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Sonali

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Sonali is a journalist and Senior Sub Editor at Business Today, leading the NRI and Education sections with a keen focus on visas and global mobility trends. She delivers accessible, actionable stories on visa reforms, travel opportunities, and the experiences of Indians abroad. Beyond the newsroom, Sonali is an avid singer and passionate food and travel enthusiast, often drawing inspiration from her journeys and culinary discoveries. Her work combines in-depth reporting with a love for exploring cultures, making h...

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Travelling abroad after July 1? New US, Japan and Vietnam rules to know

From US fast-track fee to Japan visa fee hike: Visa changes for travellers from July 1

by Sonali |Jun 27, 2026

From July 1, travel and migration rules will see significant updates in the US, Japan, Vietnam and Australia, impacting visa fees, interview scheduling, health declarations and salary thresholds

Paint yourself into a wall: Inside the hide-and-seek game exploding on social media

Paint, pose and disappear: What is Meccha Chameleon, Instagram’s viral new hide-and-seek game?

by Sonali |Jun 25, 2026

The indie multiplayer game combines hide-and-seek with digital painting. Instead of transforming into a chair, box or other object, players must manually paint their characters to match walls, floors,...

Tired of viral hotspots? Indians are choosing quieter holidays built around ‘hushpitality’

Fewer crowds, slower days: Why Indian travellers are looking beyond bucket-list cities

by Sonali |Jun 25, 2026

Indian holidaymakers are increasingly looking beyond crowded bucket-list locations, choosing mountain towns, lesser-known islands, cultural centres and quieter stretches of coastline instead

From AI to medicine: Nita Ambani announces seven-school university near Mumbai

Reliance AGM 2026: Nita Ambani unveils 410-acre university near Mumbai with seven world-class schools

by Sonali |Jun 19, 2026

The permanent campus will come up at Dronagiri and will offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes across engineering, management, law, medicine, architecture, humanities ...

EB-1 rolls back to October 2022: July Visa Bulletin delivers another India setback

US July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2, EB-5 close for Indians; Here's what changes for family-based Green Card queuers 

by Sonali |Jun 19, 2026

The bulletin, released as the United States approaches the final quarter of fiscal year 2026, reflects heavy demand for the limited number of employment-based immigrant visas available to Indian appli...

Saffron, pink guava, and spruce tips: The World Gin Day guide to India's best — and the world's

World Gin Day 2026: The best Indian and international gins to pour, sip, and savour this year

by Sonali |Jun 13, 2026

This year, the choices are better than ever, from craft distilleries in Meghalaya and Goa putting Indian botanicals on the global map, to century-old London houses and a German Black Forest pressing 4...

Why Indian students abroad suddenly need more money as the rupee weakens

Studying abroad gets costlier: Rupee's 10% slide against dollar may cost you ₹8 lakh extra a year - here's the math

by Sonali |Jun 12, 2026

With the Indian currency depreciating by more than 10% against the US dollar over the past year and weakening against several other major currencies, families are being forced to rethink budgets, seek...

Backpacks over suitcases, utility over tech: How India's luggage preferences are shifting fast

Waterproof, lightweight, no USB ports: What Indians actually want from their luggage in 2026

by Sonali |Jun 11, 2026

68% of Indian consumers travel every two to three months or more, and nearly four in ten consumers aged 25 to 44 travel monthly or more, according to a new report released

US launches $750 expedited visa interview option ahead of FIFA World Cup — here's what it means

US visa interview for B-1/B-2 in just 10 days for $750 extra: How new pilot programme works

by Sonali |Jun 9, 2026

The programme will run through December 31, 2026, giving the State Department a six-month window to assess demand and operational impact before deciding whether to make it permanent

Indian travellers are ditching the plains for the peaks this summer — and the data proves it

From metros to mountains: Why Leh, Kasol and McLeod Ganj are India's hottest summer picks

by Sonali |Jun 5, 2026

The trend is being driven largely by travellers from metro cities, pointing to a growing preference for outdoor, experience-led escapes over conventional summer destinations