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Dated 11th January, 2018 | Copy of | External Affairs Notification Sl.1 | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), the Central Government, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Passports Rules, 1980, namely:-1. Short title and commencement:-(i) These rules may be called the Passports (1st Amendment) Rules, 2018.(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.2. In the Passports Rules, 1980, in Schedule III, under “Section IV-DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED WITH THE APPLICATION” for paragraph (C) the following shall be substituted, namely:-“(C) OUT OF TURN ISSUE OF PASSPORT UNDER TATKAAL SCHEME(a) If an applicant of the age of 18 years and ...

Dated 14th December, 2017 | Copy of | External Affairs Notification Sl.32   In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of the Emigration Act, 1983 (31 of 1983), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Emigration Rules, 1983, namely:1. Short title and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Emigration (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Emigration Rules, 1983, for rule 25, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:“25. Service charges– (1) No recruiting agent shall collect from the worker the service charges more than a maximum of thirty thousand rupees, in respect of services provided by it ...

Dated 2nd November, 2017 | Copy of | External Affairs Order Sl.30 | 

Dated 2nd November, 2017 | Copy of | External Affairs Order Sl.29 | 

Dated 30th October, 2017 | Copy of | External Affairs |  In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), the Central Government, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Passports Rules, 1980, namely:– 1. (1) These rules may be called the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Passports Rules, 1980, in Schedule III, in Part I,– (a) in section IV, in paragraph (A) relating to “Passports”, in sub-paragraph (1), in item (a) relating to “Proof of address (attach one of the following)”, for the words “parent’s passport copy in case of minors”, the words “parent’s passport copy in ...

Dated 31st October, 2017 | Copy of | External Affairs | 

The Dollar Business Bureau  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday that there is a need to enhance trade, investment and commerce with the extreme eastern parts of Russia or Russian Far East in order to achieve the $30 billion target, set for bilateral trade between the two countries, by 2025.  “The Russian Far East is one of the richest regions in the world and India is among the fastest growing large economies of the world. There is lot that can be done together. When other markets are closing, we need to find new ones and create virtuous cycles of investment. Investment is in the ultimate analysis an act of faith,” Sushma said, while speaking at the India-Russia Business Dialogue at the Eastern Economic Forum ...

The Dollar Business Bureau  Switzerland’s President Doris Leuthard has started her three-day visit to India from Thursday, which is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and to discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest.  The visit of Swiss President to India assumes high significance as India is looking for its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the 48-nation nuclear club, of which Switzerland is currently the chair.  Leuthard is accompanied by a huge business delegation and will hold discussions with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.  “Both countries share common views on many major global issues. The visit will provide an opportunity to both sides for holding wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, global and regional issues of mutual interest," according ...