The United States of America has changed its VISA policy for Pakistan amid soaring tensions with India, said a TV report.

The International Olympic Committee or IOC has decided to "suspend all discussions" with India regarding organizing of global sporting events after Pakistani shooters were not issued visas for the World Cup in New Delhi.

After series of rumours about government claims of introducing smart passport, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech in the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) said that India will soon replace its traditional paper passports with chip based e-passport.

The Ministry of Home Affairs in India has reportedly approved Aadhaar as a valid ID proof for travelling in Nepal and Bhutan. The 12-digit unique identification number will act as official document for Indians below the age of 15, and senior citizens above 65.

For all those travellers who own an Indian Passport, the new Visa rules have been upgraded, making travelling through countries even more convenient.

With hopes of attracting more Indian travellers from the southern region of India, Israel will open a visa application centre in Hyderabad by October this year, an Israeli official said here on Thursday.

China has refused to renew the visa for an American journalist whose reporting on sensitive issues like human rights violation in Xinjiang seems to have ticked off the Chinese government.

The Australian High Commission on Monday warned Indians of a visa scam in Delhi wherein over 50 people had been duped of lakhs of rupees.

In a bid to encourage more Indian travellers to visit Israel, the Middle East nation has opened a Visa Application Centre here that would cater to West Bengal and seven northeastern states.

Dubai is aiming for 20 million visitors from around the globe by 2020 and is heavily banking on tourists from India, which is currently the country's number one source market with 13 per cent of its total tourist share, a Dubai Tourism official said here on Monday.