Passport
- India
India’s passport power slides to 85th rank among 199 countries in Henley Index
New Delhi: India’s passport power slipped to the 85th rank out of 199 countries, losing its global mobility, according to a quarterly report of the 2025 Henley Passport Index released on Wednesday.…
- Middle East
UAE entry permit applicants must submit passport cover page
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has updated its entry permit application process, making it mandatory for applicants to submit a copy of their passport’s external cover page. The requirement was…
- Hyderabad
Passport office in Old City of Hyderabad: Applicants report inconveniences
Hyderabad: Within a few days of the opening of the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), also informally known as a passport office, applicants started complaining of inconveniences. While some face confusion over the…
- Hyderabad
IT minister Sridhar urges Centre to open more passport offices in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Tuesday, September 16, urged the Union Government to establish an additional Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Hyderabad to meet the growing demands…
- Hyderabad
Passport office in Hyderabad: PSK inaugurated in Old City on Sept 16
Hyderabad: Finally, the Old City of Hyderabad got a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), also informally known as a passport office, on Tuesday, September 16. Today, the PSK was inaugurated in the presence…
- Hyderabad
No new passport offices in Hyderabad, existing centres relocated: MEA
Hyderabad: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has clarified that no new Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs), also informally known as passport offices, have been approved for Hyderabad. The services that are set…
- Hyderabad
PSKs in Hyderabad: Old City passport office work picks up pace
Hyderabad: The number of Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Hyderabad is set to rise as the Old City of Hyderabad is to get a new office on September 16. As the date…
- India
CAA: Govt allows select minorities to stay in India without passport
The Union Home Ministry on Monday, September 1, issued an order announcing that the government now exempts minority communities, namely, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian fleeing religious persecution from Afghanistan,…
- Middle East
Indian expats in Dubai face stricter passport photo requirements from Sept
Dubai: The Indian Consulate in Dubai has introduced new passport photograph requirements for Indian expats, set to take effect from September 1. The updated guidelines align with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)…
- India
List of countries offering visa-free-entry to Indians in 2025
India has jumped eight spots in the Henley Passport Index’s mid-year update as the list of countries offering visa-free-entry to Indians in 2025 has expanded. According to the UK-based Henley Passport Index,…
- India
India leaps 8 spots in global passport index
New Delhi: India has made a jump of eight spots to rank 77th in the Henley Passport Index’s mid-year update. India’s feat is impressive, as it is the biggest climb in ranking…
- Telangana
Telangana Police tops in passport verification with VeriFast app
Hyderabad: With the successful implementation of the digital platform, VeriFast, the Telangana State Police emerged as top top-performing police force in India for passport verification. Telangana director general of intelligence (DIG), B…
- India
Devadasi’s daughter gets passport after 2-yr humiliating struggle for identity
Nari Kamakshi, an accomplished researcher and an aspiring Phd scholar, had been struggling to get a passport for the past two years because she was the daughter of a Devdasi and hence…
- Hyderabad
Passport, visa forgery racket busted in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two individuals were arrested on Wednesday, May 14, for tampering with passports, visas, and bypassing immigration laws to send job seekers to Gulf countries without POE (Protector of Emigrants) certificates and…
- India
India’s Got Latent remarks row: SC orders return of passport to Ranveer Allahbadia
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the return of passport to podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia to enable him travel abroad over work. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar…
