MHA clarifies exit fee for child passenger after AI-171 victim's relative alleges 1,000 pound demand by immigration officerA relative of three victims of the AI-171 plane crash alleged that the family had to pay 1,000 pounds to an immigration officer to board th...
14 Jun, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Gujarat man’s bid to enter US with this country's passport shocks immigration officersA man from Gujarat, A C Patel, was arrested by Delhi Police after attempting to enter the US using a fake Pakistani passport. He paid an ag...
03 Mar, 2025, 07.38 AM IST
Where are the deported Indian immigrants from the US who are fearing stigma?Most of the 33 Gujarati deportees from the US have gone into hiding to escape social stigma and legal scrutiny. They fear social backlash a...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
Passport surrenders double in a year in Gujarat. Here's the reason whyGujarat's passport surrenders increased significantly from 241 in 2022 to 485 in 2023, with 244 by May 2024, primarily from 30-45 year-olds...
11 Jul, 2024, 06.35 PM IST
Gujarat: 17 visa consultancy firms raided over document irregularity complaintsSeveral visa consultant firms were under the scanner after complaints were received that people going abroad, especially to the USA, Canada...
16 Dec, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Passport offices overflowing with Gujaratis attempting to fix traditional 'suffixes' in their namesOfficials at the RPO acknowledged that this linguistic practice stems from the region's speech patterns. However, it becomes problematic wh...
16 Jul, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
How suffixes put 'bhais, bens' in Gujarat in a passport fixA large number of persons of Gujarati origin face the issue as it's a cultural norm to add 'ben' after women and 'bhai' after men's names a...
16 Jul, 2023, 10.35 AM IST
Couple in Gujarat leaves govt job, spends Rs 1 crore to settle US illegally, held at airportThis was not the first time when the couple tried to go the US. In 2018, they tried to reach US illegally on fake passport, but were deport...
01 Sep, 2022, 12.57 PM IST
Passport application fees reduced for those under 8 years and over 60 years of age: Sushma SwarajExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced 10 per cent reduction in passport fee for applicants who are under eight and over 60.
23 Jun, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
Narendra Modi's passport application cannot be disclosed: CICThe passport office had earlier refused to share the documents, saying it is "personal information" which cannot be provided under the Righ...
05 Mar, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
Postal department revenue deficit widened to Rs 8,670 crore till DecemberThe DoP had registered a revenue deficit of Rs 6,007 crore in the fiscal year 2015-16, as per data shared by Communications Minister Manoj ...
08 Feb, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
MEA and Postal Dept to join hands for better facilitation of passportsOfficials from the postal department would be executing work done by passport officials as per the Passport Act.
24 Jan, 2017, 10.03 PM IST
Soon, police verification for passport may take just eight daysIn the past months, technology , coercion and political push has succeeded in integrating 683 of 731 police districts in India with the pas...
21 Feb, 2016, 11.52 AM IST
Nothing wrong in Jasodaben seeking info on PM Narendra Modi's marriage document for passport: CongressCongress today saw nothing wrong in PM Modi's wife Jashodaben seeking to know the marriage related documents he had submitted to get his pa...
11 Feb, 2016, 09.01 PM IST
PM Modi's wife files RTI, seeks details of his passportThe application comes after she was denied a passport last year because she failed to produce her marriage certificate or a joint affidavit...
11 Feb, 2016, 12.57 PM IST
1.14 crore more passport holders in two years but verification still the baneAccording to foreign ministry joint secretary and chief passport officer Muktesh Pardeshi, 61% of all passport verifications were completed...
18 Jan, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
Overseas Gujaratis have no interest in state electionsGlobally placed sizable chunk of Gujaratis apparently have no interest in elections back home, as just five overseas electors have enrolled...
30 Nov, 2012, 01.11 PM IST