Updated Mar 05, 2021 | 16:06 IST
The government has given a concession to OCI cardholders by allowing them the same tariffs in air fares in domestic sectors as Indian nationals. Ministry of Home Affairs.
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OCI cardholders will also be entitled to get multiple entry lifelong visa to visit India for any purpose
An OCI cardholder is a foreign national holding a passport of a foreign country and is not a citizen of India
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Friday notified that all Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will hereon have to take special permission, or ‘Special Permit’, from the central government if they wish to be involved in any missionary or ‘Tabligh’ or even journalistic activities in India.
Updated Feb 23, 2021 | 19:55 IST
The Congress government in Puducherry collapsed on Monday after Narayanasamy resigned ahead of the vote of confidence in the Assembly. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy. | Photo Credit: Twitter
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Narayanasamy called on Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who had directed a floor test to prove the CM’s majority, and tendered the resignation of his four-member cabinet
With the exit of the Congress government in the Union Territory, the only states in the country ruled by the Congress are Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
Puducherry: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday accepted the resignation of V Narayanasamy as Puducherry Chief Minister, along with his council of ministers, following a bitter political turmoil which the Congress alleged was fomented by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Several Sikhs were massacred on Feb 20, 1921 at Gurdwara Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib
Amritsar:
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Bibi Jagir Kaur on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, urging them to allow Sikh pilgrims visit the Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday had denied permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims wanting to visit Pakistan, citing security situation and the Covid pandemic in that country.
A group of pilgrims were to travel to Pakistan from February 18 to February 25 to mark the centenary of the martyrdom of Sikhs and Saka Nankana Sahib.
Delhi Border points have been occupied by protesting farmers for several weeks now.
New Delhi:
The internet services ban in place since Saturday along the Delhi border areas of Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri - the epicentres of the ongoing farmers protest - has been extended till tomorrow, officials said today.
Lakhs of farmers have spent the past several weeks demanding that the Centre repeal three newly legislated farm laws. The situation exploded on Republic Day when protesters clashed with the police during a tractor rally that turned violent. Ever since, the farmers have only intensified their agitation.
As a result, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday ordered the suspension of internet services in these protest sites for 48 hours. The Haryana government, too, had taken a similar measure in several of its districts.