New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) In a major development in the Malviya Nagar hotel fire case, Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building where the blaze claimed 21 lives and left several others injured. The arrest came hours after a devastating fire broke out at the multi-storey property in south Delhi.The incident prompted a large-scale investigation into alleged safety violations and operational lapses.Police had earlier issued a lookout circular for Bajaj, who h…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The government has revised rules governing foreign nationals seeking to stay in India beyond 180 days, now requiring them to register before the expiry of the 180-day period instead of after crossing the threshold.Under the revised provisions, foreigners entering India on visas valid for 180 days or less and intending to extend their stay beyond the permitted period must now register at any time before the expiry of the 180-day limit.The changes were introduced through a…
Noida, April 7 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Police Station in Noida has busted a major cyber fraud syndicate and arrested four accused for allegedly duping foreign nationals of crores of rupees by posing as technical support agents, officials said on Tuesday.The accused were apprehended from Noida’s Sector-76 following a targeted operation based on technical intelligence and local inputs, police added.According to investigators, the gang ran paid advertisements on the internet and social media platf…
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) The number of foreign students studying in South Korea has surpassed 310,000 for the first time, government data showed on Saturday.According to the Korea Immigration Service, which is run by the justice ministry, the number of foreign students stood at 314,397 as of February, marking the first time the figure has exceeded the 310,000 level.By category, 238,905 students were enrolled in universities and other higher education institutions, while 75,033 were Korean language…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) The US is expanding its visa bond programme to cover 50 countries from April 2, requiring foreign nationals seeking B1 and B2 visas for business and tourism to post a $15,000 bond, the State Department said Wednesday. The bond will be returned to visa holders who comply with the terms of their stay and leave the US on time, or if they do not travel.The move is aimed at curbing illegal overstays, which U.S. authorities say have been significantly reduced under the prog…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The Trump administration has revoked more than 100,000 visas from foreign nationals in less than one year, marking a record level of enforcement as part of its push to strengthen border controls and public safety, the US State Department said.“The Trump administration has no higher priority than protecting American citizens and upholding American sovereignty,” said Tommy Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the State DepartmentPigott said the scale of the action…
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Bengaluru Zonal Office has conducted search operations late last week under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at 21 premises spread across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi at the residential and office premises of the accused persons and their associates under PMLA in the case of “4th Bloc Consultants and others” in connection with large scale organised financial fraud involving crypto currency-based investment platfo…