{
  "id": 8230776,
  "title": "Passports for children below 15 years valid for 5 years or till they turn 18: MEA amends rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/passports-for-children-below-15-years-valid-for-5-years-or-till-they",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:43:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/passports-issued-to-children-below-15-valid-for-5-years-or-till-they-turn-18-mea-new-rules/article71480249.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) notified the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, amending the Passports Rules, 1980.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}