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Delhi residents asked to check birth proof for 2012-2022

A senior MCD official explained that the revision and update has been carried out due to cases being reported where people were facing problems in verification of the certificates.

Published 168 days ago

Maharashtra govt orders cancellation of certificates not matching SOP

The GR states that certificates issued after the amendment without proper verification must be withdrawn and rechecked by competent authorities.

Published 258 days ago

Govt issues note on birth, death registration

For births or deaths at home, the head of the family is responsible for reporting them, officials said, adding that birth registration can be done without a name, which can be added later. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 370 days ago

Supreme Court quashes criminal case against Lakshya Sen, brother Chirag

India’s Lakshya Sen hits a return against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka during their men’s singles match of the Japan Open badminton tournament at Tokyo Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 17 (AFP FILE)

Published 384 days ago

Can list trans couple as parents in birth certificate: Kerala high court

The order was passed by a vacation bench of justice Ziyad Rahman AA, who directed Kozhikode municipal authorities to replace gendered parental terms with the gender-neutral designation “parent” for both individuals.

Updated 440 days ago

Stricter rules for birth, death certificates

According to a government resolution issued by the state public health department, local authorities have been told that a birth certificate cannot be issued based on documents such as a school-leaving certificate, PAN card or Aadhaar card. (Photo for representation) (Hindustan Times)

Published 522 days ago

Government changes passport rules for Indians | What you need to look out for

Government will accept only birth certificate issued by municipal corporation or Registrar of Births and Deaths as valid proof of date of birth.

Published 530 days ago

Passport rules change: Who will be affected? All you need to know

The new rules have been notified in The Gazette of India.

Updated 532 days ago

SC stays criminal action against ace shuttler Lakshya Sen

Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen. (Hindustan Times)

Published 537 days ago

Naomi Osaka ‘sent someone’ to grab her daughter's birth certificate amid LA fire

Naomi Osaka said that she doesn't think she will head to Los Angeles right after the Australian Open because, she said, “I don’t feel like it’s safe enough to go back there."

Published 580 days ago

Cher reveals ‘shocking’ moment of finding real name on birth certificate

Iconic Star Cher was shocked to learn her real name

Updated 629 days ago

Government insistence on Aadhaar card for registration plays havoc with students

Thane, India - April 21, 2022: Children wait for the completion of RTE Admission 2022-23 procedures as the Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department have started accepting applications for admissions of students in private schools under the Right To Education or RTE Act for the upcoming academic session, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Updated 731 days ago

Birth, death certificates: Citizens voice concern over “cumbersome” new rules

Sangeeta Kumari, a resident of Lucknow’s Jankipuram, has been struggling to obtain a birth certificate for her child born a year ago. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

Updated 783 days ago

Prince Archie’s birth certificate reveals stunning new details

Archie's birth certificate lists Harry as "His Royal Highness Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex".

Updated 812 days ago

Dismissed GMADA chief engineer gets 7-year jail for forging birth certificate

The additional district and sessions court of Mohali sentenced the dismissed Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) chief engineer Surinderpal Singh alias Pehalwan, along with Labh Singh, former assistant secretary of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), to seven years of rigorous imprisonment on charges of forging a birth certificate. (HT File Photo)

Updated 996 days ago

SC denies relief to SP leader Abdullah Azam Khan in alleged forgery case

Supreme Court of India. (ANI File Photo)

Published 1040 days ago

Birth certificates to become single doc for Aadhaar, govt jobs. What it means

The move will bring in transparency and efficiency in delivery of central schemes and services, the government said.

Published 1068 days ago

A matter of life and death

The draft law was passed by Lok Sabha this week amid disruptions and curtailed discussions that have now become regrettably routine. (PTI File Photo)

Published 1109 days ago

Noor Shekhawat first in Rajasthan to have 'transgender' on birth certificate

Noor Shekhawat receiving her birth certificate. (HT)

Published 1120 days ago

In a first in Rajasthan, transgender issued birth certificate

Noor Shekhawat plans to urge authorities to provide employment opportunities to the transgender community and reservation in jobs. (File)

Published 1122 days ago

Tampering with birth certificate: Pre-arrest bail of GMC Jammu principal rejected

The interim bail granted on July 6 was not extended further. (Reprersentational Photo)

Updated 1133 days ago

Jammu GMCH principal booked for forging her birth certificate

It was submitted in a complaint that Dr Sharma was underage for getting admission in MBBS course.

Updated 1139 days ago

Stranded in Bahrain after divorcing Pak husband, city woman, infant reunited with family

Stranded in Bahrain after divorcing Pak husband, city woman, infant reunited with family

Updated 1179 days ago

3 booked for birth certificate fraud in Ambala

Police have booked a couple and their accomplice for allegedly furnishing false documents while applying for a boy’s birth certificate at the Ambala municipal corporation (MC). (HT File)

Updated 1213 days ago

‘I and my father belong to…’: Sameer Wankhede after caste panel gives clean chit

Former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede.

Updated 1465 days ago

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