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Topic: Passports

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.

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.

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.

Government officials facing corruption charges won’t get passports

The competent authority can, however, take a view wherein foreign travel is necessitated due to urgent situations like medical emergencies.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.