Getting passport will soon be easier, quicker

Getting a new passport will be a lot more easier and quicker with the comprehensive overhaul of the Passport Issuance System involving a four fold increase in the number of application centres from......

Let's delink 26/11 and Pak's proposal on Kartarpur: V K Singh

IMAGE: Paper artist Gurpreet Singh shows his creation, a paper model of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's gurudwara (Kartarpur Sahib) in Pakistan, in Amritsar. Photograph: PTI Photo Minister of State for......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

'TCS Is Not A One-Trick Pony'

'We are sure FY25 is going to be better...But to call out that all problems are behind us is a bit early.''The underlying business sentiment has not changed significantly.' IMAGE: Tata Consultancy......

E-passports to be introduced by next year

The new generation electronic passport, which aims to secure the data and curb the menace of fake passports, is likely to be introduced by next year, a senior government official said in Hyderabad......

Passport services: Online payment to prevent fraud

The government is in the process of introducing online payment to prevent malpractices in obtaining appointments for passport services, a top official said in Chennai on Friday.Muktesh Kumar......

TCS bags electronic passport mandate from MEA

While the government will source the hardware chips, TCS will be responsible for their encoding. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged -- from the......