Sushma Swaraj

Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj died at the AIIMS, New Delhi on August 6 following a massive cardiac arrest. She was 67.

Swaraj seeks increased UAE investments during visit
World | Nov 11, 2014, 09:00 PM IST
Dubai: Seeking to allay fears of potential investors from UAE, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today highlighted the new Indian government's economic performance in the past five months as she invited businesses here to join
Sushma Swaraj embarks on three-day visit to UAE from today
National | Nov 10, 2014, 07:26 AM IST
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will today begin three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during which she will hold discussions on bilateral, regional and other issues of mutual interest.Sushma Swaraj
Women representation in PM Modi ministry goes upto 8
National | Nov 09, 2014, 04:21 PM IST
New Delhi: First time Uttar Pradesh MP Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti is the lone woman face in today's expansion of the Union Cabinet which took the total representation of the fairer sex to eight.47-year-old Jyoti is

Sushma Swaraj to visit UAE next week
National | Nov 07, 2014, 01:35 PM IST
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is paying her first official visit to the United Arab Emirates Nov 10-12, during which she will hold discussions on bilateral, regional and other issues of mutual interest.Sushma
40 Indians remain captives in Iraq; govt assures families
India | Nov 05, 2014, 09:19 AM IST
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met the families of 40 Indians, still held captives in Iraq, and assured them that the ‘earnest' efforts continued to secure the release of the nationals
Swaraj meets South African, Ivory Coast leaders
National | Nov 04, 2014, 08:29 PM IST
New Delhi: Ways to intensify bilateral engagements in diverse areas including trade and business figured prominently during talks External Affairs Sushma Swaraj held with leaders from South Africa and Coté d'Ivoire.In her meeting with Prime

Gadkari assures steps to bring back five fishermen from Lanka
National | Nov 04, 2014, 07:14 PM IST
Rameswaram (TN): The families of five fishermen, who were awarded capital punishment by a Sri Lankan court last month on drug-trafficking charges, today met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and sought immediate steps by India to
India set to include Mauritius in Visa on Arrival scheme
World | Nov 03, 2014, 05:07 PM IST
Port Louis: India is working on the inclusion of Mauritius in the group of countries to be listed in its Visa on Arrival scheme, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today describing the bilateral ties
India to cooperate with Mauritius to safeguard Indian Ocean
World | Nov 02, 2014, 11:58 PM IST
Port Louis: The Indian Navy is committed to ensuring the safety and security of the strategically vital Indian Ocean region in cooperation with the coast guards of Mauritius, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.

Sushma Swaraj hails India, Mauritius friendship
World | Nov 02, 2014, 04:31 PM IST
Port Louis: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today recalled the historical linkages between India and Mauritius as she hailed the democratic values shared by the two countries saying that India will always be a “steadfast
Sushma Swaraj to visit Mauritius, Maldives over the weekend
National | Nov 01, 2014, 06:40 AM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's three-day visit to Mauritius from Saturday, India said amendments to the bilateral tax treaty with the island nation would be made only after taking into account
Sushma Swaraj to visit Mauritius, attend diaspora event
World | Oct 31, 2014, 11:35 PM IST
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj begins a three-day visit to Mauritius from Saturday during which she will participate in the 180th anniversary of the Aapravasi Ghat, where from 1834 and 1920 almost half

Lanka landslide: India pledges assistance to Colombo
India | Oct 31, 2014, 11:10 PM IST
New Delhi: India has pledged Rs five million as immediate relief for victims of landslide in Sri Lanka and is also considering medium and long-term assistance.“India has pledged as immediate relief assistance of Rs 5
Sardar Patel is architect of modern India: Modi
National | Oct 31, 2014, 07:59 AM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary.Modi, who was dressed in a white kurta pyjama with a red coloured shawl draped
Sushma Swaraj exhorts BJP workers to ensure victory in Madhya Pradesh local polls
National | Oct 30, 2014, 11:20 PM IST
Bhopal: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today exhorted the BJP workers to ensure hundred per cent victory in the upcoming local body polls in Madhya Pradesh so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

MP BJP to hold party workers' meet today
National | Oct 30, 2014, 09:03 AM IST
Bhopal: Ahead of the upcoming civic body polls in Madhya Pradesh, the ruling BJP in the state has organised a two-day conference of local party leaders that is to begin from today.The meeting will be
Home Minister reviews dual citizenship issue of Goans
India | Oct 29, 2014, 05:59 PM IST
New Delhi: The issue of dual citizenship, being faced by nearly 50,000 Goans, is likely to be settled soon with Home Minister Rajnath Singh today issuing an order to find a lasting solution to it
India's warning on pro-Pak group's rally on Kashmir in London
India | Oct 24, 2014, 08:54 PM IST
New Delhi: Two days ahead of a planned rally in London by a pro-Pakistan group on Kashmir issue, India today warned that forces inimical to Indo-UK relations may utilise such opportunity in open societies. However,
India raises concern with UK as Pakistani group plans anti-India rally
India | Oct 21, 2014, 08:35 AM IST
New Delhi: India has raised with Britain its concerns about a Pakistani group planning to host an anti- India rally in London to highlight the Kashmir issue.The matter was taken up by External Affairs Minister
India raises concern with UK over Kashmiri march in London
World | Oct 20, 2014, 09:04 PM IST
London: Kashmiri campaign groups in the UK are divided over a planned anti-India rally here to highlight the Kashmir issue with some groups dismissing it as being against the interest of the people of Jammu