PASSPORT RENEWAL
Spain launches the ‘porn passport’: All about the initiative taken to curb teen addiction to adult content In an effort to protect adolescents from pornography addiction, the Spanish government has implemented strict measures to regulate access to adult content online. They are preparing to release an app aimed at preventing children from accessing R-rat...
07 Jul, 2024, 12.45 PM ISTOver 14 lakh visa applications submitted monthly in 2023: EAM Jaishankar on Passport Seva Divas External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the Ministry's accomplishment of providing 1.65 crore passport-related services to Indian citizens in 2023 and processing over 14 lakh visa applications monthly during the 12th Passport Seva Divas.
24 Jun, 2024, 02.01 PM ISTGet ready to renew your US passport online, though there is a catch Eligible individuals will be permitted to renew their US passports online. This service is available only in the US and not available to those applying through US missions abroad.
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29 May, 2024, 12.03 PM ISTSC adjourns hearing on Prashant Bhushan's plea challenging provision in passport law The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till after summer vacations a petition challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of passport law and a notification providing for issuance of passport for only a year to an accused on receipt of a...
09 May, 2024, 12.15 PM ISTCentral government employees, pensioners: How to apply for CGHS online and offline, know CGHS charges Under CGHS, central government employees and central government pensioners and their family members can get quality healthcare facilities at reasonable rates. To get the benefits under CGHS, a central government employee needs to make a CGHS card. H...
13 Mar, 2024, 11.10 AM ISTInfosys plans walk-in recruitment event in Bengaluru on March 9 Infosys' hiring comes after a renewal of four big-ticket contracts, spurring the need for more professionals. The company has sent a broadcast mail to employees, urging them to refer potential candidates in a sign of easing curbs on hiring and reviv...
29 Feb, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTFrance's 'talent passport': All about the four-year visa for highly-skilled foreign workers France's 'talent passport' allows non-EU nationals who show promise for significant contributions to France's economy or culture, including highly qualified researchers, artists, and individuals distinguished in science, literature, arts, academia, ...
19 Feb, 2024, 02.29 PM ISTUS launches five-week pilot programme to renew H-1B visas domestically: Check if you're eligible Launched on January 29, the pilot renewal programme will run till April 1. It will allow H-1B visa holders who are currently in status to renew their visas in the US before a temporary trip abroad. An announcement in this regard was made during the ...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.19 AM ISTH-1B visa domestic renewal begins January 29, 2024: Key dates to note, fees & documents you need In a recent Federal Register announcement, the US State Department has unveiled that the initiative is set to kick off on January 29, 2024. It has also introduced specific limits and procedures for interested individuals. The program is designed t...
25 Dec, 2023, 02.41 PM ISTPolice nor criminal court can seize passport, says Karnataka HC The facts of the case date back to 1999 when Kasliwal had executed an agreement in favour of various lenders for loans secured. In 2015, the lender banks initiated a case before the Debt Recovery Tribunal seeking repayment and in default attachment ...
16 Dec, 2023, 12.27 PM ISTManipur: Detained woman with Norwegian passport is Myanmar rebel group member The Norwegian woman of Myanmar origin is currently in the custody of the state government. She was was apprehended by Assam Rifles (AR) near Manipur’s Moreh town with expired travel documents in August last year. She was charged of travelling withou...
03 Nov, 2023, 10.53 PM ISTViral video: Kerala man turns passport booklet into phone directory A peculiar sight unfolded in Kerala when a passport, submitted for renewal, raised eyebrows due to its unexpected transformation into a telephone directory. The astonishing incident was captured on video and shared on the microblogging platform X, w...
03 Nov, 2023, 06.28 PM ISTPassport renewals for NRIs: A step-by-step guide to renewing your Indian passport from within the country and abroad Indian passport holders, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), need to renew their passports when they expire. The process for renewal or reissue is similar and involves filling out an application form, visiting a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) for ver...
09 Oct, 2023, 03.46 PM ISTCoal scam: Delhi court gives 'no-objection' for renewal of Naveen Jindal's passportCoal scam: Delhi court gives 'no-objection' for renewal ' Jindal is an accused in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. Both the CBI and the ED did not oppose the application.
03 Sep, 2023, 03.42 PM IST1997 Uphaar cinema fire: HC rejects Gopal Ansal's early hearing plea in passport renewal matter The Delhi High Court rejected an application by real estate tycoon Gopal Ansal, seeking an urgent hearing of his plea for renewal of passport for 10 years. Ansal has said in his application that he needs to travel abroad for business meetings for wh...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.53 PM ISTBombay High Court allows actor Shiney Ahuja, who was convicted in 2011 rape case, to renew passport for 10 years Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who was convicted in 2011 for raping his domestic help and is currently out on bail, has been granted permission by the Bombay High Court to renew his passport for a period of ten years.
09 Aug, 2023, 07.44 AM ISTAhmedabad RPO issues passport to a family in just 2 hours for emergency travel to US Ahmedabad Regional Passport Office issued passports in just two hours for Pratik Parikh and his family, who were urgently wanting to attend a funeral in the US. The family encountered a hurdle with the passports for Pratik's daughters. Prisha's pass...
07 Aug, 2023, 03.47 PM ISTPMLA court allows Sanjay Raut to renew diplomatic passport Raut's petition said that he had applied to the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha for the renewal of his diplomatic passport, but was asked to obtain the PMLA court's permission. The prosecution told the court that Raut is not supposed to leave India...
12 May, 2023, 06.40 PM ISTUK passport renewal to face setbacks as passport officers go on five-week strike action More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working across most of the UK's passport offices including in London, Liverpool and Glasgow will walk out from April 3 to May 5, the union said in a statement on Friday. They ...
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