaunting its new initiatives like Interview Waiver Programme under which an applicant can get visa without having to appear in person. As India is expected to cross 1… Read More »
With relaxed visa norms in place for Indian citizens, there has been a 30 percent year-over-year rise in tourist visas. With relaxed visa norms in place for Indian citizens, there has been a 30 percent year-over-year rise in tourist visas issued to residents of western India in the first half of 2012, Vladimir Dementiev, Russia’s… Read More »
Dubai, June 29 (ANI): Indian expatriates in the UAE have expressed their deep anguish against a new service tax on the “fees” paid by them for sending money to India, which will be levied by the Government of India. Although, India’s Finance Ministry and Department of Revenue, which are responsible for taxes, did not make… Read More »
Nancy Ayala, right, says she lived in the U.S. undocumented for 10 years Nancy Ayala arrived in the U.S. 11 years ago, at the age of 9. “Why did I move to the States? I still don’t know. For a better education, for a better life,” she said. One of her biggest dreams was to… Read More »
The Dead Sea, Jordan The number of Indians visiting the Kingdom is growing due to the easing of visa procedures, a government official said on Wednesday.Tourism Minister Nayef Al Fayez noted that since visa issuance for Indians was simplified in 2009, the number of tourists visiting Jordan had grown substantially. This was obvious in 2011,… Read More »