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India planning for 3-month Multiple-entry visas for Travelers

The Indian Government is planning to introduce a liberalized visa policy which entitles tourists multiple entries in three months. The Home Ministry held discussions with all the departments on the possibilities of new visa regime. The officials…




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Four Indians honored with Great Immigrants

Google CEO Sunder Pichai and three other people of Indian origin are in the list of 42 US nationals to be honored with the United States "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award. The three other prominent personalities are Hari Sreenivasan,…




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India issues 15 lakh travel visas from Jan-May

Indian Tourism is getting an overwhelming response from travelers all over the world. The number of foreign tourists visiting India increased by many folds, 15 lakh visas were issued between January and May, the decline rate of visa are marginal.Nearly…




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India mulling over change in visa policies to improve service sector

Briefing to the Lok Sabha on liberalizing visa policies, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the Government has a proposal to introduce a new visa regime to boost the service sector. The plan will enhance trade services…




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New Visa plan to boost Thailand's Medical Tourism

On Tuesday, the Cabinet of Thailand announced a new visa plan under which the permit to stay, of foreign nationals aged 50 or more, has been increased from one year to ten years. The vice-minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Colonel Apisit Chaiyanuwat…




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Federal Court Block Deportation of Afghanistan National on SIV

On Wednesday, a federal high court prevented the President Trump’s led administration from sending back a man of Afghan descent who was attempting to come into the United States with a special permit kept specially for those who have come to the aid…




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India Asks WTO to Make the Visa Fees More Reasonable and Transparent

The nation of India currently tendered a proposal for a worldwide agreement on business facilitation to the departments of the world trade organization.   The completed version of the document is yet to be made available to the general public, though,…




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Getting Indian Visa is More Easier Now

The present administration has gone one step in relaxing its permit scheme targeted at inviting more tourists to the nation. The new alterations that were approved by the administration will be put into law from the 1st of April. On the front of knowledge,…




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Dennis Prager Visits Japan, Asks Why Crime Is Low

Dennis Prager, right-wing writer, and radio talk host have drawn a lot of ire from most of the people in the press a couple of times. The most recent of which occurred when Dennis, who is a devoted Jew has repeatedly stated that there is a battle on…




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Foreign Tourists with E-visa can Stay Up to 2 Months

Tourists coming into the country of India using the electronic permit can now stay in the country for up to 60 days, rather than the previous 30 days, and also get additional double entry bonus while tourists coming on the grounds of medical reasons…




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With an Indian Passport, Get Visa-On-Arrival in 48 Countries

Indian citizens who have their passports can now journey to 46 nations without needing a permit or getting one upon arrival. Germany is the number one nation with the most powerful passport as its citizens can journey to about 160 nations without needing…




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Indian Students Rushing to Canadian Campuses

Heavy rush for admissions to various Universities of Canada especially Indian students is clearly evident as per recent news reports. For instance, The University of Toronto alone is telling a statistic of 57% increase in requests which are turning out…




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Pakistan Focusing to Reform its Tourism Industry

After Pakistan planned to reform its tourism industry, it can already see changes. The government recently announced that it will allow citizens of 24 countries to enter Pakistan on a visa-on-arrival basis. These 24 countries include Singapore, South…




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Israeli Embassies Can’t Process Visas Due to Staff Shortage

Israel suffers from a major skilled labor shortage and therefore, announced in 2015, that it will open doors to non-Israeli techies. But the government hasn’t worked in attracting those techies because the country’s embassies are too understaffed…




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Political Disturbance in Hong Kong Makes Citizens Migrate to Taiwan

Things aren’t great between Hong Kong Beijing, and scared residents are moving to a safer Taiwan, Hong Kong’s neighbor. Hong Kong has been under China’s rule for almost two decades now and is a major financial hub for the Asian country. According…




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Qatar Announced Visa-on-arrival program for 80 countries

Qatar is soon planning to start the world famous visa-on-arrival program for 80 countries including India. The news was first reported by a British news agency, who said that visas will be given for 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days and are renewable. Hassan-al-Ibrahim,…




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Russians Skip Traveling to America Because of Visa Delays

Before matters started getting worse between Russia and the United States, Russians could get the US travel visa within a week. But now, Russians have to wait for a minimum of eight months, making them restless. It is too long to wait for a travel visa…




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Turkey Govt. Plans to Issue Post-study Work Permit

In the light of globalization, the Turkish government has decided to issue post-study work permits to international students. It means that the 117,000 foreign students currently studying in Turkish educational institutions for a particular amount of…




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Popular Study Abroad Programs in Japan

Japan might be a unique study abroad option for Indian students as most prefer studying in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany. The educational system is very different in Japan, and you’d be divided into choosing…




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Thailand Cabinet Plans Visa-Free Travel for Indian and Chinese Tourists

Thailand Visa-Free TravelPipat Ratchakitprakarn, The Thailand Minister of Tourism and Sports, stated that there was a plan to introduce visa-free travel for tourists of China and India in the next few months of this year. Additionally there will be a…




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Thailand Extends Visa Reforms to Chinese and Indians Visitors

Acting on the proposal of Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Tourism Minister Thailand The cabinet resolved for extending the fee waiver on visit visas in respect of visitors of India, China, and other countries. The program has a run beyond October 31 2019 until…




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Malaysia Allows Visa-Free Entry Leading to Visit of more Indian and Chinese Tourists

Dr. Datuk Noor Zari Secretary-General Tourism Ministry Malaysia stated that the tourists from India and China were among the top contributors to the tourism sector in the country.Focus on Two NationsAlso, the number of arrivals from India and China is…




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Shari's Café and Pies Uses Data to Slice and Dice Reward Members

The family restaurant chain uses demographic, behavioral, and purchase data to send targeted offers to its rewards members and grow visit frequency and spend among younger customers.




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How Middlemen Have Changed Travel Marketing

Direct selling, OTAs, loyalty. Travel intermediaries are having a strange impact on travel marketing.




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6 Personalization Practices from Walgreens' Balance Rewards Program

How the retail pharmacy chain uses customer data to make its marketing messages relevant




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The IoT and Data Sharing are Reinventing Loyalty

Data, collaboration, and the IoT are reframing loyalty for a new age




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My teaching doesn’t change, why does my EVAAS score?

A conversation with my mentor has always stuck in my mind: Teaching is not about me, directly, it’s about serving my students. Teaching is about providing each of my students what they need to learn the material and to grow academically and as an individual. Teaching is about student learning. [...]

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How analytics can shape the government workforce

Creative government workforce approaches come in many forms. Some time ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered employees an interesting choice to incentivize them to stay. Employees could either telework from home one day per week or receive $1,000. As Jon Lemon, principal industry consultant at SAS told the [...]

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4 ways the data revolution is changing government

The data revolution is causing disruption everywhere. Even governments are feeling the effects. While the public sector may be less prepared for the impending changes, government has good reasons to embrace the data revolution. First, governments have been collecting data for years. They have lots of data. This supports programs, [...]

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Can AI in healthcare help us identify high-risk people across systems?

Many of the buzzy applications of AI in healthcare we hear about involve medical IoT, computer vision for radiology or disease prediction. But the fact is, many health institutions that just aren’t there yet with adoption. With limited budgets and dated systems, can public health agencies tap into the power [...]

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Analytics can help combat the horrors of human trafficking

January serves as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, culminating in the annual observation of National Freedom Day on February 1. For many, this month presents an opportunity to refocus efforts to slow, and ultimately stop, human trafficking around the globe, but especially here in the United States. The [...]

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Data-driven is better: Lessons from handicapping the ponies

Data-driven is a buzzword again. It feels new and shiny but has been around for years. Yet, people still ask what it means to be data-driven. If you wonder why it’s important to be data-driven, you might ask your bookie. Yes, I said your bookie. In thinking about when I [...]

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Can we evaluate whole person suffering?

As we honor Mental Health Month, there are many calls to reduce suffering. Seems reasonable, right? It’s even in California’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), where public systems are called to “reduce subjective suffering.” And as we broadly focus more on outcomes in health, measuring suffering (and hopefully its reduction) [...]

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Apple, Google to ban location tracking in contact tracing apps: Report




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WhatsApp partners with reputed fact-checking firm to curb fake COVID-19 news and misinformation




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Todays Google Doodle lets you play Loteria, a Mexican version of Bingo




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Geoff Keighley announces Summer Game Fest




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The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima Release Dates Confirmed




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WB Games Major Plans for Cancelled E3 Leaked




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2K Announces New Cartoonish Wrestling Game: WWE 2K Battlegrounds




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Unreal Engine 425 released by Epic Games Brings PS5 and Xbox Series X support and Niagara visual effects system




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Airtel offering free access to ZEE5 for prepaid customers recharging Rs 149 and above




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Forza Street now available for Android and iOS




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Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 leak suggests 5nm process, X60 modem, Adreno 660 GPU and more




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Tom Cruise partners with SpaceX and NASA to shoot a film in outer space




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TCL to launch 8K and 4K QLED Android TV range in June in India




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The Last of Us Part 2 story trailer shows us brutal combat and a whole lot of new faces




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Microsoft announces Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 and more




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Realme Narzo 10 and Narzo 10a launching in India on May 11: How to watch the event, specifications and everything you need to know