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SC allows OCI candidates to appear for counselling in general category for
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday, in an interim order, allowed Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates to participate in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test undergraduate exam (NEET-UG) counselling in the general category for this Year's academi
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on plea related to NEET-SS 2021
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central government on a petition filed by an overseas citizen of India (OCI) challenging a provision in the notification relating to eligibility criteria for NEET-SS 2021.
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Delhi HC asks Centre to reconsider issuing fresh OCI card to a petitioner
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and authorities concerned to reconsider the application of a man for a fresh Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card keeping in mind his educational qualifications and credentials.
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Centre simplifies process of re-issuance for OCI cardholders
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday said that the government has decided to dispense with the requirement of issuance of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards if a person has obtained registration as OCI cardholder after attaining the age of 20 y
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OCI cardholders no longer need to carry old passports for India
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora having overseas citizens of India card are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier, the Embassy of India in Paris said on Tuesday.
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Goa Congress says Centre's new OCI notification will 'finish Goans working
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], March 7 (ANI): In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar on Sunday said the 'draconian Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)' notification issued by the Union Home Ministr
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Urdu Bulletin: 100 days of farmers' protests, TMC's list for WB Assembly p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Urdu newspapers published from New Delhi on Saturday covered news of the completion of 100 days of farmers' protest at Delhi borders.
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OCI cardholders to require special permit to undertake missionary, journal
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Central Government has specified that an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder shall require a special permit for various activities which includes missionary, journalistic activities or to visit any place which falls within the Protected or Restric
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6,76,074 Indians gave up Indian citizenship from 2015 to 2019, says Home M
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): As many as 6,76,074 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship in five years from 2015 to 2019, according to the central government.
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Neighbouring UP districts brought under FRRO, Delhi, for OCI cardholders:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday that the government has brought the districts of Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh under the jurisdiction of FRRO, Delhi, for matters relating to receiving and processing applications fo
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Indian Embassy in US to accept online applications for visa, passport, OCI
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): The Indian Embassy at Washington DC will accept online applications for visa, Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI), renunciation, passport and Global Entry Programme (GEP) services through a new service provider, VFS Global, with effect from November 4.
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MHA relaxation to OCI, PIO card holders, foreign nationals intending to vi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given a major relaxation to all Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) and Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card holders and all other foreign nationals intending to visit India for any purpose. But, this excludes foreig
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