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The Regional Passport Authority had intitally renewed his passport for one year.

Pavan K. Varma | If Passports Not Proof Of Citizenship, What Is?

The government must have its reasons, but for decades Indians have understood that a passport was a solemn affirmation...

4 July 2026 10:02 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why Are We Unable To Influence World? We Look Inwards & Stay Stuck In Past…

Aakar Patel | Why Are We Unable To Influence World? We Look Inwards &...

The reason, of course, is that there are one crore or so Indians across the Gulf region, a population larger than the...

20 April 2026 11:30 PM IST

MEA Declines to Comment on PM’s Visit to Maldives, UK

MEA Declines to Comment on PM’s Visit to Maldives, UK

Modi may attend Maldives’ Independence Day, finalise UK trade deal later this month

17 July 2025 8:53 PM IST

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it may become profitable for the first time next quarter after slashing expenses over the past year. (Photo: AFP)

MEA launches new initiative on Twitter

The aim is to provide clarity to all on foreign policy issues.

28 Oct 2017 1:25 AM IST

The couple who is in a hospital in Delhi said they were strolling near the railway station at Fatehpur Sikri after a day in Agra when the group started chasing them. (Photo: Twitter | @ @ANINewsUP)

Mob assaults Swiss couple in Agra; Sushma Swaraj asks Yogi govt for...

A Swiss couple was chased and attacked with stones and sticks by a group of men near Fatehpur Sikri railway station on...

26 Oct 2017 11:58 AM IST

This file will not close till there is proof that the 39 Indians are dead. I will not commit the sin of declaring them dead without any evidence, Sushma Swaraj had said earlier in July. (Photo: PTI)

DNA tests of kin of 39 missing Indians normal procedure, says Centre

Both India, Iraq maintain that the 39 Indian nationals are alive and authorities remain committed to continue their...

22 Oct 2017 4:01 PM IST

In a major India-policy speech, the first by the Trump administration, Tillerson had referred to the rise of China, saying its behaviour and action was posing a challenge to the rules-based international order. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India lauds, shares Tillerson's positivity for Indo-US ties: MEA

Tillerson has made a significant policy statement on India-US relations and its future, an external affairs ministry...

20 Oct 2017 5:34 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday directed the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to issue visa to a Pakistani child for medical treatment in India. (Photo: File | PTI)

Sushma Swaraj grants medical visa for Pakistani child's liver...

A child's father had requested Swaraj to grant medical visa for his son, saying he needed post-liver transplant...

19 Oct 2017 8:47 AM IST

Sushma Swaraj has been sympathetically considering medical visa applications from scores of Pakistani nationals notwithstanding strain in the relationship between the two countries over a host of issues. (Photo: PTI)

India to grant medical visas to 2 Pakistani nationals: Sushma Swaraj

Heeding to Uzair Humayun's request from Lahore, Swaraj said medical visa will be given to his daughter for an open-heart...

7 Oct 2017 12:03 PM IST

Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day standoff in Doklam since June 16 after the Indian side prohibited the construction of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese Army. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

No new developments at Doklam, status quo prevails: MEA

MEA stated that there has been no new developments at the standoff site and its vicinity since August 28 disengagement.

6 Oct 2017 9:12 PM IST

Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

Hafiz Saeed's release exposes true face of Pakistan: India

Pakistan has not changed its policy of shielding and supporting non-state actors and its true face is visible for all to...

24 Nov 2017 12:37 AM IST

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)

Jadhav's mother, wife must not be quizzed: India to Pak

Pakistan is yet to respond to New Delhi's request that Jadhav's mother too be allowed to meet him.

24 Nov 2017 12:52 AM IST