Sushma Swaraj

Meeting Harish Salve, Sushma Swaraj's Daughter Fulfils Her Last Promise

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday September 28, 2019

Moments before former Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj suffered a fatal cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital, she had a light-hearted conversation with senior lawyer Harish Salve, during which she asked him to "come and collect his fee of Re 1" for representing India at the International Court of Justice in the case involving Kulbhushan Jadhav, a...

Arun Jaitley's Death Marks The End Of Delhi-4 Era In BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 26, 2019

BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley's death marks an end of 'Delhi-4' era, a high-profile group of four second-line leaders who effectively ran the show from 2004 till 2014.

PM Told Sushma Swaraj He Never Writes His Speeches. How She Responded

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Sushma Swaraj as External Affairs Minister transformed her ministry from being bound to protocol to one oriented to "people's call" and recalled she had urged him to deliver his first UN speech from a prepared text and not speak impromptu.

"Outstanding Parliamentarian": Union Cabinet's Tribute To Sushma Swaraj

India News | ANI | Tuesday August 13, 2019

The cabinet adopted a resolution which said Sushma Swaraj will always be remembered for her exceptional oratorical skills and a compassionate approach and recalled that a US daily had declared her "India''s best-loved politician" in 2017.

BJP To Hold Condolence Meet For Sushma Swaraj On August 13

India News | ANI | Sunday August 11, 2019

Several diplomats and leaders across the political spectrum are expected to attend a condolence meet organised for former External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj in the national capital on Tuesday.

How Sushma Swaraj Saved The Life Of A Baby Boy In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday August 8, 2019

Devesh Sharma's son was born on January 23, 2017, with a heart problem that needed urgent surgery. After tweets to the PMO and Prime Minister Narendra Modi went unanswered, then Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stepped in

Sushma Swaraj's Ashes Immersed In Ganga By Daughter

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday August 8, 2019

In a video of the ceremony that was posted by news agency ANI, Bansuri Swaraj can be seen standing by the edge of a small boat floating on the Gangaand, guided by her father, immersing Sushma Swaraj's ashes into the holy river

"Friend, Strong Partner": US State Secretary Remembers Sushma Swaraj

India News | ANI | Wednesday August 7, 2019

United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday offered condolences over the death of former Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and called her a "strong partner" and a "friend".

Sushma Swaraj's Legacy Will Endure, Touch Millions Of Lives: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wrote a letter to Sushma Swaraj's husband Swaraj Kaushal, a day after the former Foreign Minister and BJP leader died following a cardiac arrest, saying that her legacy will live on and continue to touch the lives of millions of Indians.

"Sushma Swaraj Was A Phone Call Away": Families Of Indians Killed In Iraq

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Families of the 39 Indian workers who were kidnapped and killed by ISIS terrorists in Iraq in 2014 recalled how Sushma Swaraj had worked painstakingly for four years to find the whereabouts of all of them.

Sushma Swaraj's Death Marks Fading Away Of "Delhi-4" In BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

The passing away of Sushma Swaraj marks the end of the political journey of yet another leader of the party from Delhi - proteges of veteran L K Advani - who rose to prominence in the BJP after he emerged as the party's main face after 2004.

Sushma Swaraj Told Shatrughan Sinha She Won't Quit BJP Even If...

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha Wednesday said he was deeply saddened by the sudden death of "dear family friend" Sushma Swaraj with whom he had a long association.

"Sri Lanka's True Friend": PM Ranil Wickremesinghe On Sushma Swaraj

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday expressed sorrow at the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, saying that her efforts to achieve regional policy objectives made a lasting impression among the Lankan public.

Residents Of Ambala Recall Sushma Swaraj's Childhood Days

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

In the Ambala Cantonment neighbourhood where Sushma Swaraj grew up, old-timers remember her with fondness.

"Unimaginable, Painful": RSS Expresses Grief Over Sushma Swaraj's Death

India News | ANI | Wednesday August 7, 2019

About 45 years of her social, political life is ideal and worth following from many perspectives, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said in a letter.