EAM Jaishankar announces Passport Seva 2.0 on Passport Seva Divas

New Delhi: India is preparing to launch the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP-Version 2.0), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar revealed during the Passport Seva Divas event on Saturday.

Kerala man gets valid passport delivered with cover from e-commerce company

Kunnur/IBNS: In a bizarre incident, a man in Kerala's Wayanad district has claimed that he was delivered a valid passport by an e-commerce giant, media reports said.

Urdu speaking men barge into Kabul office; take away Afghan passports with Indian visas

Kabul/New Delhi: Indian security agencies handling immigration are on red alert after several unidentified Urdu-speaking men barged into an office in Kabul issuing Indian visas on behalf of the Indian mission in Afghanistan and seized un-estimated numbers of Afghan passports with stamped Indian visas, according to media reports.

PNB scam: Mehul Choksi surrenders Indian passport to Antigua

Antigua, Jan 21 (IBNS): Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has surrendered his Indian passport to Antigua and also gave up his Indian citizenship, media reports said.

Indian government scraps decision to issue orange colour passport

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Indian government on Tuesday announced that it has decided to scrap its plan to issue orange coloured passports to those who have not passed their Class 10 examination.