Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will now be required to get their document re-issued only once at the age of 20 instead of multiple times needed to be done currently.
Post graduate students in Haryana will now get passport free of cost from their respective colleges.
People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora having overseas citizens of India (OCI) card are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier, according to a statement.
The letter adds that Mehbooba can appeal against the decision at a higher forum provided by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Commenting on the rejection of her application, the PDP president said it shows the level of normalcy achieved in Kashmir.
The Telangana Police has busted a passport racket, leading to the arrest of eight people. The arrested include four Bangladeshi nationals and two policemen. The investigation found that as many as 72 Indian passports were fraudulently obtained.
"There is a clause in the passport law not to issue the document to anyone indulging in anti-national activities. I have only spoken in favour of its enforcement," Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said.
The Delhi Police has issued lookout notices against the farmer leaders against whom FIRs have been filed in connection with Republic Day violence.
The Delhi Police has issued lookout notices against the farmer leaders against whom FIRs have been filed in connection with Republic Day violence.
Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan continue to be the countries with the worst passport to hold with a passport score of 29, 28 and 26 respectively.
The government has decided to allow Indians residing oversees to add their local address in their country of residence mainly to aid those who do not have permanent or valid addresses in India.
In a bizarre incident, a 36-year-old woman allegedly took her lover on Australia tour on a passport forged in her husband's name in January.
The elder daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has sought to change her mother's name in her passport to Mehbooba Syed.
If you are applying for Indian Passport then the Ministry of External Affairs has warned to be wary of fake websites and mobile App. If you are filling up an online form for passport and finalize an appointment date for the in-person verification of documents, there is a chance you might end up filling your confidential data on fake websites.
Further, the Indian Consulate in Dubai can now accept passport applications from expatriates living across the UAE, the Gulf News reported.
Apple currently allows users to use their iPhones as a digital key for their cars. Now it is expected to expand the functionality to more things
External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S Jaishankar on the occasion of Passport Sewa Diwas felicitated all passport issuing authorities in India and abroad.
After serving 32 days in a Paraguayan prison, Ronaldinho was put under house arrest after he paid his bail bond.
Appointments for passport-related services restarted in Chandigarh from May 26.
Western Digital has just announced the launch of the new range of My Passport external hard drives. Read our review to know if you should buy one or not.
Governments should not issue so-called "immunity passports" or "risk-free certificates" as a way of easing lockdowns, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
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