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Topic: Passports

Jaishankar lauds govt staff for timely issuing of passports to Indians amid Covid pandemic

Addressing an event to mark 'Passport Seva Divas', the minister said the ministry has integrated 174 Indian embassies and consulates abroad with the passport service programme.

Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti’s passport application rejected due to ‘adverse’ police report

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said the rejection showed 'the level of normalcy achieved in Kashmir' since August 2019, when Article 370 was scrapped.

J&K Police opposes Mehbooba Mufti’s passport application citing ‘adverse report’ against her

The PDP leader had applied for a fresh passport in December 2019, but the application has not been cleared till date in the absence of a police verification report.

Rich Americans are increasingly looking for a second passport

The current heightened interest among US citizens for a second passport predates the coronavirus pandemic, but the crisis has helped turbo-charge demand.

China threatens to stop recognising UK-issued Hong Kong passports

China’s Foreign Ministry says Britain has violated its own promises and insisted on interfering with Hong Kong affairs and China’s domestic issues.

Taiwan minimises ‘Republic of China’ in passports to stop citizens being mistaken for Chinese

The redesign is the latest move by President Tsai Ing-wen to assert Taiwan’s separate status from the People’s Republic of China.

Lotus symbol on new passports part of enhanced security measures, says MEA

The govt was responding to opposition members alleging that the move was a "further saffronisation" attempt by the Modi govt, given that the lotus is BJP's election symbol.

Govt cancels passport of Nithyananda, self-styled godman wanted on rape charges

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the government has also rejected Nithyananda's request to renew his passport.

You might soon be travelling without a passport – this is how

Passengers arriving at participating airports will already have their identity data encrypted and stored on their mobile phone, instead of on a passport microchip.

Coming soon, breeze through immigration in just 60 seconds

The e-passport will contain a 64 KB chip that will have all details of the passport-holder. The move will help crack down on trafficking and fake passports.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.