In a serious data breach, personally identifiable information of 815 million Indians has been up on the dark web for sale, according to a report by US-based cybersecurity firm Resecurity. Details such as Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone numbers and addresses are available for sale online, it has said.
The draft law also allows courts to send summonses and warrants to the accused through a specially designated website to be hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs.
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's passport has been suspended.
The two federal agencies came in for some sharp criticism over the "fairness" of their investigation, with the apex court observing "Sorry to see this state of affairs".
The separatist had applied for a passport to allow him to visit his ailing daughter in Saudi Arabia.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of underworld don Abu Salem challenging his conviction and seven-year jail term for possessing fake passport.
The Bombay high court on Monday granted interim bail for two months on medical grounds to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. A single bench of Justice N J Jamadar said Goyal shall pay a surety of Rs 1 lakh and not leave Mumbai without prior permission from the trial court. "The applicant (Goyal) shall be released on interim bail for a period of two months. He shall abide by all conditions imposed," the bench said.
Kurumbur in gold-loving Tamil Nadu was once a thriving centre for goldsmiths. Today their number is down to two.
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Such a legislation, the panel said, should be made applicable not only to the NRIs but also to those individuals who come within the definition of 'Overseas Citizens of India' as laid down in the Citizenship Act, 1955.
Passports or satellite images are two documents among options for tribals to produce as proof to avail of any entitlements under the ST and Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2007.
A number of documents indicate that Pakistan International Airline has put embargo on Afghan citizens who have travelled to India.
In the next 19 months, 68 new Passport Facilitation Centres will come up in various parts of the country and applicant can get the passport within three days of police verification.
The Indian Embassy in Washington DC has denied any release from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding passport surrender certificate. Last week, the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin had welcomed a press release announcing that it was not required to give up a 10-year-old passport to obtain a surrender certificate anymore.
Public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt opposed the plea, alleging that Setalvad hadn't cooperated with the probe.
According to federal government officials, Wahida, a resident of Nagaon district in Assam, was arrested along with her son while illegally entering Pakistan from Afghanistan via the Chaman border last year.
The suspension was preempted to stop him flying to New York for an event where he was likely to have spoken against India, official sources said on Tuesday.
Prajwal Revanna, the suspended Janata Dal-Secular MP facing sexual abuse allegations, was arrested on Friday upon his return from Germany, a month after he left the country in the wake of explicit videos of his alleged actions doing the rounds in Karnataka's Haasan.
The GREAT scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of 10,000 to students pursuing a one-year postgraduate study in the UK.
'We were not protesting for a wage hike or provident fund. We were protesting for the safety of the larger population. There is no personal gain.'
The US is experiencing a worldwide delay in processing of visa and passports.
The agents allegedly confiscated the passports of Indians arriving in Russia and forced them to fight with the armed forces, officials said.
Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Tihar Jail after 17 months behind bars on Friday and said he got bail due to the power of the Constitution and democracy, and this same power will ensure the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The investigating team has also recovered pictures of Pandher watching young boys and girls dancing nude during his jaunts abroad.
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar passed the order after Rajan, produced before the court via video conferencing, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
Nobel laureate Prof Mohammad Yunus, the designated head of Bangladesh's interim government, on Wednesday fervently appealed everybody 'to stay calm' and 'refrain from all kinds of violence' as the country witnessed a major reshuffle in the security establishment after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government.
The Tamil Nadu government would bear the travel expenses of all the family members.
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai has summoned lawyers of Lalit Modi for a hearing on Tuesday on their plea to inspect documents, on the basis of which the RPO had sought to revoke former IPL Chairman's passport.
India will play a five-match T20 International series against Zimbabwe, starting on July 6.
None of the passengers on board the ill-fated Air India Express flight, which crashed at Mangalore Airport on May 22, were travelling on forged passports, a senior Dubai official has said.
Two days after Nepal scrapped a deal with India to print new smart passports, India regretted the politicisation of the contract, saying it was just a "goodwill gesture" toward its neighbour on Tuesday.
It further said that the loan application form should be suitably modified to incorporate passport details of borrowers.
United Nations has launched an internet campaign aimed at tourists to encourage them to be eco-conscious even while holidaying. Named Green Passport, it guides tourists to do things that are environment-friendly when they are on a vacation. It advises tourists to choose eco-friendly destinations, reduce energy consumption, pay fair wages to hotel workers and buy locally made, environmentally-friendly souvenirs. The site has been opened by United Nations Environment Programme.
The Central Bureau of Investigation would begin recording Joshi's statement from February 28.
The United States has accepted all Indian passports, including ones issued for 20 years, dismissing media reports to the contrary.
police have returned the actor's passport, which would enable him to go abroad for a film-shoot.
She said she was an "Indian citizen and a law abiding citizen" and has not broken any law. "But, even to issue the two-year passport, the Official Secrets Act has been invoked against me. This Act is usually invoked for espionage," Iltija claimed.
Britain's wealthiest family, the Hindujas, have said they were 'appalled' by a Swiss court's ruling of jail terms for some members and have filed an appeal in a higher court challenging the verdict finding them guilty of exploiting vulnerable domestic workers from India at their villa in Geneva.
