The British High Commission in New Delhi and its consulates across India will introduce biometric visas from Dec 12. Applicants for a British visa will be required to visit a visa application centre, operated by UK visas’ commercial partner, VFS Global, where trained staff will take finger scans and a digital photograph as part of […]
Rajini gifts Baba dollar to an actor
Naren of Chithiram Pesudadi and Pallikoodam fame is all set to tie the knot with Manju on the 26th of this month. The marriage will be held in Calicut at 10.30 AM. Naren and Manju knew each other before and their decision to remain as life partners was endorsed by their parents also. Betrothal function […]
Efforts are on to make visa processing easier: US diplomat
Efforts were on to make visa processing easier for Indians who wish to visit United States, a senior American diplomat has said. Reforms were being carried out with respect to filing of applications and processing of visas, including those of scientists, David T Hopper, US Consul General in Chennai, who visited the Tamil Nadu Agricultural […]
US immigration policy may focus on skills & education, not family
The United States could be well on its way to following the global trend by adopting an immigration system that gives priority to the skilled and educated. An agreement reached by key Republican and Democrat senators on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill includes a bargain that will for the first time in US history give […]
SBI may float holding co to raise funds for subsidiaries
The country’s largest bank, State Bank of India is looking at floating a holding company in line with the proposal by private bank ICICI Bank, the second-largest player after SBI. This was indicated by the SBI chairman, OP Bhatt speaking to analysts on Saturday evening. Responding to a query from an analyst, SBI chief said, […]
New Delhi works to downplay H-1B issue
India, worried that outsourcing of jobs could become an issue in the US presidential elections, is taking steps to ensure there is no repeat of 2004 when failed Democrat candidate John Kerry raised the bogey. “We have asked our diplomats and lobbyists to impress on potential presidential candidates to not make outsourcing a major issue,†[…]
Prof.G.V.Loganathan’s family reaches US
The family members of Professor G V Loganathan, who was killed in the shooting spree at the Virginia Tech University, have arrived at the institute to perform his last rites. As many as nine members of the Loganathan family flew into the Dulles International Airport, Virginia, where they were met by staffers of the Indian […]
Passports issued to G.V.Loganathan’s family
Both the Central and the State government have been quick to announce relief measures for the bereaved family of Prof.G.V.Loganathan, who was killed in a shootout on the Virginia Tech university campus in the US two days back. The regional passport office here today issued passports to the kin of Professor G.V. Loganathan. “We’ve issued […]
Canadian immigration norms relaxed to skilled persons.
Good news pours in for job-aspirants to Canada. Yes, the Canadian Immigration authorities besides relaxing the norms have expedited the Visa issuing process to skilled persons. Speaking to reporters yesterday, World Wide Immigration and Consultancy Services chairman and managing director B S Sandhu said that the company has already received 1000 applications which are under […]
Chennai Professor & Indian Student Girl killed in Virginia shooting
As many as 33 people, including an Indian American professor of engineering and another Indian studuent, were killed and at least 15 injured when a gunman went on a shooting spree in a top US university campus Monday morning before turning the gun on himself. Loganathan, 51, was born in the southern Indian city of […]
