Employer can’t deny NOC for passport due to pending disciplinary proceedings: Odisha High CourtThe employee had three disciplinary proceedings pending against him; he sought an NOC for a passport to visit his daughter in Singapore, bu...
23 Dec, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
Divorced wife files case for renewal of children passport without husband’s no-objection certificate, wins in Gujarat High CourtA divorced mother in Gujarat has successfully obtained her children's passport renewals without her ex-husband's No Objection Certificate (...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.58 AM IST
Can Pope Leo remain a US citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church, faces a unique legal situation as an American citizen and head of Vatican ...
25 May, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
CAA ensures Matuas' legal citizenship, protects against future NRC: Union Minister Shantanu ThakurUnion Minister Shantanu Thakur advocates for CAA to secure legal citizenship for Matua community, protecting them from potential NRC implic...
06 Apr, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
Gender-reassigned passports, thoda jaldiThe petitioner could not get a passport even after a new voter ID, Aadhaar card, and PAN card had been reissued in 2019. Despite such progr...
23 Nov, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
China is suffering a brain drain. The US isn't exploiting it.Chinese professionals, including tech experts, are increasingly leaving China to escape political oppression, bleak economic prospects, and...
03 Oct, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
Brazil's Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula's green ambitionsThe BR-319 highway connects Porto Velho to Manaus. It was abandoned in the 1980s after falling into disuse, but the government has shown si...
07 May, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Why India shouldn’t let Pakistan lose another warA less hostile public attitude toward Pak will allow India to take a few out-of-the box steps.
16 Aug, 2018, 05.14 PM IST
Orange passports: Rahul Gandhi says it shows BJP's discriminatory mindset"Treating India's migrant workers like second class citizens is completely unacceptable. This action demonstrates BJP's discriminatory mind...
14 Jan, 2018, 06.46 PM IST
Passports may not serve as address proofThe last page of the passport and other travel documents issued under the Passports Act, 1967 and Passport Rules, 1980 "would no longer be ...
13 Jan, 2018, 05.16 PM IST
Aadhar, E-aadhar with DoB will now be accepted as proof for passportMEA has taken a number of steps to streamline, liberalise and ease the process of issue of passport for the benefit of the citizens
10 Aug, 2017, 01.22 PM IST
Birth certificates no longer a must for passportAccording to the Passport Rules, 1980, all applicants born on or after 26/01/1989, had to submit a birth certificate, a mandatory provision.
24 Jul, 2017, 07.19 AM IST
Invasion, coup or muddle through? How the Qatar crisis could endMoving to a negotiated settlement is likely to be harder than during an earlier attempt by Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to bring Qatar to ...
18 Jun, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
Process for change in date of birth in passport made easyMaking the changes in existing rule, the government has also allowed digitally signed marriage and birth certificates as valid proofs of ma...
11 Dec, 2016, 01.35 PM IST
NRIs investing in India should be given dual citizenship: Lord Swraj PaulPaul highlighted that PM Modi has pledged to end corruption and end the illicit flow of funds which are a "disgrace to a proud nation".
30 Oct, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
How Indian Super League can make a positive difference to football in IndiaDon’t expect India to qualify for the next World Cup because we suddenly have Pires and Del Piero playing here. But the presence of celebri...
14 Sep, 2014, 01.44 PM IST
Make mothers first guardians: PanelIn a move to empower women, a government panel wants that a mother should be listed as the first guardian for all official purposes instead...
11 Apr, 2012, 09.13 AM IST