Passport Act

Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women, who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed - was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru airport

Karnataka sex crimes case: JDS MP Prajwal Revanna - who fled to Germany last month, shortly after horrific sex crimes allegations by women who said he forced them into sexual acts - released a video statement Monday, claiming he has been "depressed".

Acting on complaints that fake documents were being used to obtain visas, the Gujarat police carried out raids at 17 immigration consultancy firms in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara and seized passports and computer hardware.

The ED claimed that Anil Deshmukh had misused his official position and collected Rs 4.70 crore from various bars and restaurants in Mumbai.

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has pulled up authorities for denying passport to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's mother, saying the passport officer cannot "act as a mouthpiece" of the CID.

Government employees under suspension or granted sanction of prosecution over corruption charges will not be able to get a passport, according to an official order.

At least 22 Bangladeshi nationals, including 12 women, were arrested for illegally staying in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.

The Kerala government has challenged the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) before the Supreme Court, becoming the first state to do so amid nationwide protests against the religion-based citizenship law.

Goans who have obtained Portuguese passports through a unique law enacted by the Portuguese government for its formal colonials in Indian territories, will not be impacted by the Citizenship law, state Commissioner for NRI affairs, Narendra Sawaikar said on Wednesday.

A 25-year-old Russian tourist has been arrested as he was found without a passport and visa in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said today.

The border police in Assam today deported 21 Bangladesh nationals who had been detained for illegally entering India. They were arrested for violating the Passport Act.

The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance a challenge to two notifications on the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act that permitted all religious minorities, except Muslims, to stay in India even if they had entered without valid documents.

The Union Law Ministry has approved proposed amendments to three Central laws, aimed at providing relief to Indian women married to NRIs and facing marital hardships, a senior Women and Child Development Ministry official has said. The approved amendments include revocation of passports of NRIs if marriage is not registered in seven days.

Authorities cannot deny passport to an Indian citizen merely because he or she has applied for asylum in a foreign country, the Delhi High Court has said.

Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to mark "X" on their passports and other identity documents, the government said Thursday.

Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women, who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed - was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru airport

Karnataka sex crimes case: JDS MP Prajwal Revanna - who fled to Germany last month, shortly after horrific sex crimes allegations by women who said he forced them into sexual acts - released a video statement Monday, claiming he has been "depressed".

Acting on complaints that fake documents were being used to obtain visas, the Gujarat police carried out raids at 17 immigration consultancy firms in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara and seized passports and computer hardware.

The ED claimed that Anil Deshmukh had misused his official position and collected Rs 4.70 crore from various bars and restaurants in Mumbai.

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has pulled up authorities for denying passport to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's mother, saying the passport officer cannot "act as a mouthpiece" of the CID.

Government employees under suspension or granted sanction of prosecution over corruption charges will not be able to get a passport, according to an official order.

At least 22 Bangladeshi nationals, including 12 women, were arrested for illegally staying in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.

The Kerala government has challenged the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) before the Supreme Court, becoming the first state to do so amid nationwide protests against the religion-based citizenship law.

Goans who have obtained Portuguese passports through a unique law enacted by the Portuguese government for its formal colonials in Indian territories, will not be impacted by the Citizenship law, state Commissioner for NRI affairs, Narendra Sawaikar said on Wednesday.

A 25-year-old Russian tourist has been arrested as he was found without a passport and visa in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said today.

The border police in Assam today deported 21 Bangladesh nationals who had been detained for illegally entering India. They were arrested for violating the Passport Act.

The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance a challenge to two notifications on the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act that permitted all religious minorities, except Muslims, to stay in India even if they had entered without valid documents.

The Union Law Ministry has approved proposed amendments to three Central laws, aimed at providing relief to Indian women married to NRIs and facing marital hardships, a senior Women and Child Development Ministry official has said. The approved amendments include revocation of passports of NRIs if marriage is not registered in seven days.

Authorities cannot deny passport to an Indian citizen merely because he or she has applied for asylum in a foreign country, the Delhi High Court has said.

Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to mark "X" on their passports and other identity documents, the government said Thursday.