Best Credit Cards for Groceries for December 2023

Best Credit Cards for Groceries for December 2023

As the cost of groceries continues to rise, households are looking for ways to save money on food. The right grocery credit card can help you earn rewards so you keep more money in your bank account. Some of the best grocery cards — those offering cash-back rewards or points — can stretch your grocery … Read more

Iran set to remove visa requirement for Indian travellers

Iran set to remove visa requirement for Indian travellers

India already has a visa-exemption agreement with Iran that caters to Indian diplomats but this is the first time that Tehran has added ordinary Indian passport holders on the list. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran is expected to remove visa requirement for Indian travellers. According to an official announcement from Tehran, India is on a … Read more

Last Chinese reporter leaves country after India denies visa extension

Last Chinese reporter leaves country after India denies visa extension

Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The last remaining Chinese reporter in India has been effectively expelled after having been denied a visa extension earlier this month. The reporter, from China’s official Xinhua news agency, left New Delhi around one week ago, according to people familiar with the development.  … Read more

China to permit ‘some’ Indian students to return: Chinese Foreign Ministry

China to permit ‘some’ Indian students to return: Chinese Foreign Ministry

In a relief to thousands of Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities, China on Friday announced plans to allow the return of “some” of them who have been stranded in India for over two years following the visa and flight restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian students wanting to return to … Read more

‘Mastercard’s dual record maintenance led to RBI ban’

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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India barred Mastercard Inc. from issuing new cards in India after it found the US-based payments major was storing customers’ data on servers located outside the country and also failing to erase from overseas servers the Indian leg of the transactions data within 24 hours as mandated, three sources aware … Read more

Lockdown, visa expiry hold up return of Sindhi men from Pakistan

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INDORE: Eleven Sindhi community men with a refugee status in India are stranded in Pakistan along with their newly married wives due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown and end of their visa term. Their families originally hail from Pakistan but they are now settled in different Indian cities though they are yet to be granted citizenship. … Read more

How ‘America First’ could turn into ‘India First’

How ‘America First’ could turn into ‘India First’

America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants. That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity. “If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally competitive, you should be open to overseas talent,” Nilekani said on the sidelines of CNN’s … Read more