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Sushma Swaraj loses ministerial berth but leaves mark as External Affairs Minister
India | May 30, 2019, 11:51 PMSushma Swaraj may not be part of the Modi government this time, but she leaves a legacy of an easily-accessible External Affairs Minister who helped the diaspora in distress by her revolutionary social media outreach.
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List of former ministers who did not make the cut for Modi government 2.0
India | May 30, 2019, 11:36 PMThough cabinet expansion may take place later, non-induction of these leaders from into the Cabinet on the day when PM Narendra Modi took an oath is sure to raise eyebrows.
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Sushma Swaraj arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan but won't take oath as minister in Modi 2.0 cabinet
India | May 30, 2019, 06:55 PMAfter keeping everyone guessing as to whether she will be present for the swearing-in ceremony, Sushma Swaraj has arrived. She had given tea party a miss earlier.
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Sushma Swaraj congratulates Modi for 'big win'
India | May 23, 2019, 11:58 AMWith its allies, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance could win 343 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. In the last election, the NDA had 336 seats while BJP accounted for 282.
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Sushma Swaraj sits next to Pak counterpart at SCO meeting
India | May 22, 2019, 05:29 PMSwaraj and Qureshi attended the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Modi government first to have six women cabinet ministers: Sushma
May 16, 2019, 08:03 AMExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday that Modi government is the first government after Independence to have six women Cabinet Ministers with two of them as members of the Cabinet Committee on Security.
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BJP has crossed majority mark after sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls: Sushma Swaraj
May 15, 2019, 10:57 PMExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday said the BJP has already crossed the majority mark after sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls and appealed to voters here to re-elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a record margin.
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Amid tensions with US, Iranian Foreign Minister to hold talks with Sushma Swaraj today
World | May 14, 2019, 07:25 AMThe discussions between Swaraj and Zarif are expected to focus on the bilateral relations as well as the deteriorating ties between Iran and the US. On May 8, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors.
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India, Pakistan likely to come face to face at SCO meeting in Kyrgyzstan
India | May 09, 2019, 09:59 PMPakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj are likely to interact during the upcoming meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan later this month, a top Pakistani official said on Thursday.
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Hadd kardi aapne: Sushma Swaraj cautions Mamata Banerjee against using derogatory words for PM Modi
May 09, 2019, 01:25 PMThe External Affairs Minister also quoted a couplet penned by noted Urdu poet Bashir Badr.
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Pirates abduct five Indian sailors in Nigeria, Sushma Swaraj assures action
India | May 07, 2019, 10:54 AMSushma Swaraj, on Tuesday, said she was looking into the safe release of the sailors and had taken up the matter with the Indian high commissioner.
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Forced to work as cleaner, Hyderabad youth thanks Sushma Swaraj for rescuing him from Saudi Arabia
India | May 04, 2019, 01:51 PMHafez who had earlier worked as a Quran teacher in Hyderabad was offered a job at a mosque in Saudi Arabia's Al Bahah by an agent. Aspired to move to Saudi Arab, Hafez paid a sum of Rs 95,000 to the agent.
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Indian among four killed in US’ Cincinnati: Sushma Swaraj dismisses possibility of 'hate crime'
World | May 01, 2019, 11:29 AMFour members of a Sikh family, including three women, have been shot in their home in Ohio's Cincinnati city on Sunday evening, authorities said.
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'Hum hain na': Swaraj assures to help Indian man in Saudi who threatened to commit 'suicide'
India | Apr 18, 2019, 08:32 PMThe man, identified as Ali, has claimed that he has been seeking help from the Indian Embassy in Riyadh for the last one year to get back to India. He has also threatened to commit suicide.
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Try to maintain decorum of your speech: Sushma Swaraj slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Advani
Apr 06, 2019, 12:10 PMRahul Gandhi's remark was a veiled reference to Advani not getting Lok Sabha poll ticket from Gandhinagar, from where BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah instead.
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Witty side of Swaraj comes to fore as she offers help on Twitter
Apr 03, 2019, 09:33 PMKnown for her social-media savviness, Swaraj responded to various people on Twitter in need of assistance and even to those just indulging in light-hearted banter.
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It's me, not my ghost: Sushma Swaraj's prompt reply to a Twitter user
India | Mar 31, 2019, 06:39 PMExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is known for her prompt replies on Twitter, on Sunday clarified that it was her who sent out the tweets and "not her ghost".
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Sushma Swaraj's candid reply to Twitter user questioning her 'Chowkidar' prefix
Trending | Mar 30, 2019, 07:58 PMExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has proved her wit time and again. This morning too she had a candid reply for a Twitter user who questioned her 'Chowkidar' prefix.
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Pakistan places 2 Hindu girls in protection after alleged forced conversion
World | Mar 26, 2019, 02:33 PMThe Islamabad High Court issued the order on Tuesday after the petition was filed by the girls and their husbands to seek protection from adverse action.
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India seeks details on Hindu girls' abduction: Here's what we know so far
India | Mar 25, 2019, 08:45 AMA war of words broke out between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry over the reported abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of the two Hindu teenagers.
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