Sushma Swaraj Controversy

The release of 'PM Narendra Modi' may have been put off indefinitely, but the BJP has provided the biopic's lead actor -- Vivek Oberoi -- with another role to play in the meantime. Mr Oberoi, a self-confessed admirer of the Prime Minister, appeared in a list of star campaigners for the Gujarat phase of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that was rele...

The Congress's manifesto has made "traitors and separatists" happy, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj said today, joining the BJP leaders in slamming the Rahul Gandhi-led party for promising review of controversial laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and sedition in the document released today

Rahul Gandhi stood by his controversial remarks earlier this week targeting Defence Minister and Prime Miister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. The Congress president said he would have made similar comments had a man been there in place of Ms Sitharaman.

Asserting that every issue raised by the Congress on Rafale deal has been clarified by the Supreme Court, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that there is no controversy in the matter, except in minds of the opposition party leaders.

Malaysia is yet to take a call on extraditing controversial preacher Zakir Naik to India and the matter could end up being decided by the country's courts, a senior Malaysian minister told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday when she raised the issue during a meeting here.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has trolled the trolls who have been attacking her on Twitter for issuing passports to an inter-faith couple from Noida. Her official handle re-tweeted some abusive comments directed at the union minister.

In his first response to the Facebook data scandal, Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of "inventing" stories on the Congress's involvement to divert attention from the controversy following Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's statement on the killing of 39 Indians in Iraq. The Congress president also took a swipe at the media for "biting the b...

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday slammed Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agrawal, who started his new innings in the BJP with a controversial remark by referring to actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan as a "mere film dancer".

Naresh Agrawal, a once-powerful Samajwadi Party leader who joined the BJP on Monday, has expressed "regret" for his comment disparaging actor-politician Jaya Bachchan as someone "who used to dance in films". The comment has deeply embarrassed the BJP, with its leaders including ministers Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani condemning it.

Former Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal, who after joining the BJP today took a swipe at actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan, has been in the news several times in the past for making controversial comments, even in parliament

Naresh Agrawal, a powerful Samajwadi Party leader once known to be close to party chief Akhilesh Yadav, joined the BJP today in Delhi with a controversial remark that forced his new party to issue a disclaimer

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday pitched for patience and restraint in handling the Dokalam standoff with China diplomatically, telling parliament that war did not resolve problems and were followed by a round of dialogue.

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Sunday asked Amazon to desist from being flippant about Indian symbols and icons, cautioning it that "indifference will be at your own peril".

Seems Amazon is up for yet another controversy just a few days after the e-commerce giant apologised for the sale of Indian flag-themed doormats after Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's tough warning to the company. This time, on its US portal, Amazon has put up flip flops with Mahatma Gandhi's face on it.

The twitter account of Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was allegedly hacked and his handle posted controversial tweets about the visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Pakistan.

The release of 'PM Narendra Modi' may have been put off indefinitely, but the BJP has provided the biopic's lead actor -- Vivek Oberoi -- with another role to play in the meantime. Mr Oberoi, a self-confessed admirer of the Prime Minister, appeared in a list of star campaigners for the Gujarat phase of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that was rele...

The Congress's manifesto has made "traitors and separatists" happy, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj said today, joining the BJP leaders in slamming the Rahul Gandhi-led party for promising review of controversial laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and sedition in the document released today

Rahul Gandhi stood by his controversial remarks earlier this week targeting Defence Minister and Prime Miister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. The Congress president said he would have made similar comments had a man been there in place of Ms Sitharaman.

Asserting that every issue raised by the Congress on Rafale deal has been clarified by the Supreme Court, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that there is no controversy in the matter, except in minds of the opposition party leaders.

Malaysia is yet to take a call on extraditing controversial preacher Zakir Naik to India and the matter could end up being decided by the country's courts, a senior Malaysian minister told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday when she raised the issue during a meeting here.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has trolled the trolls who have been attacking her on Twitter for issuing passports to an inter-faith couple from Noida. Her official handle re-tweeted some abusive comments directed at the union minister.

In his first response to the Facebook data scandal, Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of "inventing" stories on the Congress's involvement to divert attention from the controversy following Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's statement on the killing of 39 Indians in Iraq. The Congress president also took a swipe at the media for "biting the b...

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday slammed Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agrawal, who started his new innings in the BJP with a controversial remark by referring to actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan as a "mere film dancer".

Naresh Agrawal, a once-powerful Samajwadi Party leader who joined the BJP on Monday, has expressed "regret" for his comment disparaging actor-politician Jaya Bachchan as someone "who used to dance in films". The comment has deeply embarrassed the BJP, with its leaders including ministers Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani condemning it.

Former Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal, who after joining the BJP today took a swipe at actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan, has been in the news several times in the past for making controversial comments, even in parliament

Naresh Agrawal, a powerful Samajwadi Party leader once known to be close to party chief Akhilesh Yadav, joined the BJP today in Delhi with a controversial remark that forced his new party to issue a disclaimer

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday pitched for patience and restraint in handling the Dokalam standoff with China diplomatically, telling parliament that war did not resolve problems and were followed by a round of dialogue.

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Sunday asked Amazon to desist from being flippant about Indian symbols and icons, cautioning it that "indifference will be at your own peril".

Seems Amazon is up for yet another controversy just a few days after the e-commerce giant apologised for the sale of Indian flag-themed doormats after Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's tough warning to the company. This time, on its US portal, Amazon has put up flip flops with Mahatma Gandhi's face on it.

The twitter account of Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was allegedly hacked and his handle posted controversial tweets about the visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Pakistan.