News for 'passports'

'Canada didn't act against Nijjar despite India's dossier'

'Canada didn't act against Nijjar despite India's dossier'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing led to a major diplomatic row between India and Canada, reached the North American country using a counterfeit passport and Canada did not take any action against him despite being informed that he faced over a dozen criminal cases of murder and other terrorist activities, sources said on Friday.

Why Travel Insurance Is A Must

Why Travel Insurance Is A Must

Rediff.com16 May 2023

If your flight is cancelled or delayed or you miss one, a travel insurance policy can cover the costs at such times and help you book a new one.

Abu Salem brought to Hyderabad in passport case

Abu Salem brought to Hyderabad in passport case

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

Underworld don Abu Salem, who is facing a criminal case for obtaining a passport under a fake name from the Hyderabad regional passport office, was brought to the city on Wednesday.

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

How will Russian athletes be cleared to compete at Paris 2024?

Katara obtained 6 passports for 3 kids: Cops

Katara obtained 6 passports for 3 kids: Cops

Rediff.com20 Jul 2007

Katara obtained 6 passports for 3 kids: Cops

Dawood's sister's plea for new passport rejected

Dawood's sister's plea for new passport rejected

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

A petition by fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Ibrahim Parker challenging Government's refusal to issue her a fresh passport was on Tuesday dismissed by the Delhi High Court.

'They are victims of systematic human trafficking'

'They are victims of systematic human trafficking'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

'We have interesting leads on the agents. The roles of agents in this entire operation, who were doing what.'

BlackBerry launches square-screen Passport to take on iPhone 6

BlackBerry launches square-screen Passport to take on iPhone 6

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The launch kicks off a busy period for Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry.

18 stranded Indian sailors brought back from Yemen

18 stranded Indian sailors brought back from Yemen

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Eighteen Indian sailors, who were stranded in violence-hit Yemen, have been brought back to India.

Illegal Bangladeshi held for raping minor girl in Kerala

Illegal Bangladeshi held for raping minor girl in Kerala

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

The migrant worker, namely Ariful Islam, 26, was arrested by Arthunkal police on August 23 for allegedly sexually assaulting the girl after trespassing into her house on the same day.

Fardeen loses passport, not to appear in court

Fardeen loses passport, not to appear in court

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

The actor was caught buying cocaine from a peddler named Nasir Shaikh on May 5, 2001, by the Narcotics Control Bureau.

Denied entry to India as...: UK-based Kashmiri Pandit professor

Denied entry to India as...: UK-based Kashmiri Pandit professor

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

The BJP also went on to label Kaul a "Pakistani sympathiser" and posted headings of a couple of her writings on X.

Court asks Binayak to surrender his passport

Court asks Binayak to surrender his passport

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

Additional District and Sessions Judge BP Verma directed that Sen be released on a personal bond and surety of Rs 50,000 each, three days after the activist, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on sedition charges for helping Naxals set up a network, was granted bail by the apex court.

India working with French authorities after flight detained

India working with French authorities after flight detained

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

The plane that took off from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates carrying 303 Indian passengers, including many minors, was grounded at the Chalons-Vatry airport in Marne on Thursday.

Why this coach is offering Indian football star a Myanmar passport

Why this coach is offering Indian football star a Myanmar passport

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

Myanmar coach Gerd Zaise praised Indian National Team skipper Sunil Chhetri highly

Warne investigating prospect of German passport

Warne investigating prospect of German passport

Rediff.com18 Aug 2007

If the Aussie bowling legend can obtain a German passport it would allow Hampshire to sign another overseas player.

Passport case: SC upholds Monica Bedi's conviction

Passport case: SC upholds Monica Bedi's conviction

Rediff.com9 Nov 2010

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of actress Monika Bedi, girlfriend of underworld don Abu Salem, in the fake passport case, but reduced her sentence to the period of jail term she had already undergone. A bench of justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar rejected Monika's plea that she could not be convicted in India as it would amount to 'double jeopardy' since she had been convicted by the Portugal court for the same offence.

Alagiri's son files plea seeking return of passport

Alagiri's son files plea seeking return of passport

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

Former Union minister M K Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi, who has been granted anticipatory bail in the alleged granite quarrying scam, today filed a plea in the Madras high court Bench here seeking a direction to a lower court to return his passport to enable him go abroad in connection with his business interests.

4 Indian docs in Nigerian hospital given back their passports

4 Indian docs in Nigerian hospital given back their passports

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

All the four Indian doctors in a hospital in Nigerian capital Abuja, who have been forced to stay on in the Ebola-hit country against their wishes, were given back their passports following intervention by the Indian high commission in that country.

'Being Assamese, I was asked for my passport'

'Being Assamese, I was asked for my passport'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Director Jahnu Barua -- who made the award-winning 2005 film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara --gets candid during an award ceremony in Pune.

Army dismisses Captain for killing 3 men in JK fake encounter

Army dismisses Captain for killing 3 men in JK fake encounter

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

According to officials in the know of the development, the findings of a Court of Inquiry and his conviction and sentencing were confirmed by the higher Army authorities on November 11 as required under the law.

UK allows parents to block 'radicalised' teens' passports

UK allows parents to block 'radicalised' teens' passports

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

British PM David Cameron on Monday unveiled tough new measures, allowing parents of teens at risk of "poisonous" radicalisation to have their passports blocked.

Sikh-Americans meet Modi, discuss passport, visa issues

Sikh-Americans meet Modi, discuss passport, visa issues

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States hasn't been all rosy with a Sikh group protesting his visit and also securing a summons against the Indian PM in the 2002 Gujarat riots case. However, in the face of these protests, a group of Sikhs in New York met with the PM and expressed solidarity with him on Saturday.

No proof if Seema Haider is a Pakistani spy: UP police

No proof if Seema Haider is a Pakistani spy: UP police

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Uttar Pradesh Special Director General of Police Prashant Kumar on Wednesday said it would not be appropriate to say if Pakistani citizen Seema Haider, who entered India illegally in May and is staying with her partner in Noida, is a spy "unless we have enough proof".

Surendra Shetty surrenders passport to police

Surendra Shetty surrenders passport to police

Rediff.com5 Jun 2003

Father of actress Shilpa Shetty, he is accused of extortion.

No HC relief for two Pak minors who file plea for Indian citizenship

No HC relief for two Pak minors who file plea for Indian citizenship

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

Their father is a Pakistani and the two -- a 17-year old girl and 14-year old boy -- were born in Dubai and now reside in Bengaluru with their mother Ameena.

UK boy flies to Rome without passport, ticket

UK boy flies to Rome without passport, ticket

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

In a security breach, an 11-year-old boy in Britain flew from Manchester to Rome without a passport, ticket or boarding pass, triggering a scare ahead of London Olympics.

9 held for sending people to Europe via 'donkey' route

9 held for sending people to Europe via 'donkey' route

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

With the arrests of nine men, including four Bangladeshi nationals, the Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have busted an international racket that used to send people to European countries on the basis of illegal documents.

Elgar case: SC grants bail to Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira

Elgar case: SC grants bail to Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The case pertains to the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, which according to the Pune police was funded by Maoists.

SC directs CBI to hand over Laloo's passport

SC directs CBI to hand over Laloo's passport

Rediff.com7 Aug 2003

The court asked the former Bihar chief minister to file an undertaking regarding continuance of trial in fodder scam cases.

'Pakistan not coming to India for T20 World Cup for Blind'

'Pakistan not coming to India for T20 World Cup for Blind'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

"The Pakistan Team has collected passports from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad today (7th December 2022) around 2:30 PM after receiving the passport collection e-mail from Indian High Commission but no visa has been issued to Pakistan team," Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) said in a statement.

Polaris chief may get passport back on Monday

Polaris chief may get passport back on Monday

Rediff.com21 Dec 2002

Polaris chief Arun Jain and his colleague Rajiv Malhotra who were released by Indonesian police on Friday may get back their passports and other related documents on Monday.

Zadran stirs a little pot after win over Pakistan

Zadran stirs a little pot after win over Pakistan

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Afghanistan created history by trouncing Pakistan for the first time in ODIs, winning by 8 wickets.

Children Are Tragic Victims Of War

Children Are Tragic Victims Of War

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

A Palestinian man carries the body of his niece Hanan Kaloob, who was killed in an Israeli strike at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Polaris' Jain, Malhotra yet to get back passports

Polaris' Jain, Malhotra yet to get back passports

Rediff.com23 Dec 2002

The impasse over the return of Polaris chief Arun Jain and his colleague Rajiv Malhotra from Jakarta continued for the fourth day on Monday with the local police yet to return their passports.\n\n\n\n

Doping scandal rocks tennis: Halep hit with 4-year ban

Doping scandal rocks tennis: Halep hit with 4-year ban

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

Simona Halep has been banned until October 2026 for two separate anti-doping rule violations

10 reasons why BlackBerry Passport will be a big hit

10 reasons why BlackBerry Passport will be a big hit

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

BlackBerry has got everything in place to help its latest launch become a favourite with consumers, says Himanshu Juneja

Now, a passport for workers rights

Now, a passport for workers rights

Rediff.com21 May 2004

'I was a train and you put me on the track'

'I was a train and you put me on the track'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

Emotions welled up inside Saurashish Lahiri when Akash Deep, the latest Bengal speed merchant to enter Indian dressing room, rang him up.