India's former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was admitted to AIIMS following health issues. She breathed her last after suffering a cardiac arrest. Sportspersons like Virender Sehwag and Abhinav Bindra took to Twitter to offer their condolences.
Sushma Swaraj passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest. The senior BJP leader was 67.
Sushma Swaraj had decided not to contest the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections citing health conditions.
Sushma Swaraj will be remembered for her fiery oratory and her feisaty never-say-die spirit, writes Vani Tripathi
There will be, no doubt, countless moist eyes across the country and abroad with Sushma Swaraj's passing away on August 6—a lawyer and a politician who could cut down opponents with her sharp wit as gracefully as she could endear all, from across the political spectrum.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, saying a glorious chapter in Indian politics had come to an end.
Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night. She was 67.
Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night. She was 67.
'The statement that he made while addressing a lady Chairperson crossed all limits of decency. He deserves a stringent punishment to preserve the dignity and decorum of the House,' Sushma Swaraj said.
Political leaders across party lines welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case and termed it a big victory for India.
Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter denying the news, while Harsh Vardhan too deleted his tweet within less than an hour.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was missing from the dais for the ministers to be inducted in the new Cabinet during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony here on Thursday evening.
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'Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- Many Congratulations for securing such a big victory for the BJP. I am thankful to the people,' Foreign Affairs Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India is open to ideas on how we can make the work of Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), which specifically deals with issues relating to security and defence, more effective.
The meeting comes amid the heightened diplomatic tension between Iran and the United States after Washington announced that no fresh sanction waivers will be issued for Iranian oil imports to eight countries including India.
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