Tag: Sushma Swaraj

Kabul: A huge explosion rocked the Afghan capital on Wednesday, causing dozens of casualties and wounding over 60, according to local media. The suspected car bomb took place around 8.30 a.m. close to the Zanbaq square in the 10th police district of the city, according to Khaama News which quoted Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib […]

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, now on an official visit to the country, here on Tuesday. “Shaping our shared historical and cultural linkages. EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at @RahstrapatiBhvn,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted. Earlier in the day, Bhandari was […]

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday expressed shock over the shooting incident in the US in which an Indian-origin man was killed and another injured, and said that two Indian Embassy officials have rushed to the state of Kansas where the incident took place. Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani were shot at […]

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday hailed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the initiatives of his government and creating industry friendly ecosystem. Her remarks came here at an “Ambassador Meet” attended among others by Patnaik and Ambassadors and High Commissioners from over 25 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Russia, Taiwan, Malaysia, […]

Chennai: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday lauded the role of Hindi language in developing India’s culture and integrity and said it was increasingly becoming popular in other countries and also in the social media. Addressing the 82nd convocation of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha here, she said the institution was promoting not only […]

Hanoi: Emphasising the economic importance of the Indian Ocean, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said nurturing a climate of peace and stability in this region is an important priority for India’s foreign policy. Swaraj’s comments assume significance in the wake of China increasing its footprints in the Indian Ocean, which figures prominently in President […]

New Delhi: Death sentence of 15 Indians, lodged in Kuwaiti jails, have been commuted to life imprisonment by the Emir of Kuwait, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Swaraj said the Emir has also directed that the sentences of 119 Indian nationals be reduced. The minister thanked the Emir of Kuwait for his “kind” […]

Washington: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has ruled out any new window of opportunity for NRIs or people of Indian-origin to deposit their high value Indian currency which was declared illegal after the demonetisation policy, a statement said today. Swaraj made these remarks during her interaction with a delegation of Global Organisation for People of […]

Mogadishu: Somalia’s military has rescued eight Indian crew members who had been held hostage by pirates, an official said today. The sailors of a ship hijacked last week were rescued after regional forces surrounded their pirate captors in a small village outside Hobyo town, Abdullahi Ahmed Ali, the town’s mayor, told The Associated Press. Four […]

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Odisha Government about a case relating to an Iranian-origin British charity worker who has been charged with causing death of a tribal child due to negligence. 28-year-old Narges K Ashtari, who runs an orphanage through her NGO Prishan Foundation in Rayagada district […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj’s public meetings were cancelled today at the eleventh hour, while BJD chief Naveen Patnaik continued campaigning for party candidates for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections without taking a break. With Swaraj failing to turn up at rallies scheduled in Keonjhar and Kendrapara, BJP’s Odisha in-charge Arun Singh […]

IPL's controversial former chief Lalit Modi on Tuesday admitted close relations with Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje and External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, and said he has been "over criticised" and "taken to task" by the former UPA government

New Delhi: Allegations against External Affairs Minster Sushma Swaraj on the Lalit Modi issue are “baseless” and the government has a “collective responsibility” for all decisions taken, Finance Minster Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. “Our ministers are capable of taking decisions and all decisions are collective responsibility of the government,” he said at a press […]

New Delhi: The Congress today questioned prime minister Narendra Modi’s “continued silence” on the Lalit Modi issue, saying there cannot be different set of rules for UPA and BJP ministers. The opposition party also said that the claim about travel documents being issued to the former Indian Premier League chief on humanitarian grounds was “false” […]

New Delhi: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday denied any “flip-flop” in India’s policy towards Pakistan and said no talks can be held as long as Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was walking free. In a major press conference, on completion of the government’s one year in office, Sushma Swaraj also discounted any speculation […]