Barely three months after India quietly activated biometric e-gates for its Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, a new problem has surfaced: non-resident Indians (NRIs) can no longer prove exactly how many days they spent in the country. A viral discussion posted on 28 March 2026 in the r/nriFIRE forum
A growing number of Indian applicants for Chinese tourist and M-category business visas are seeing their online pre-screening marked “unapproved” before biometrics, according to a firsthand account posted on 28 March 2026. The applicant, who planned a 29 March–3 April leisure trip, was rejected without explanation and told to reapply after ‘correcting errors’ that were
India took a major step forward in its aviation-led mobility strategy on 28 March 2026 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut the ribbon on Phase 1 of Noida International Airport (IATA: DXN) at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. Designed to handle 12 million passengers a year in its first phase—and up to 60-120 million passengers by
With Gulf airspace still disrupted by the Iran conflict and Pakistan’s ban on Indian-registered aircraft, confused passengers took to social media on 28 March 2026 asking whether Europe-bound flights are running at all. In a thread titled “Are flights from India to Europe flying?” on r/AirTravelIndia, frequent flyers reported that most Indian and European carriers
Virat Kohli in action against SRH in the opening match of IPL 2026. | Photo Credit: K.Murali Kumar High-octane cricket returned to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium with a bang as Royal Challengers Bengaluru outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the IPL 2026 season opener here on Saturday. Follow the IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH
Home News World Iran President lauds Pakistan for mediation to stop U.S., Israel ‘aggression’; significant damage to Kuwait airport radar in drone attack: authorities Updated – March 29, 2026 12:11 am IST A view of a car repair shop and dealership damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on
A crisis management committee has been constituted in Ernakulam district to overcome the persisting crisis in the cooking gas distribution sector. The committee is chaired by District Collector G. Priyanka, with District Supply Officer S.R. Smitha serving as the convener. The committee, which met at the Collector’s chamber at the civil station in Kakkanad to
With 141 of the 215 super-speciality medical seats allocated for service candidates remaining vacant after the first round of counselling in Tamil Nadu, there are apprehensions that any lapse by the State authorities will lead to a large number of speciality seats going unfilled, as seen last year. A section of senior doctors are cautioning
Vishwas Jain, CXO at Zepto, and Manoranjan Dhal, head, CERLS, IIM-K, lighting the ceremonial lamp in the presence of Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM-K, and Ernesto Noronha of IIM-Ahmedabad at the third edition of the India Labour Conference at IIM-K. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) hosted the third edition of the India Labour Conference, with special focus on ‘Gig workers in growing India’. The
Updated 28 March 2026 at 21:57 IST Ahead of their IPL 2026 opener against KKR at Wankhede Stadium, the Mumbai Indians are dealing with multiple issues. Jasprit Bumrah | Image: ANI Kolkata Knight Riders will renew their IPL rivalry with the Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on April 29. MI made it to the playoffs