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MEA lays down procedure to re-issue passport after sex-change surgery abroad

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2025

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed the Delhi High Court on 7th January about the procedure through which Indian citizens who undergo sex-change surgery abroad, can change details in their passport

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Pakistan’s passport ranked among the weakest in the world, ranked 103rd in Henley Passport Index

ANI - 9 January, 2025

Pakistan's passport has been ranked among the weakest in the world, securing the 103rd spot in the Henley Passport Index 2025, a significant drop from its position in the previous year

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Aadhaar card for Rs 500, passport, and land deal: How a Rohingya intruder lived undetected in India for over a decade

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2024

Amin Khan, a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar, crossed over into India in 2012 and secured fake identity cards that aided his unhindered stay in India.

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Bangladesh interim government decides to revoke diplomatic passports of Sheikh Hasina and other Awami League leaders

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2024

The decision implies that the diplomatic passport that the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used while fleeing to India has now been revoked

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Pakistan govt, which routinely begs from the entire world, plans to block passports of over 2000 beggars so they don’t beg from the entire...

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2024

Most of the beggars from Pakistan travel to Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq posing as pilgrims visiting Islamic shrines. However, after landing in those countries, they start begging outside shrines.

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3 cops, no CCTV: Indian Express Exec Dir Anant Goenka narrates “terrible experience” of bag with passport stolen in Milan airport, praises Indian officials...

OpIndia Staff - 29 June, 2024

Anant Goenka of Indian Express narrated the incident of theft of his mother's bag with passport in Milan Airport, saying such incidents are very common and local police are helpless

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Fake rent agreement, house of a dead woman and police oversight: Cops bust racket in Maharashtra which helped over 70 Bangladeshis secure Indian passports

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2023

The racket was part of a larger plan to send Bangladeshis to the Gulf for employment using Indian identities.

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Pakistan: Citizens face difficulty as the country is unable to print passports due to a shortage of lamination paper, many unable to travel

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2023

Pakistani citizens are facing difficulty in getting new passports due to a shortage of lamination paper.

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Court grants NOC to Rahul Gandhi for 3 years, his lawyer had argued that people with graver offences, like 2G, Coal scam, given passports...

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2023

The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Friday partly allowed an application moved by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the issuance of a fresh ordinary passport.

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MEA launches mPassport Police App, police verification process to become faster

ANI - 17 February, 2023

Shah on Thursday tweeted in Hindi: "Launched the Passport Mobile Application for quick verification of passports. Having digital verification will save time as well as bring transparency to police investigations."

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