1.22 crore passports were issued in 2019: Govt
V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions said the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has endeavoured to take this message forward by pioneering a number of administrative reforms in e-Governance.
Feb 12, 2020, 19:39 PM IST
Pakistan High Commission has misplaced 23 Indian passports: Sushma Swaraj
To prevent the misuse of these misplaced passports, all the passports have been declared as ‘lost’ in the passport database.
Jan 02, 2019, 14:52 PM IST
Absconding diamond merchant Nirav Modi possesses 6 Indian passports, faces fresh FIR
Absconding diamond merchant Nirav Modi has been traced to Belgium by Indian intelligence agencies and his frequent travels, despite the revocation of his passport, have led the sleuths to unearth that of the six passports he held, two were active for quite some time.
Jun 17, 2018, 21:58 PM IST
Indian Passports to be in both English and Hindi; application fees reduced by 10%
Indian passports would now be printed in both Hindi and English.
Jun 23, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
Rohingya Muslims trafficked to Saudi Arabia to join ISIS using fake Indian passports: Report
A human trafficking racket busted in Delhi has revealed that fake Indian passports were used to traffic Rohingya Muslims.
Jan 15, 2016, 19:24 PM IST
Hand-written passports become invalid from November 25
Hand-written passports of Indian citizens are no longer valid from Wednesday as per government's directive.
Nov 25, 2015, 23:52 PM IST
Is your Indian passport among those to be declared invalid from November 25, 2015?
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has announced that handwritten passports will be declared invalid on November 24, 2015.
Nov 23, 2015, 17:10 PM IST
CBI raids residence of Goa's Chief Passport Officer
The CBI raided the residence of the Chief Passport Officer in Verna village as part of a probe into the issuance of dual passports to a few individuals in Goa, an official said on Thursday.
Sep 10, 2015, 22:41 PM IST
