Jul 09, 2022 04:02 PM IST

Pune man rips out passport pages to hide Thailand trip from wife, arrested

A Pune resident was arrested on Thursday after officials at Mumbai International Airport's immigration counter found some pages missing from his passport.p

First Russian passports handed out to Ukrainians in occupied south

Russia's TASS agency said 23 Kherson residents received a Russian passport at a ceremony through a "simplified procedure" facilitated by a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May.

Indian passport becomes 83rd most powerful globally in 2022, up from 90th rank

The Henley Passport Index now places India at the 83rd position globally, after Oman and Armenia were added to the list of visa-free destinations. Indian passport holders now have visa-free access to 60 nations.

Where does India stand in world's powerful passport list?

World’s most powerful passports: Where does India stand?

Here’s the top 10 passports for Q4FY21 as ranked by the Henley & Partners’ research team based on data from the International Air Transport Association.

How to link your passport with COVID-19 vaccine certificate

COVID-19: On the government's Co-Win portal, users can link their COVID-19 vaccination certificates to passports. This could avoid potential hassles while travelling abroad.

3 arrested for involvement in forging passports, visas, says Delhi Police; 44 held till Aug 31 this year

According to police, 99 agents involved in passport or visa forgery cases were arrested by IGI airport police during a special drive in 2020 and 2021.

How to apply for passport at nearby post office

India Post is now offering passport registration and passport apply facility at various post offices in India.

These countries are now accepting visa applications from Indian passport-holders

These countries are accepting visa appliations from Indian passport holders.

Are COVID-19 vaccine passports fair?

At the time I did not think twice about arranging (and paying) for these. It was simply the “vaccine passport” that was required for travelling to these parts of the world. Since I would also be working in a healthcare environment, I accepted the vaccines as needed to protect myself and the patients I would be caring for.

Visa-free destinations for Indians to travel and the world’s most powerful passports

Here's a look at the world’s most powerful passports based on their visa-free score. Where does India stand and which are the destinations Indians can travel to without requiring a visa?

In charts: Most powerful passports in 2021

The most powerful passport in the world in terms of travel freedom.

Travel in pandemic | You can go to these countries if you hold Indian passport

If you have an Indian passport, there are a few countries you can travel to currently including Russia, Egypt and South Africa.

Want to change address in passport? Here’s the step by step online process

The Passport Seva portal helps you make changes to your address in the passport online. You can get a new passport issued.

Denied passport over 'national security concerns', says former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba had applied for the renewal of her passport that had expired. The application was turned down citing an "adverse" feedback received from the J&K Crime Investigation Department.

Plan to travel abroad? Check out countries you can visit visa-free or with visa-on-arrival

Sixteen countries provide visa-free entry to Indian citizens and 43 allow visa-on-arrival facility.

Indians can sit at home and have a US bank account, here is how

Sukeert Shanker, the founder and CEO of Aeldra, said in a release, "The bank account can be opened with an Indian passport and other local documents for KYC (know your client). We are in the beta phase and opening about 30 accounts a day. We have a waitlist of about 5,000 customers who want to open a US bank account."

Japan tops list of world’s most powerful passports 2021. Check which countries made top 10 here

The latest Henley and Partners Passport Index of 2021 is out, and India has secured the 85th rank on it.

E-passports for all Indian citizens from 2021: Report

The move to issue e-passports is aimed at making forgery of the document difficult and to help speed-up immigration process at airports.

Haryana govt directs colleges to arrange passports for all girls completing graduation

Khattar also directed all educational institutions to take the help of the regional passport office to complete the process so that the documents can be handed over to the students along with their graduation degree.

Ever wondered why passports come only in four colours? Here's an answer

One of the reasons why all countries across the world have dark coloured passports is because it is easier to hide basic damages made to the passport when such palettes are chosen.

Passports that allow you to visit most countries visa-free; find out where India ranks

Here's the latest list of the most-powerful passport in the world.

This passport allows you to visit most countries visa-free; here is India’s score

Find out which country has the most powerful passport in terms of the visa-free score and where India stands according to the 2019 Passport Index

Indian missions across the world will soon issue passports in less than 48 hours: VK Singh

The minister said there has been a major simplification of rules and regulations for passport applicants and verification of information would be done digitally

Most powerful passports list 2018: Singapore drops from number 1 spot

Here are the most powerful passports that allow you to visit a country without a visa or get one on arrival, according to Henley Passport Index 2018. Find out where India ranks.