Tag: Former External Affairs Minister

Panaji: After her mother failed to attract the attention of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, her 11-year-old Polish girl has now written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their return to India. Alicja Wanatko, in her handwritten letter to Modi and newly appointed External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, has also invoked her love for […]

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was leading efforts during her term to get consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav who is lodged in a Pakistani jail, on Thursday met the family of the former naval officer. “Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family came to see me today. I wish them all the best,” she tweeted […]

New Delhi: Fiery, feisty and indefatigable, former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who died on Tuesday, was a leader who fit many roles in her long political leader. She might be remembered best for giving an all-new dimension to the role of foreign minister by being proactive in reaching out to Indians in distress in […]

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj died at the AIIMS here on Tuesday night following cardiac arrest, hospital sources said. She was 67. The veteran BJP leader was brought to AIIMS in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack but soon passed away, the sources said. “She was brought to AIIMS at […]

New Delhi: Condolences poured in from foreign leaders on the death of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who died at age 67, after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressing deep condolences, said: “She (Sushma) was a good friend of Bangladesh. With her death Bangladesh has lost a good friend.” […]

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday declared a two-day state mourning on the demise of the city’s first woman Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj. Announcing the same, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: “Sushmaji was former CM of Delhi. Delhi will pay its respects by observing state mourning for two days.” Kejriwal also said India […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj’s residence to pay her their last respect. A visibly upset Modi was seen paying an emotional tribute to Sushma Swaraj. He met her daughters and consoled them, and spend a long time patiently hearing her husband. […]

Mumbai: “A graceful and honest leader, a sensitive and a selfless soul” that is how a string of Bollywood celebrities from Amitabh Bachchan to Lata Mangeshkar, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Kumar remembered former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the news of her sudden demise. Swaraj, 67, passed away late on Tuesday after suffering a […]

New Delhi: The Sports fraternity has come together to condole the demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Swaraj, 67, passed away late on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Her sudden demise led to an outpour of emotions on the social media as various sports personalities expressed shock and grief and recalled […]

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh): Ashes of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were immersed in river Ganga at Brajghat, Hapur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday amid chanting of mantras. The rituals were performed by Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri. The deceased minister’s husband Swaraj Kaushal, Meerut-Hapur MP Rajendra Aggrawal, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sudhanshu Mittal and others […]