The Indian Embassy has announced that it will suspend passport and visa services from June 26 to 30. The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has announced changes to its outsourced consular services provider in the UAE, with Al Hind Tours and Travel LLC taking over passport, visa and authentication services from July 1, 2026.As … Read more
The two Indian crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine as per health safety protocols, the Indian Embassy in Spain said on Sunday. The Dutch-flagged ship, carrying about 150 people, including two Indian citizens, arrived in Spain after anchoring … Read more
Goyal told reporters at the airport on Saturday that the evacuation was carried out on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Indian missions abroad coordinated efforts to move the stranded fishermen from Iran to Armenia and then bring them back to India. Chennai: Union Minister … Read more
New Delhi: Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, the government said on Wednesday that around 260,000 people have returned to India from the region since February 28.At an inter-ministerial briefing on the situation in West Asia, Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said that around 70 flights are expected … Read more
The Iran-US-Israel war has left thousands of passengers stranded across the UAE due to airspace closures, flight cancellations and air diversions. While UAE authorities have been praised for providing assistance to tourists, providing hotel and food vouchers and transport services, many are still scrambling to catch the next flight home. While geopolitical tensions continue to … Read more
New Delhi: Since Bahrain airport has not had any commercial flights since February 28, the Indian Embassy in Bahrain has made arrangements for the stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia.Vinod K Jacob, Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, said: “The Embassy in Riyadh is in the process of getting individual transit visa approvals from the … Read more