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Pakistan's Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Gets Bail In Corruption Cases

Sharif returned to Pakistan last week after four years in self-exile in London, promising to work toward an economic recovery for the South Asian country, which is experiencing record inflation of over 30 per cent

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Sri Lanka Approves Free Tourist Visa For Indians And Six Other Countries

Tourists from China, India, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia will be issued free visas till 31 March 2024, under a pilot programme, the statement detailing cabinet decisions said

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Li Shangfu Removed As Defence Minister After Months Of Speculation

This is the second major ousting by Beijing in the last three months which came after Li disappeared from public view two months ago

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Sweden Inches Closer To Joining NATO: Report

Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted both Sweden and Finland to seek NATO membership but the former's entry was obstructed by Turkey

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Macron Likely To Meet Palestinian President, As Israel Visit Gets Underway

Upon his arrival in Israel, to express his country's "full solidarity" with the Jewish state following the October 7 massacres by Palestinian terror group Hamas, he met his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog

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Biden Administration Unveils Proposed Reforms To Controversial H-1B Visa Programme

The Department of Homeland Security has initiated rulemaking to simplify eligibility requirements, offer more flexibility to both employers and foreign workers, and combat fraud and abuse within the programme

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Canadian Visa Processing For Indians Expected To Return To Normal By Early 2024

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar suggested that visa services, which had been temporarily suspended due to a diplomatic dispute between India and Canada, could resume “very, very soon” as the security situation improves

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Relations With Canada Passing Through Difficult Phase: Jaishankar

The Indian government is angry that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month suggested Indian agents might have been involved in the June murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia while India denies the allegation

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