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  Sushma Swaraj loses ministerial berth but leaves mark as External Affairs Minister

  India | May 30, 2019 23:51 IST

  Sushma 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 23:36 IST

  Though 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 18:55 IST

  After 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 IST

  With 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 17:29 IST

  Swaraj 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 8:03 IST

  External 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 22:57 IST

  External 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 7:25 IST

  The 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 21:59 IST

  Pakistan'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 13:25 IST

  The 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 IST

  Sushma 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 13:51 IST

  Hafez 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 IST

  Four 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 | April 18, 2019 20:32 IST

  The 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

  April 06, 2019 12:10 IST

  Rahul 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

  April 03, 2019 21:33 IST

  Known 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 | March 31, 2019 18:39 IST

  External 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 | March 30, 2019 19:58 IST

  ​External 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 | March 26, 2019 14:33 IST

  The 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 | March 25, 2019 8:45 IST

  A 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.