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Singapore at #1, India at #82: What makes a passport powerful?
The Henley Passport Index recently released the World's Most Powerful Passports list. Here's how they determine the rankings and why India is at #82
Published on Jul 24, 2024 03:00 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
CBI FIR reveals nexus between Jalandhar passport officers, agents
CBI FIR also brings to fore shoddy corrupt practices being adopted by top officials to siphon money from gullible applicants
Published on Feb 28, 2024 12:57 PM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
CBI arrests Jalandhar regional passport officer, 2 APOs for graft
The accused have been identified as RPO Anup Singh and two APOs Hari Om and Sanjay Srivastav. During the raids, the CBI recovered ₹20 lakh.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
1 lakh more passports issued in 2022 than previous yr as RPO increases working hours
According to officials, his office carried out an awareness campaign on X (formerly Twitter) to simplify the information for applicants
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 06:11 PM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Chandigarh passport office staff go on strike against working Saturdays, applicants suffer
Applicants, who had come from distant places to the Chandigarh passport office with hard-won appointments, had to consequently return empty handed
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 04:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh