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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 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'...
Brexit at 10: How Britain's financial sector recovered and evolvedPost-Brexit, London's financial landscape has witnessed a decline in its global market influence and workforce numbers. While some position...
PM Modi pushes deeper India-Netherlands collaboration in AI, chips and clean energy during The Hague visitPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged stronger India-Netherlands ties in resilient supply chains and green hydrogen. He highlighted India's di...
Gautam Adani highlights energy & digital security as 'twin foundations' of national powerAdani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said that control over both energy and digital infrastructure will define 21st-century global powers. He ...
India launches e-passports nationwide. What does it mean for your existing one?India has launched its new e-passport system, featuring chip-enabled booklets for all new applications and renewals. This upgrade enhances ...
80 lakh e-passports issued till date; all Indian passports to be chipped by 2035: OfficialsOver 80 lakh e-passports have been issued in India since May 2025, when the country fully switched to the next-generation chipped passports...
Inside India's e-Passport: What it is, how does it work, and why does it matterThe Indian government has introduced e-passports to enhance security and modernize international travel documents. These biometric passport...
Big changes ahead in passports for Indians in UAE in 2025In 2025, India is overhauling its passport system, introducing e-passports with RFID chips for enhanced security and faster processing. Cit...
TCS could roll out chip based e-passports by the end of 2022TCS will refresh existing facilities and systems (including hardware), build new solutions for the issuance of e-passports and improve the ...
102 visits to India by foreign dignitaries in last 2 years: GovernmentThe presidents who visited India during the period included Portugal's Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. The prime minis...
How govt plans to secure your new e-passportThe External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the purpose to issue such e-passport is to make travel easier and smoother, and also to en...
E-passports to have advanced security features: GovtThe government is expected to roll out e-passports this year.
E-passports to have advanced security features: GovtMinister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said93 passport seva kendras and 428 post office passport seva kendras are operation...
Indians to soon get e-passports: Ministry of External AffairsThe microchip embedded in the passport will hold all vital information related to the passport holder’s biometric data, as well as security...
Government working on e-passports: JaishankarThe Ministry has plans to issue chip-enabled e-passports to citizens with advanced security features.
Plans afoot to introduce chip-enabled e-passports with advanced security features: GovtThe government has given its approval for procurement of electronic contact-less inlays for manufacturing of e-passports to the India Secur...
E-passports with high security features likelyE-passports with enhanced security features such as bio-metric details will be launched in 2017.
Coming soon: Tamper-proof e-passports to speed up travelThe technology will make the document more secure and also substantially reduce the time required by the holder for immigration.