While many nations, the US included, allow legal residents the chance to apply for citizenship after meeting certain criteria
Sushma Swaraj said there had been "revolutionary" changes in the process for applying for a passport
A section of social media attacked Swaraj and the ministry for taking action against the officer, claiming that he was just doing his duty
The ministry had envisaged the system to spot wrongdoing in shell companies
Passport is a right. It is not a gift, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said
Printout of filled-in form will not be accepted by 'Passport Seva Kendra', Regional Passport Offices
The PM said he wanted women to be at the centre of the developmental schemes
A Swedish passport allows visa-free travel to 176 countries or territories
Singapore overtakes South Korea and becomes highest ranked Asian passport
The government has also allowed digitally signed marriage and birth certificates as valid proofs of marriage and birth, respectively
Also, TCS will manage the Passport Seva Kendras till 2020
The ruling came after a youth, who's parents are divorced, was denied renewal of passport for not mentioning father's name
Now, authorities can't insist upon mentioning the name of one's biological father in the passport