Indian Embassy Updates UAE Travel Advisory After Overnight Missile Intercepts
IndiGo Re-routes Europe Flights Over Saudi Airspace, Cutting Journey Times For Indian Travelers
VFS Mumbai Switches To Appointment-Only Submissions For Japan Visas From 16 March
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100 Indian students to fly home from war-torn Iran via Armenia corridor
JKSA says the first batch of about 100 Indian students stranded in Iran will cross into Armenia and fly home on 14–15 March. The MEA facilitated permits but has not launched a full evacuation. The ad-hoc corridor highlights the need for robust contingency planning for Indian nationals overseas.
IndiGo restores partial Gulf network, to serve nine West Asia cities amid conflict
In a sign of cautious normalisation, IndiGo will operate flights to nine Gulf destinations on 12 March after a week-long partial suspension caused by West Asia hostilities. The limited restart, cleared by regulators, should relieve capacity pressure but travellers are urged to remain flexible.
Japan’s proposed 10-fold visa-fee hike could raise mobility costs for Indian talent
A Bill before Japan’s Diet seeks to lift the ceiling on visa-extension fees ten-fold and permanent-residence fees thirty-fold, while introducing a JESTA pre-travel authorisation system. Indian professionals—one of the fastest-growing foreign cohorts in Japan—could face sharply higher immigration costs from 2027.