US Consulate Chennai reopens, restoring full visa and American Citizen Services
India makes e-Arrival card mandatory for all foreign nationals and OCI holders
UK hikes priority visa and sponsor-licence fees, raising costs for Indian employers and universities
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IndiGo re-opens Vijayawada–Singapore route; bookings surge for 15 November launch
On 23 October IndiGo opened ticket sales for a tri-weekly Vijayawada–Singapore flight starting 15 November 2025. The direct link restores a seven-year-old route, trims travel time for Andhra Pradesh businesses and plugs the region into the Singapore Airlines network.
BLS International bags Cyprus visa outsourcing mandate in Kazakhstan
BLS International, the Indian consular-services giant, secured a contract on 23 October to run Cyprus visa application centres in Kazakhstan. The deal highlights India’s growing footprint in global visa outsourcing and will shorten processing times for travellers in the region.
SEBI proposes to drop in-India geo-tagging for NRIs during digital KYC re-validation
A SEBI draft circular dated 23 October proposes scrapping the rule that NRIs must be physically in India during video-based KYC updates. If adopted, the change will simplify re-KYC for overseas investors and reduce friction for Indian companies running stock-based compensation plans.