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Indian Passport Gets Booster Shot; Moves Up 5 Places in Global Rankings | Details | In Focus
India’s passport is more powerful than ever before. Indians can now flaunt visa-free entry to 57 countries. This year India made a significant jump of 5 spots in the Passport rankings and this has put India at the 80th spot in the latest Henley passport index. Henley passport index ranks passports of countries according to the number of countries a passport holder can visit visa-free. It is based on International Air Transport Association data.
19 Jul 2023Indians will get chip-based e-passport soon; process underway, says Jaishankar
An e-passport contains an electronic chip that holds the information printed on the passport’s data page’I emphasise that it is necessary to roll out the manufacture of e-passports on a priority basis,’ Jaishankar said
2 min read24 Jun 2020No passports for corrupt Central govt officers
The move follows a review of the existing guidelines by the Personnel Ministry, in consultation with CVC and MEAThe vigilance clearance for obtaining a passport can also be denied after grant of sanction by the competent authority under the Prevention of Corruption Act or any other criminal matter
2 min read6 Mar 2020India launches Passport Seva project in US consulates
Earlier, the passports applications were processed in the Consulate in Houston, while the printing was done in India. The entire process used to take about 6-10 days. Now, with the launching of the project, all the passports will be locally printed, which will drastically simplify the overall procedure and reduce the turnaround time.
1 min read30 Nov 2018Sri Lanka may allow visa-free entry for Indian tourists soon
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a task force to study the possibility of granting visa-free entry to visitors from certain tourist-friendly nations, including India and China, to boost arrivals
1 min read6 Aug 2018Passport may no longer serve as address proof
The ministry of external affairs will soon issue new passports without the last page that contains details including the residential address of the holder
2 min read13 Jan 2018Indian passports to be in both Hindi and English: Sushma Swaraj
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj also announced a 10% reduction in the passport fee for applicants under 8, over 60 years
2 min read23 Jun 2017Letter from... a visa application centre
Indians and visas. There isn’t a nationality that shares a relationship with visas and passport in quite the ways that Indians do
7 min read29 Apr 2017Indians with US visas to receive visa on arrival in UAE: Report
UAE foreign ministry this week circulated a letter to all authorities to grant Indians with US visa or green card to get a two-week UAE visa-on-arrival
1 min read25 Apr 2017Women don’t need to change name in passport after marriage: Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi made the announcement that women can retain their maiden names in passports before a gathering of the Indian Merchants Chambers’ ladies wing
1 min read13 Apr 2017Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared