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Gujarat man travels the world on bogus Portuguese passport
Mumbai: A 32-year-old man, originally from Gujarat, has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly travelling to three countries in the last five years using a bogus passport
Updated on Feb 03, 2023 10:27 AM IST
Gautam S. Mengle
World's most powerful passports: Japan tops list. Find out India's rank
According to Henley Passport Index, Japanese passport holders can visit 193 out of 227 destinations visa-free. An Indian passport holder, on the other hand, can visit 59 destinations without a visa.
Updated on Jan 11, 2023 02:10 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
These are world's strongest passports in 2022. India's rank is…
World's Strongest Passports 2022: With a UAE passport travelers can enter to 180 countries hassle-free.
Published on Dec 09, 2022 03:22 PM IST
Bengaluru processes passport with gender change for man turned woman: Report
In a rare instance, a resident of Bengaluru requested for her gender to be changed on her passport after a sex reassignment surgery.
Published on Nov 24, 2022 12:46 PM IST
Yamini C S
Have just one name on your passport? Then you can't fly to this country
The statement said, "As per instructions from the UAE Authorities, effective 21st November 2022, passengers with a single name on their passports travelling on tourist, visit or any other type of visa shall not be allowed to travel to/from UAE."
Published on Nov 24, 2022 10:19 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Chinese woman held in Delhi for alleged involvement in anti-national activities
The accused Chinese woman has been sent to police custody for 14 days. As per reports, the woman has been living at Majnu Ka Tilla, a Tibetan refugee colony in north Delhi; under the disguise of a Buddhist monk, wearing a traditional deep red monk robe, with a short haircut.
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 10:06 AM IST
Yagya Sharma | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Parent shares hilarious struggles of getting passport photo with his baby. Watch
In the short clip, the baby was seen moving and giggling as her parent tried to hold her still for a picture.
Published on Oct 11, 2022 10:43 AM IST
Vrinda Jain
Delhi: One arrested for forging visas, passports; other aides on the run
Police launched a hunt and arrested Mushtaq from Mumbai on Wednesday. An investigation is underway to arrest other men involved, said DCP, Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi), Tanu Sharma.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 03:27 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Indian passport gives visa free access to 60 countries. List here
India has 'visa-on-arrival' access to 60 nations around the world, with several in Asia and Africa. Here's the full list.
Published on Jul 20, 2022 02:23 PM IST
Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The world's strongest passport is Japan. India's rank is...
As countries start recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic and re-open borders with a view to encourage travel, several Asian countries have climbed the chart this times.
Published on Jul 20, 2022 12:51 PM IST
Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Aryan Khan files plea seeking return of his passport
Special judge VV Patil passed the direction while taking note of the plea in which the 24-year-old also sought cancellation of his bail bond imposed by Bombay high court last year and a formal order discharging him from the case.
Updated on Jul 01, 2022 01:59 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
India to roll out e-passports for safe, easy international travel: Jaishankar
The external affairs minister also announced that the Passport Seva Programme (PSP) will be embarking on an improved and upgraded version PSP V2.0 to ensure a digital ecosystem among all stakeholders.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 05:32 PM IST
US citizens can now select 'X' as gender marker on passport application: Blinken
The change was one of several measures announced by President Joe Biden administration a day after the Republican governors of Oklahoma and Arizona signed bills banning transgender athletes from girls' school sports.
Published on Mar 31, 2022 10:56 PM IST
Reuters |
EU lawmakers to push for ban on new 'golden passports', visas for Russians
The golden passport industry, which between 2011 and 2019 generated investments in EU countries of over 20 billion euros ($21.8 billion), is currently almost entirely unregulated in the EU, despite many countries having run these schemes for years.
Published on Mar 08, 2022 09:18 PM IST
Reuters |
E-passports to be rolled out in 2022-23, says FM Sitharaman. Details here
Budget 2022: An electronic chip with security-related data encoded on it will be embedded on the new passport booklet for advanced security and convenience for citizens.
Published on Feb 01, 2022 12:33 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi
Japan, Singapore passports most powerful; Afghanistan, Iraq weakest: Check list
In topping the list, Japan and Singapore retained their joint top spot from the previous index, while the respective positions of Afghanistan and Iraq, too, stayed unchanged. India, meanwhile, jumped 7 spots to 83.
Published on Jan 12, 2022 12:20 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
US diplomat arrested in Turkey for allegedly selling fake passports
American diplomat working for the US consulate in Lebanon has been arrested for reportedly selling fake passport to Syrian national.
Published on Dec 22, 2021 10:24 PM IST
AP | , Turkey
Taliban to start issuing passports in 7 Afghanistan provinces: Report
Alam Gul Haqqani, chief of Passport Directorate said that passports will be issued based on the e-ID or the previous IDs that are verified officially.
Updated on Nov 13, 2021 11:22 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Covid-19: Japan to accept vaccination passport applications from July 26
The vaccination certificates in Japan will be official records issued by municipalities. It will show information about an administered vaccine, the vaccination date and location and personal information such as name of the traveller and passport number.
Updated on Jul 11, 2021 07:56 PM IST
ANI |
UAE capital Abu Dhabi offers free Covid-19 vaccines to tourists
Visitors with visas issued by Abu Dhabi and passport holders eligible for tourist visas when they arrive in the UAE through Abu Dhabi can book free Covid-19 vaccines
Updated on Jun 22, 2021 05:34 PM IST
Reuters |
UK to use a National Health Service phone app as vaccine passport
So-called vaccine passports could range from a digital certificate with a scannable QR code in the European Union, to a National Health Service (NHS) phone app in the United Kingdom, or a humble piece of paper in some other countries.
_1619610643501_1619610660912.jpg "UK to use a National Health Service phone app as vaccine passport(Twitter/Zuhlke_UK)")
Updated on Apr 28, 2021 05:23 PM IST
Reuters |
Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19
For restarting international travel as global vaccine rollouts get underway, Air New Zealand to trial digital Covid 'vaccination passport'
_1613994255733_1613994264678.jpg "Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19(Photo by Sébastien Goldberg on Unsplash)")
Updated on Feb 22, 2021 05:16 PM IST
AFP |
Japan world’s most powerful passport, Pak 4th worst. This is where India stands
India slipped two places in 2020 to the 84th place, sharing the spot with Mauritania and Tajikistan. Indians can get visa-free entry to 58 countries, according to the index.
Updated on Jan 09, 2020 06:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Indian travelling with fake German passport denied entry into US
Authorities declined to prosecute the Indian man, who was refused admission to the United States. Due to privacy laws, the man’s name was not released as he was not criminally charged, a CBP release said.
Updated on Sep 18, 2019 10:36 AM IST
New York | Press Trust of India
