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The popular cinema chain PVR INOX announced a new initiative called the "'PVR INOX Passport" through which one can watch up to 10 movies for just Rs 699 per month
The latest ranking published by Henley Passport Index, released on Tuesday, has stated that the Indian passport improved by five places and is now ranked 80th.
The passports issued between 2015 and early 2018 were scrutinised and it was found that around 60 Kashmiri youths, who were later found active in terror ranks, had used the travel document to visit Pakistan and later joined terror ranks.
Visa applications to travel abroad from Nepal has increased significantly due to ease in travel restrictions as the pandemic continues to debilitate. As per the statistics from Visa Facilitation Services Global (VFS-Global), travel trends have increased by 600 pc by the end of May 2022.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) data has revealed that the Indian passport has improved its ranking from number 90 to 83.
With Taliban taking over Afghanistan, the newly formed government in its latest development announced to start the issuance of national identity cards and passports in coming days. However, the exact date of issuance is still not revealed. This news of issuing new identity cards comes as a sigh of relief for those who are willing to either flee from the country or need to travel to other countries.
The central government announced that the foreign nationals residing in India are now eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccination in India.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to take away certain privileges and rights such as passport clearance, appointment to government jobs if one is found to be involved in anti-India activities.
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti today said on Twitter that she had been denied a passport by the government of India, citing national security. In the tweet, she said, “Passport Office refused to issue my passport based on CID’s report citing it as ‘detrimental to the security of India.
Government employees under suspension or granted sanction of prosecution over corruption charges will not be able to get a passport. The move follows a review of the existing guidelines by the Personnel Ministry, in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Amid the ongoing protest and debate over Citizenship Amendment Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued fresh instructions regarding re-issuance of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders. The Ministry has stated that they have been informed that immigration authorities and airlines in some countries are not allowing OCI cardholders to travel to India on few grounds. In view of the problems being faced by OCI cardholders regarding re-issuance of OCI cards, MEA has been requested to advise Indi
In a crucial decision, Saudi Arabia has announced to allow women to obtain passports and travel abroad without approval from a male ‘guardian’, the government said yesterday, ending a longstanding restriction.
The Passport Seva Divas is celebrated by the Ministry of External Affairs since 2012. The celebration of the 7th Passport Seva Diwas is being held in New Delhi on June 24 and June 25. The function was inaugurated today by the Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. jaishankar, the Secretory to the Department of Posts Anant Narayan Nanda, the Secretory to the CPV & OIA Sanjeev Arora and the Joint Secretory to the CPO and PSP Arun Kumar Chatterjee. Awards were given to the best performing Passport offices and off
Responding to the growing controversy over his citizenship, the Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar has finally smashed the silence saying that he had never hidden the fact that he holds a Canadian passport.
On Monday, Sushma Swaraj introduced revolutionary Bill on Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident of India in Rajya Sabha. The objective of Bill is to create more accountability and offer more protection against the exploitation of Indian women in their NRI spouses.
“Today is very special for me. Because today I am not only the PM of India, but also the host of this ceremony as MP from Varanasi.” said PM Narendra Modi while addressing 2nd day of PBD convention.
Swiping out illegal migrants, the Assam Border police on Saturday, successfully deported 21 Bangladeshi nationals back to their country from Sutarkandi ICP, along the international border. The move came in after the Bangladeshi nationals were detained for violation of Passport Act.
The planned 'Aadhaar Seva Kendras', conceptualised on the lines of Passport Seva Kendras, will offer "hassle-free" enrolment and update facility to ensure ease in Aadhaar-related services to residents, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Tuesday.
With initiating saving schemes for girls, the state of Tamil Nadu tops in mobilisation of deposits for “Selva MagalSemippu Thittam” (Sukanya Samriddi Scheme) across the country with 16 lakh postal saving accounts.
As many as six more Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) will be set up in Gujarat soon. This was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday. Union Minister M J Akbar while addressing the conference said that Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) will be set up in Gujarat’s Amreli, Gandhinagar, Surendranagar, Sabarkantha, Surat and Patan districts. He said, "We have accepted the Gujarat government's demand to open six new passport centres."
The State and Central government is looking to expedite relief and rescue work in collaboration with different agencies. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday after meeting flood victims in Kerala and taking an aerial overview of the situation in the state announced an additional Rs 100 crore flood relief.
It feels so good when you have everything in hand and there is no need to travel to get a thing done. With the digital waves rippling its success all over the new to join the league is the new Passport Seva App. In just two days the passport seva mobile application, which allows users to apply for a passport from anywhere in the country, has registered one million downloads.
Ease of travelling has been a significant aspect and making things feasible through digital initiatives, many things have been easily accessible. On a similar move, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched new passport Seva App, availing people to apply for passport from any part of the country through the App.
Saudi Arabia bringing a major reform in its aviation sector, has decided to stop retaining the passports of crew members of Indian airlines including Air India and Jet Airways on arrival. Notably, the strengthened diplomatic relations between India and Saudi Arabia has brought an immense benefit to Indians in many sectors. Therefore, Saudi Arabia has given a major relief to the crew members of Indian Airlines.
In a new attempt to exemplify stringent actions against people sighting corruption. Especially Government officers facing criminal or corruption charges will be denied vigilance clearance for the grant of passport, according to new guidelines finalized by the Personnel ministry.
Extending the deadline indefinitely to March 31 of linking Aadhaar card to bank accounts, mobile numbers and various other schemes has given a sigh of relief to many. However sighting this issuance of order by the Supreme Court, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said the requirement of Aadhaar for opening new bank accounts or applying for Tatkal passports will continue.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday moved to a special court to seek a non-bailable warrant against billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi in connection with the money laundering case registered after the Rs. 11,400-crore Punjab National Bank loan fraud case.
Amid highly intensified probe into the Punjab National Bank fraud case, the PNB bank on Monday revealed an additional unauthorized transaction related to the scam by billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, increasing the estimated size of the fraud by Rs 1,322 crore. The latest increase means that the total fraud now amounts to nearly Rs 12,622 crore as against the original estimated over Rs 11,400 crore.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) taking its probe to a next level, will soon send judicial requests to over a dozen countries for obtaining information about the overseas businesses and assets of billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi and owner of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi in the 11,378.68 Crores Punjab National Bank loan fraud case.
Keeping the agenda of zero tolerance against corruption on top, PM Modi led central government on Saturday revoked the passports of diamond merchant Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Gems owner Mehul Choksi in the Rs 11,378.68 Crores Punjab National Bank loan fraud case.
In order to reduce the burden on the only Passport Seva Kendra in the state it has been decided to set up six passport centers in the main post offices located in Almora, Rudrapur, Nainital, Roorkee, Kathgodam, and Pauri.
Taking a step forward in the Rs 11,378.68 Crores Punjab National Bank scam, the Ministry of External Affairs has suspended the passports of diamond merchant Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Gems owner Mehul Choksi for four weeks on Friday.
The Punjab National Bank scammer and billionaire diamond jeweller Nirav Modi was neither a part of the official delegation that India led to the Davos 2018 Summit nor he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was said by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday, hours after it suspended passport of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
In a bid to bring down the waiting period in the appointment cycle and expedite the application process of the local and outstation applicants, Passport Office Jammu has decided to organize special ‘Passport Mela' in Jammu on February 3 of this year.
The last page of the passport which includes father's name or guardian's name, mother, spouse, and address will continue to be there on it. Ministry of External Affairs has decided to continue with the current practice of printing of the last page of the passport and not to issue a separate passport with an orange color jacket to Emigration Check Required (ECR) passport holders.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said to continue with current practice of printing of last page of passport and not to issue separate passport with orange colour jacket to Emigration Check Required (ECR) passport holders.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that the government has decided to reduce the cost of passport application by 10% for children below 8 years and senior citizens.
The last page of the passport which includes father's name or guardian's name, mother, spouse and address would not be there anymore. In addition, father's name will not be mentioned in it.
A small black covered diary type book on which it is typed “Republic Of India” or “भारत गणराज्य” then surely it will be a passport of India. Nowadays passport services are so smooth that getting passport has now become easier. But have you ever thought that how people must have got passport during British era or how were the passports during that time?
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday has taken a massive decision to approve visa on arrival for Indian passport holders with United Kingdom and European Union residency visa. Now, all the Indian nationals residing in United Kingdom and European Union can easily travel to UAE as visa processes are simplified. The visit of more Indians will bring boost in the economy of the UAE.
