now, apply online for visitor visa to Oz
New Delhi: Indian nationals can now apply online for a visitor visa to Australia through the department’s Immi Account portal. This will make applying for Visitor’s Visa easier and more convenient, said acting Australian High Commissioner to India, Chris Elstoft, in a statement. Besides, the online form can be completed by a third party such as a family member in India or Australia, a travel agent, or contracted visa application centre. According to Elstoft, there were more than 265,000 Indian visitor arrivals from July-Mar 2017, an increase of 15.4 per cent compared to the same period last year.
modi to visit portugal, netherlands in june
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Portugal and The Netherlands during his tour to United States of America next week. The PM will first travel to Portugal on June 24 followed by his visit to the US on June 25-26, and then The Netherlands on June 27, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said on Friday. On June 26, he is scheduled to hold talks with President Donald Trump on a wide range of issues.
women groups reach out to mps for quota bill
New Delhi: In order to gather support for the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill (WRB), women’s organisations have started reaching out to MPs (Members of Parliament) in India. As part of this initiative, Centre for Social Research (CSR), has started sending letters and a draft parliament question enclosed in a specially designed envelop to the parliamentarians regarding elected representatives’ commitment towards more women in governance in India. “We are pinning our hopes on the present government as they had promised the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in their election manifesto, We will leave no stone unturned to make them realize the importance of this issue,” said Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research, in a statement.