Passport
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Govt mulling to make Aadhaar or passport compulsory for domestic air travel: Report
India | Apr 09, 2017, 11:50 AM ISTThe government is considering to make Aadhaar or passport compulsory for domestic air travel to identify flyers before it brings out no-fly list.
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Govt announces 19 new Post Office Passport Seva Kendras in 4 states
India | Mar 17, 2017, 04:34 PM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DoP) on Thursday decided to open another 19 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) in four states, an official said.
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Australian airports to go passport-free from 2020; facial recognition and fingerprints to identify passengers
World | Jan 22, 2017, 05:36 PM ISTIn an overhaul of security at all its international airports, Australia today announced that technology is set to replace passports as means of identifying passengers by 2020. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is
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MEA announces new passport rules, Aadhar card to be accepted as date of birth proof
India | Dec 23, 2016, 06:50 PM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today announced new rules for applying for Indian passport.
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Know what happened when Uber CEO Travis Kalanick landed in India without a visa
Dec 18, 2016, 05:18 PM ISTTravelling without visa could lead anyone in trouble but for Travis Kalanick, Uber co-founder and chief executive, it was not that troublesome as he entered India without one. He found himself "without a visa" and
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Govt simplify rules to change the date of birth in a passport
India | Dec 11, 2016, 05:01 PM ISTIn order to further simplify services relating to issuance of passport, the government has made process to change the date of birth in the existing travel document easy. Making the changes in existing rule,
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Want to return to India but my passport is revoked: Mallya to Delhi court
Sep 09, 2016, 02:08 PM ISTBeleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Friday informed a Delhi court that he wants to come to India but is unable to travel back as his passport has been suspended by Indian authorities.
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No legal requirement for insisting upon father’s name in passport, rules Delhi HC
India | Aug 23, 2016, 10:53 AM ISTThe Delhi High Court has ruled that passport authorities cannot insist upon mentioning the name of an applicant’s father in the travel document.
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With racial abuse on the rise post-Brexit, man flashes British passport for ‘safety reasons'
World | Jun 30, 2016, 05:42 PM ISTEuropean Union: In a chilling account of the aftermath of Britain being voted out of the EU, a British man has issued a set of 'safety precautions' for the ethnic minorities post-Brexit in a video. The video shows Nalin Dissanayake walking along the
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Chhota Rajan passport case: Supplementary charge sheet filed
India | May 03, 2016, 11:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CBI has filed a supplementary charge sheet in a special court in an alleged fake passport case in which gangster Chhota Rajan along with three retired public servants are facing prosecution.
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German passport most powerful in world, Afghan least: Report
World | Feb 26, 2016, 06:12 PM ISTKabul: The Afghan passport has been identified as the least powerful in the world for the restrictions the countrymen face in terms of visa-free travel, an index by a London-based consulting firm showed on Friday.The
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Get your passport first, Police verification later : Sushma Swaraj
India | Jan 28, 2016, 10:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: In an attempt to smoothen up the issuance of Passport, the ministry of external affairs has announced a slew of changes in its passport policies.Now, getting the passport is going to take less
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MEA to give passports free of cost to those who lost them in floods
India | Dec 07, 2015, 07:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government will issue fresh passports free of cost to those people in Chennai whose travel document was either lost or damaged in the devastating floods in the city.The External Affairs Ministry, which issues
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Chennai Floods: People who lost passports will get fresh one free of charge
National | Dec 07, 2015, 03:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: People who lost their passports during floods in Chennai will be able to get fresh passports free of charge, Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said today.“If your passport is lost or damaged
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Albania, India sign MoU on diplomatic passport holders
World | Nov 28, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTTirana: Albania and India have signed an agreement on the removal of visa requirements for diplomatic and service passport holders between the two countries, Albanian Foreign Affairs Ministry has said.The agreement will serve the interests
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How did Chhota Rajan get Tatkal passport, CBI wants to know
India | Nov 10, 2015, 10:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: A special CBI team interrogating long-absconding underworld don Chhota Rajan will visit Karnataka in a couple of days to enquire from the regional passport officials who had issued him a passport in 2003
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Chhota Rajan's 'fake-identity' passport revoked, inquiry on
India | Nov 05, 2015, 06:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has revoked the passport of arrested underworld don Chhota Rajan as an investigation found that the document was procured on a fake identity by him from the Indian mission in Australia."His passport
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Do you know how powerful the Indian passport is?
Lifestyle | Sep 09, 2015, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: An interesting new Passport Power Rank reveals which country's passports are the best - and worst - to have. Created by financial advisory firm, Arton Capital, it ranks passports based on the number
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Monica Shahi becomes first Nepalese to get transgender passport
World | Aug 13, 2015, 10:35 PM ISTIt is finally a huge moment for the 37 year old Monica Shahi after she became the first citizen of Nepal to carry a passport that allows its bearer to select a gender other than
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No police verification required for reissue of passports
India | Aug 05, 2015, 07:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major relief to the people facing delay in for re-issuance of passports because of police verification, the government today said it will not be required if the first passport was issued