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Passport Renewal PMLA accused Calcutta High Court

Courts can’t decide on passport validity time in criminal cases, rules Calcutta High Court

August 06, 2026 5:17 pm

Holding that passport renewal and travel permission are separate issues, the Calcutta High Court directed a 10-year passport renewal for a corruption accused.

Global Passport Index 2026: Sweden tops list, India slips to 125th position

July 07, 2026 3:52 pm

Top 10 countries in the latest Global Passport Index 2026: Evaluating 197 countries across mobility, investment, and quality of life, the 2026 Global Passport Index places Sweden at the top of world rankings, while India lands at the 125th spot amid a widening global divide in travel and economic privilege.

Indian passport fees in UAE increase from July 1: New charges for fresh passport, Tatkal, PCC

July 01, 2026 10:59 am

UAE Indian passport fees have been revised from July 1, with higher charges for fresh passports, reissue, Tatkal applications, lost passports and related consular services.

Kolkata Police seeks ex-editor’s passport application details

Kolkata Police seeks ex-editor’s passport application file; Kerala CM seeks Suvendu’s intervention

June 30, 2026 12:06 pm

Voter ID card not definitive document for passport verification: Police

Videsh Bhavan, the Ministry of External Affairs' office building, stands as a key hub for India's diplomatic and passport-related services. (Source: X/@rpomumbai)

Passport stuck for over 45 days in Mumbai? Now walk in without appointment

June 26, 2026 9:39 pm

According to a new order issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), getting new passports will become costlier starting from July.

Under the law of estoppel, the government cannot deny citizenship to those to whom it had issued a passport or voter ID card, unless the same were obtained fraudulently.

Pay Rs 2,500 for new passport from July 1, tatkal to cost up to Rs 6,000

June 26, 2026 5:53 am

Passport fee hike from July 1 brings revised charges for fresh applications and Tatkal services.

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.