US to tighten visa
policies
Washington
DC: President George W Bush has announced setting up of a
special task force to bar entry of terrorists on American soil,
arrest those already there and tighten visa policies.
Bush ordered the creation of the task force to coordinate
programmes meant to deny entry of non-US citizens tied to
terrorism and "locate, detain, prosecute or deport" any
such aliens already there.
Bush also ordered officials to "tighten up" US visa
policies and ensure that someone in the US on a student visa
"actually goes to school."
Bush's order sets in motion a review of the student visa policy
"to prohibit the education and training of foreign nationals
who would use their training to harm the US and its allies,"
the White House said in a statement.
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BA forced to
withdraw fare reduction
Mumbai: British Airways has decided to withdraw its Biggest,
Lowest Offer of India-London return fares at Rs 18,000. The
airline, faced with intense opposition from travel agents, other
airlines and the International Air Transport Authority, finally
decided to call off the offer on Monday evening.
Rival airlines like Air-India, other European carriers, and even
the Gulf carriers were affected as passengers started turning to
British Airways. The disgruntled airlines lobbied with various
authorities like the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation and
IATA to exert pressure BA to call off the offer.
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