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"We Weren't Dying, Love Living Natural": Russian Woman On Karnataka Cave
Russian woman Nina Kutina and her two children were rescued by Gokarna Police and processed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Bengaluru before being sent back to a rescue centre in Tumakuru.
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15 Foreign Nationals Deportated From Delhi For Visa Violations
Fifteen foreign nationals, including two Bangladeshis, have been sent for deportation after being nabbed by the Delhi Police for staying in India without valid visas, an official said on Monday.
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Bangladeshi Man Tries To Fly To Rome With Fake Indian Passport, Arrested
A 32-year-old Bangladesh national, who claimed to be a Buddhist monk, has been arrested here for trying to travel to Rome on an Indian passport that he had obtained by providing fake documents, an official said on Friday.
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Over 2,000 Long-Term Visas Issued To Pak Nationals In 2021, Says Centre
A total of 821 foreigners were deported by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs) in the year 2021, reads the Ministry of Home Affairs annual report. The MHA Annual Report 2021-22 was released today.
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India Amends Rules For Registration Of Foreigners, Electronic Application Now Possible
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended rules regarding the registration of foreigners allowing "any application or information" under these rules submitted to the Registration Officer through the "electronic mode".
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Man Declared Foreigner 20 Years Ago Enjoyed Citizen's Rights: Assam Court
A man in Assam - declared a "foreigner" 20 years ago - continued to enjoy "all the rights and privileges of being a citizen...", including the right to vote, the Gauhati High Court observed in its order last week, adding that the state authorities we
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Woman, Family Living In Assam For 54 Years Declared "Foreigners"
Bhandari Das fled from Bangladesh to India, an ally, in 1967 along with her husband and two children to escape "religious persecution" in her then hometown in Sylhet. She has lived as a foreigner at a village in Assam's Cachar district since then.
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On Afghans In India, Home Ministry Takes Over 'Exit Order' Powers
The Union Home Ministry has taken away powers of Foreigners' Regional Registration Office by which they could ask any Afghan national to leave India, in the backdrop of the unstable situation in Afghanistan. Now such decisions can only be taken by th
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Delhi's Foreigners Office To Service Residents Of Noida, Ghaziabad Now
To make it easier for foreigners in India, the Home Ministry has brought the jurisdiction of Gautam Buddh Nagar or Noida and Ghaziabad districts of Uttar Pradesh under the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Delhi.
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Parliament Passes Bill For Greater Transparency On Foreign Funding Of NGOs
Parliament today approved a bill to make it mandatory for office bearers of NGOs to provide their Aadhaar numbers at the time of registration and also bring various other changes.
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Jadavpur University Polish Student Told To Leave India Over CAA: Report
A Polish student of Jadavpur University has been told by the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to leave India after he participated in an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA rally in Kolkata, university sources said on Sunday.
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Foreigners Can Now Travel To Andaman And Nicobar Islands Unrestricted
Foreign tourists can now visit Andaman and Nicobar Islands without any restrictions.
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NIA Court Sets Free 10 Iranians, 1 Pakistani In Dhow Case
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court today set free 10 Iranians and a Pakistani national after the investigating agency submitted a charge-sheet giving a clean chit to the men arrested from an Iranian dhow intercepted off Kerala coast last year.
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Mumbai's Hotels Have No Rooms for This Pakistani Family
A family of six spent the whole of Wednesday on the streets of Mumbai trying to find accommodation in a hotel, but despite their best efforts, they were turned away by all the places they went to, allegedly because they are Pakistani.
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Headley fallout: Stricter security
The government is launching a big plan to track immigration visas and foreigners' registration. 169 Indian missions, 77 immigration offices and the Foreigner Regional Registration Office will directly report to the Central Foreigners Bureau.
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"We Weren't Dying, Love Living Natural": Russian Woman On Karnataka Cave
Russian woman Nina Kutina and her two children were rescued by Gokarna Police and processed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Bengaluru before being sent back to a rescue centre in Tumakuru.
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15 Foreign Nationals Deportated From Delhi For Visa Violations
Fifteen foreign nationals, including two Bangladeshis, have been sent for deportation after being nabbed by the Delhi Police for staying in India without valid visas, an official said on Monday.
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Bangladeshi Man Tries To Fly To Rome With Fake Indian Passport, Arrested
A 32-year-old Bangladesh national, who claimed to be a Buddhist monk, has been arrested here for trying to travel to Rome on an Indian passport that he had obtained by providing fake documents, an official said on Friday.
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Over 2,000 Long-Term Visas Issued To Pak Nationals In 2021, Says Centre
A total of 821 foreigners were deported by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs) in the year 2021, reads the Ministry of Home Affairs annual report. The MHA Annual Report 2021-22 was released today.
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India Amends Rules For Registration Of Foreigners, Electronic Application Now Possible
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended rules regarding the registration of foreigners allowing "any application or information" under these rules submitted to the Registration Officer through the "electronic mode".
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Man Declared Foreigner 20 Years Ago Enjoyed Citizen's Rights: Assam Court
A man in Assam - declared a "foreigner" 20 years ago - continued to enjoy "all the rights and privileges of being a citizen...", including the right to vote, the Gauhati High Court observed in its order last week, adding that the state authorities we
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Woman, Family Living In Assam For 54 Years Declared "Foreigners"
Bhandari Das fled from Bangladesh to India, an ally, in 1967 along with her husband and two children to escape "religious persecution" in her then hometown in Sylhet. She has lived as a foreigner at a village in Assam's Cachar district since then.
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On Afghans In India, Home Ministry Takes Over 'Exit Order' Powers
The Union Home Ministry has taken away powers of Foreigners' Regional Registration Office by which they could ask any Afghan national to leave India, in the backdrop of the unstable situation in Afghanistan. Now such decisions can only be taken by th
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Delhi's Foreigners Office To Service Residents Of Noida, Ghaziabad Now
To make it easier for foreigners in India, the Home Ministry has brought the jurisdiction of Gautam Buddh Nagar or Noida and Ghaziabad districts of Uttar Pradesh under the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Delhi.
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Parliament Passes Bill For Greater Transparency On Foreign Funding Of NGOs
Parliament today approved a bill to make it mandatory for office bearers of NGOs to provide their Aadhaar numbers at the time of registration and also bring various other changes.
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Jadavpur University Polish Student Told To Leave India Over CAA: Report
A Polish student of Jadavpur University has been told by the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to leave India after he participated in an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA rally in Kolkata, university sources said on Sunday.
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Foreigners Can Now Travel To Andaman And Nicobar Islands Unrestricted
Foreign tourists can now visit Andaman and Nicobar Islands without any restrictions.
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NIA Court Sets Free 10 Iranians, 1 Pakistani In Dhow Case
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court today set free 10 Iranians and a Pakistani national after the investigating agency submitted a charge-sheet giving a clean chit to the men arrested from an Iranian dhow intercepted off Kerala coast last year.
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Mumbai's Hotels Have No Rooms for This Pakistani Family
A family of six spent the whole of Wednesday on the streets of Mumbai trying to find accommodation in a hotel, but despite their best efforts, they were turned away by all the places they went to, allegedly because they are Pakistani.
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Headley fallout: Stricter security
The government is launching a big plan to track immigration visas and foreigners' registration. 169 Indian missions, 77 immigration offices and the Foreigner Regional Registration Office will directly report to the Central Foreigners Bureau.
