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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicBirth Certificate

Topic: Birth Certificate

Passport rules change, birth certificate only valid date-of-birth proof for those born after 1 Oct 2023

As birth certificate registrations increase, the Centre has brought this amendment. But those born before the cut-off can use documentation allowed as proof of date of birth earlier.

All-India NRC will certainly fail. Here’s what Modi govt should do for its citizenship plan

To believe Modi govt can put 130 crore people through a process like NRC on such a shaky documentary foundation is to ask for more trouble.

1 billion people in the world can’t formally prove their identity. This can help

A digital ID uses technology to verify your identity and can streamline transactions between governments and citizens, reducing lengthy processes.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.