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India Launches Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP)

India introduced its Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) in June 2024, which has quickly gained popularity, enrolling over 19,000 individuals, including foreign nationals with Overseas Citizen of...

December 3, 2024

World’s Most Expensive Passport 2024

Passport fees vary worldwide, with a report from April 2024, indicating that costs range from ₹1,500 to ₹19,000, influenced by factors such as the country of issuance and...

November 22, 2024

WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index

In the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021, India has been ranked at 54th place. In 2019, India had ranked at 46th position. However, the country still...

May 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia ends unfair travel restrictions for women travelers

In a significant departure from its position held in the past, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ended all restrictions it had imposed on its women citizens related...

August 21, 2019

Indian passport ranked at 86th position in latest Henley Passport Index 2019

The Indian passport has been ranked at the 86th position with a mobility score of 58 in the latest Henley Passport Index 2019. The score points out that...

July 4, 2019

Indian passport ranked as 79th most powerful in world

As per 2019 Henley and Partners Passport Index, the Indian passport has been ranked as the 79th most powerful in the world. The Henley index ranks world’s passports...

January 11, 2019

World’s first underground hotel opened in Shanghai

In China, the world’s first underground hotel “the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland”has opened in Shanghai, which is buried almost 90 metres deep in an old quarry. The 18-storey luxury...

November 21, 2018

India ranked 81st at 2018 Henley Passport Index

India has been ranked 81st at the 2018 Henley Passport Index with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 60 destinations. The strength of the passport is determined by the...

October 10, 2018

India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project launched along Pakistan border

India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along the Indo-Pak border at the BSF Headquarters in Ploura, Jammu on September 18,...

September 18, 2018

India’s passport ranked 75th out of 94 countries

India’s passport has been ranked 75th out of 94 countries with a visa-free score of 51, according to the ‘Global Passport Power Rank 2017’ by global financial advisory...

October 26, 2017

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