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Singapore at #1, India at #82: What makes a passport powerful?
The Henley Passport Index recently released the World's Most Powerful Passports list. Here's how they determine the rankings and why India is at #82

CBI FIR reveals nexus between Jalandhar passport officers, agents
CBI FIR also brings to fore shoddy corrupt practices being adopted by top officials to siphon money from gullible applicants

CBI arrests Jalandhar regional passport officer, 2 APOs for graft
The accused have been identified as RPO Anup Singh and two APOs Hari Om and Sanjay Srivastav. During the raids, the CBI recovered ₹20 lakh.

1 lakh more passports issued in 2022 than previous yr as RPO increases working hours
According to officials, his office carried out an awareness campaign on X (formerly Twitter) to simplify the information for applicants

Chandigarh passport office staff go on strike against working Saturdays, applicants suffer
Applicants, who had come from distant places to the Chandigarh passport office with hard-won appointments, had to consequently return empty handed
