Singapore‘s Changi Airport has streamlined immigration processing, enabling passengers to pass through in as little as 10 seconds using advanced facial recognition and iris biometrics. This technological shift, fully implemented on September 30, has reduced average clearance times by 60%—from 25 seconds to just 10 seconds—according to a statement released by the city-state’s Immigration & … Read more
Credit cardholders in India now have the option to choose their preferred card network, which includes Mastercard, RuPay, or Visa, when applying for a new card or renewing an existing one. This change aligns with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) efforts to expand customer choice and promote competition within the digital payments sector. In … Read more
Credit card rules: From tomorrow, i.e. September 6, 2024, credit card holders will have the freedom and flexibility to choose their card network. From now on, credit card users can choose their choice of card network from the available ones — Visa, MasterCard, RuPay — while applying for a new credit card or renewing the … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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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