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Rahul granted 3-year passport before US trip

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday took a jibe at the former Wayanad MP, saying he visits abroad 60 times in a year and every time “tears down” the country…reports Asian Lite

May 29, 2023

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Passport office workers to strike for five weeks

A total of 360,000 people had to wait longer than 10 weeks to receive their passports last year…reports Asian Lite News Most of Britain’s passport office workers will go on strike for

March 17, 2023

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Supreme Court rejects gender-neutral passports

The judges, though, said the lack of a gender-neutral option “does not unjustifiably breach articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights”…reports Asian Lite News. Five judges at Britain’s

December 16, 2021

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Jaishankar aims at citizen-friendly passport services

In February this year, the Ministry integrated the Passport Seva Programme with DigiLocker bringing about a major digital transformation in delivery of Passport services, the Minister stated…reports Asian Lite News. Stating that

June 24, 2021

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India opposes vaccine passports at G7 meet

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan raises concerns about the availability of vaccines and low rates of inoculation in developing nations, reports Asian Lite News. With little over 3 per cent of its population

June 6, 2021

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Britain’s vaccine passport plans to be scrapped

Move comes amidst mounting concern over the prospect of vaccine certificates voiced by the Conservative Party, as well as opposition lawmakers and civil rights groups, reports Asian Lite News Britain plans to

May 31, 2021

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Govt simplifies renewal of OCI cards

OCI card is very essential for foreigners of Indian origin and as per rules OCI cards to be reissued for new passports. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday said that the government

April 15, 2021

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UK to try out ‘Covid status certification’

The National Health Service (NHS) will set up a system that will allow people to use an app or a paper certificate to gain access to major events..reports Asian Lite News UK

April 5, 2021

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Old passports not required for OCI card holders

The government has extended time till Dec 31, 2021, to get the OCI cards re-issued for those below the age of 20 years and above 50 years, reports Asian Lite News. People

March 30, 2021

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