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Pakistan to issue blue passports to ex-MPs’ children. People question the ‘class privilege’

Criticism of the bill also came from within the governing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, with former Pakistani railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique condemning the proposal.

More expensive for Indians to renew passports in UAE now. That’s not the only change

With BLS and SGIVS shutting down and Alhind unable to formally step in, the missions are running services themselves. All because of legal dispute currently in the Delhi High Court.

Ex-Telegraph editor says he is ‘voteless, passportless’ after West Bengal SIR

R Rajagopal’s name was deleted from West Bengal’s electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision, along with those of over 90 lakh other voters in the state.

Passport & citizenship: Govt drew red line citing Bombay HC order, but look what Delhi HC said in 2018

In 2013, the Bombay High Court had ruled that terminated passport is not valid evidence to establish claim of Indian nationality.

Stranded at Kuala Lumpur airport for 2 weeks, Punjab man who fled country returns to India

High Commission in Kuala Lumpur facilitated transit of man, identified as Akash Pushkarna, hailing from Punjab. He had apparently earlier ‘fled India & sought asylum’ in New Zealand.

Pakistanis are bragging about their passports, thanking Shehbaz Sharif after US-Iran ceasefire

Pakistanis are not only proud of their nation but are also actively speculating about how the peace summit in Islamabad would go.

Embassy of Westarctica: The unreal life of a fake diplomat & his grand illusion in Ghaziabad

This week, UP STF raided Harsh Vardhan Jain’s rented bungalow in Ghaziabad, which he'd been successfully passing off as embassy of ‘Seborgia, Poulbia, Lodonia and Westarctica’ for 8 yrs.

Months after mass deportations by Trump 2.0, ED raids in Punjab, Haryana find dunki rackets still thriving

ED raided 7 locations in Punjab & Haryana. It found several illegalities including firms operating under pseudo names. Some firms ran legal business as well as ‘dunki route’ syndicate.

Foreign Ministry recognises J&K Police for ‘outstanding contributions’ to passport verification services

J&K Police finalised 134,219 passport application verifications between April 2024 & March 2025, considered an 'exceptional disposal rate'.

What Madras HC said slamming practice of seeking husband’s nod for a woman to apply for passport

Ruling that a woman doesn't need her husband’s signature or permission in any form for passport application, court underlined that she doesn't lose her individuality after marriage.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.