G20 summit: Diplomats hail ‘Chandrayaan moment’ for Indian diplomacyThe G20 summit in Delhi was praised for converting a diplomatic event into a "people's movement," according to Muktesh Pardeshi, Special Se...
16 Sep, 2023, 03.40 PM IST
Looking forward to India trip, disappointed Xi not attending G20 summit: US President Joe BidenIndia, as the current president of the G20, is hosting the annual summit on September 9 and 10. Biden, along with other world leaders, is s...
04 Sep, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
G20 summit: Indian street food, millets on world leaders' platterWorld leaders attending the G20 summit in India will be treated to a variety of Indian street food, including dishes from Chandni Chowk. In...
03 Sep, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
India to host Parliament-20 meeting mid-October: OfficialIndia will host the Parliament-20 meeting next month, with speakers and presiding officers of G20 countries and invitee nations participati...
01 Sep, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
India briefs G20 states on its priorities at picturesque setting of AndamansOver 40 Missions and International Organizations participated in the program. They were given detailed briefings by G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant...
26 Nov, 2022, 10.28 PM IST
Indian-origin MP, Gaurav Sharma, in New Zealand takes oath in SanskritIndia's High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, Muktesh Pardeshi said on Twitter that Sharma took oath first in "New Zealand's indigeno...
25 Nov, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
India third in world in issuing passports: MEA officialIndia now ranks third in the world after China and the US in issuing passports with the number having doubled since 2010.
22 Feb, 2016, 03.10 PM IST
Passport seva kendras in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland this monthSaha sought Tatkal facility for passports in the Tripura kendra as a large number of people travel through Bangladesh to go to other parts ...
01 Jan, 2016, 03.30 PM IST
E-passports to be rolled by 2016"We are going ahead and are in the process of tendering. By 2015-16 we should be able to achieve e-passport," Muktesh K Pardeshi said.
05 Jan, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Coalscam: Court asks passport authorities to take decisionSpecial court directed authorities to take decision by October 17 regarding action to be taken in connection with accused's passport seized...
30 Sep, 2014, 10.13 PM IST
Passport delivery to become hassle-free, no police verification in case of renewalThe ministry is set to waive a second police verification in case of passport renewal provided the previous police verification was clear.
04 Jul, 2014, 10.26 AM IST
Attention biz travellers! Jumbo passport wait to endA shortage of booklets had stalled almost 14,000 passports in Mumbai (13,681 standard 34-page passports and 173 jumbo 60-page
13 Jun, 2014, 08.16 AM IST
Now, apply for passport through smartphonesApplicants will soon be able to apply for passports through their smart phones, a senior official said today.
24 Jul, 2013, 05.02 PM IST
Passport Seva Proj completes a year; processes 1 cr applicationPSP which runs in public-private-partnership mode with IT major TCS as a service provider has completed its first year of successful rollou...
22 Jun, 2013, 04.52 PM IST
More passport slots for DelhiIn Delhi, the appointment cycle has been increased from the present three-seven days to 15-21 days, and nearly 15,000 appointment slots hav...
11 May, 2013, 06.28 AM IST
- Police verification for passports to be fast-tracked: official
The police verification process for issuance of passport, which has been found to be more time consuming, will be fast-tracked.
07 Apr, 2013, 02.42 PM IST
- 80 lakh passports to be issued this year: MEA official
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is expected to issue over 80 lakh passports this year as compared to 73.65 lakh in 2011.
15 Nov, 2012, 05.31 PM IST