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When the state questions your citizenshipAn MEA official's statement that Indian passports aren't proof of citizenship, made during Passport Seva Divas, has sparked concern. Amidst...- MEA's passport remark needs a crucial clarificationMEA's assertion that a passport isn't conclusive proof of citizenship has sparked debate. While legally correct, as citizenship is defined ...
- Passport row highlights India's larger citizenship documentation challengeA remark by an External Affairs Ministry official on Passport Seva Divas that a passport is "a travel document, not a document of citizensh...
- 'Passport never been proof of citizenship': Govt cites Passports Act 1967, Bombay HC rulingGovernment clarifies a passport has never been definitive proof of citizenship, citing the Passports Act and Bombay High Court rulings. Thi...
- China to facilitate travel of 1,000 Indian pilgrims for Kailash Mansarovar YatraThe sacred Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is set to resume in 2026. China will welcome 1,000 Indian pilgrims for the pilgrimage. The Yatra will b...
- Indians no longer need transit visa for air travel via France from April 10Indian citizens travelling through France by air will no longer require a transit visa starting April 10, 2026. This decision, announced by...
- MEA rolls out upgraded Passport Seva 2.0 and e-Passports for citizens in India and abroadThe Ministry of External Affairs has successfully launched Passport Seva Programme V2.0 and Global Passport Seva Programme V2.0. These upgr...
- Passport Seva Kendras at post offices to be increased to 600 by 2028-29India's passport services are expanding. The government and post offices renewed their partnership. They will open more Passport Seva Kendr...
- India updates trade advisory for its SMEs doing business with Chinese firms, says adopt adequate precautionThe Indian Embassy in China has updated its trade advisory for Indian SMEs doing business with Chinese firms. It urges companies to review ...
- Online Post Office Passport Seva Kendras to provide police clearance certificates facilityThe MEA is the nodal ministry for the issuance of passports. The PCCs are a pre-requisite for the issuance of passports to the applicants. ...
- TCS wins second phase of Passport Seva Programme valued at about Rs 6,000 croreIn the next phase, TCS will refresh existing facilities and systems, develop innovative new solutions to enable the issuance of e-passports...
- CBI moves for Mehul Choksi's extraditionThe CBI move comes amidst media reports that Indian agencies told the the Caribbean nation that there was no adverse information against Me...
- India suspends Nirav Modi's passport but he may have Belgian papersModi, his wife Ami, brother Nishal and uncle Mehul Choksi all left the country in the first week of January. Modi was last seen in Switzerl...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Wiser after Lalit Modi snub, ED weighs Vijay Mallya optionsED, which wants to question Mallya in connection with loans given to Kingfisher Airlines, is contemplating asking the Mumbai court to issue...
- Now, police verification after issue of passportAiming for faster delivery of passports, the government today said that police verification will take place after the travel document is is...
- Now, police verification after issue of passportThe External Affairs Ministry has also launched an 'mPassport Police Application' for speedy submission of police verification report.
- From June 1, seamen have to carry passports before travelling abroadExternal Affairs Ministry said the Passport Act, 1967 provides that no person shall depart from, or attempt to depart from India.
- Bank passbooks accepted as address proof for passport: MEAThe MEA has begun accepting statements or passbooks of certain public sector banks as one of documents required for providing address proof.
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