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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 ...- The Passport act: Why the little book was never a proof of citizenshipA recent statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifying that a passport is not proof of citizenship has sparked debate. Indian cou...
- 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...
- Government hikes passport application fees across categories from July 1Passport application fees are set to increase significantly from July 1, 2026, as the Centre amends the Passports Rules, 1980. A standard 3...
- '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...
- Passport is travel document, was never citizenship proof: MEAIndia's passport services have seen a massive expansion, with 1.5 crore services delivered last year and processing times now averaging six...
- Passport not proof of citizenship? The 2,500-year-old history behind the travel documentA recent government clarification in India, stating passports aren't conclusive proof of citizenship, has ignited interest in the document'...
- Trump’s trap: The price Asim Munir must pay for American flatteryTrump’s push to expand the Abraham Accords has placed Pakistan in a sharp diplomatic bind, according to the report. After recent US engagem...
- MEA flags over 1,300 complaints of double passports in five yearsAuthorities have received 1,343 complaints regarding individuals holding more than one Indian passport over the last five years. The govern...
- SC adjourns hearing on Prashant Bhushan's plea challenging provision in passport lawThe Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till after summer vacations a petition challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of pa...
- Enhanced jurisdiction to strengthen hands of state police: BSFSanjay Singh Gehlot, Inspector General of BSF, Guwahati Frontier said that BSF is the first line of Defense and mandated to secure the inte...
- Mehbooba's passport application rejected due to 'adverse' police verification reportIn a letter to the People's Democratic Party (PDP) president, the passport officer has informed Mehbooba that her application for an Indian...
- No passport for corrupt babusThe move follows a review of the existing guidelines by the Personnel Ministry, in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission and t...
- Trouble for Medha Patkar as passport office issues notice for not disclosing informationThe passport officials have sought Medha Patkar's explanation within 10 days from the date of this communication failing which action would...
- 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 ...
- MEA raises issue of non-return of passports by Air IndiaAs on Feb 1, 2017 there were 108 such passports in the custody of Air India, he said the ministry has taken up the matter with the Civil Av...
- 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.
- Coal scam: Court dismisses plea seeking return of passportSpecial CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said the court has no power to release the passport after it is impounded by the passport authorities.
- Coal scam: Court rejects plea seeking return of passportHis lawyer had said that since CBI was not authorised to seize the passport during the probe so the action of sending the passport to the N...
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