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Now 26, Dolly is a trained dietician and wants to join her husband in Canada. (Express Photo, enhanced with AI)

Born in Mozambique, fled a flood as an 18-day-old, Rajkot woman remains without a nationality, here's why

May 15, 2026 9:46 am

A woman who was born just before Mozambique’s 2000 floods and reached Gujarat days later has been stateless for 26 years, despite holding Indian identity documents.

‘Onus of proof on petitioner’: Calcutta High Court denies relief to Bangladeshi Hindu woman overstaying in India

May 08, 2026 12:17 pm

The Calcutta High Court refused to quash proceedings against the Bangladeshi woman, holding that she must prove her claim of being compelled to flee from her homeland due to religious persecution.

'Courts can’t impound passport as bail condition': Madras High Court says only one authority can

April 14, 2026 5:35 pm

The petitioner argued before the Madras High Court that the direction to surrender his passport as a bail condition violated his fundamental rights, and was beyond the powers of the sessions court.

As head of the Chandigarh RPO, Jalota will supervise passport issuance and related services for the Union Territory as well as several districts in Punjab and Haryana.

IFS officer Juhi Jalota takes charge as deputy passport officer in Chandigarh

February 23, 2026 9:02 pm

The 2018-batch officer has studied in Jalandhar.

Razvi claims that he was born in Hyderabad, completed his education there, and hold several Indian IDs.

Telangana HC asks Centre, state to clarify 'way out' for ‘Pakistani national’ living in Hyderabad for 3 decades without visa or passport

February 12, 2026 1:05 pm

The Special Branch of the Hyderabad police, which handles cases involving Pakistani nationals, investigated the man’s stay in India, treating it as illegal.

Philippines, Kazakhstan, Bhutan, Nepal: 26 countries where Indians can travel visa-free in 2026

February 21, 2026 3:44 pm

India’s improved passport ranking in 2026 means fewer visas and more spontaneous travel.

Telangana High Court on NRI passport renewal USA

'Right to travel cannot be curtailed:' Telangana High Court orders NRI passport renewal

December 05, 2025 7:39 pm

Justice Bheemapaka observed that unless the competent authority forms an independent opinion supported by reasons, the right to hold and renew a passport cannot be curtailed.

Top 10 strongest passports in the world 2025

Henley Passport Index 2025: Top 10 strongest passports — US drops to record low, see where India ranks

October 27, 2025 6:03 am

Top 10 strongest passports in the world 2025 list: Once undefeated at No. 1 in 2014, the United States has fallen out of the top 10, ranking 12th alongside Malaysia in 2025.

Former Jet Airways cabin crew Aqsa Shaikh was acquitted after submitting her sister’s passport by mistake.

‘Case ruined her career.. she had to face agony’: Airline cabin crew member booked for submitting sister’s passport cleared of charges

October 13, 2025 9:34 am

A former Jet Airways cabin crew member was acquitted by an Andheri magistrate after mistakenly submitting her sister’s passport for travel.

Henley Global 2025 Most and Least Powerful Passports Globally

Top 10 most powerful passports in 2025: Here's where India ranks

July 28, 2025 7:31 am

Henley Passport Index 2025 List: India has witnessed the biggest jump in its passport rankings over the past six months as it now is allowing visa-free access to 59 countries.