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Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that there is no controversy in the matter, except in minds of the opposition party leaders. (Photo: File)

All issue raised by Congress on Rafale deal has been clarified by SC: Sushma Swaraj

Unsatisfied by the minister's reply during the Question Hour, the Congress members including Manmohan Singh staged a walkout.

03 Jan 2019 2:58 PM

Sushma Swaraj said that she has directed concerned authorities to be cautious while processing applications of the affected persons for re-issuance of their passports. (Photo: File | ANI)

Passports of 23 Indians 'misplaced' by Pak High Commission declared 'lost': Govt

The Indians whose passports went missing were Sikhs who applied for visas at Pak High Commission to visit Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.

02 Jan 2019 6:20 PM

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a joint press statement in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sushma Swaraj, China’s Wang Yi agree on ‘10 pillars’ of ties

Wang described the new mechanism for cultural and people-to-people exchanges as a “major initiative” in the history of India-China ties.

22 Dec 2018 1:29 AM

Relatives, friends and well-wishers greeted and cheered for him as he came out of the airport. The family then left for their residence in suburban Versova. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Want to move on, won't reopen 'old wounds': Hamid Ansari on return to home

Ansari was arrested in Pak in 2012 for allegedly entering country from Afghanistan reportedly to meet a woman he had befriended online.

20 Dec 2018 6:29 PM

Jinnah with Mahatma Gandhi at Jinnah House

Swaraj: Jinnah House soon to become MEA property

innah House was the residence of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Malabar Hill of south Mumbai.

20 Dec 2018 6:43 AM

Jinnah House to get new name?

MEA is in the process of transferring ownership in govt’s name, says Swaraj.

20 Dec 2018 2:23 AM

Hamid Nihal Ansari, who was accompanied by his mother and other family members, also thanked Sushma Swaraj and the Ministry of External Affairs for persisting with the case and taking it up with Islamabad. (Photo: ANI)

With teary eyes, Hamid Ansari meets Sushma Swaraj, shares tough phase in Pak

33-year-old Ansari, who returned to India on Tuesday, became emotional while talking about the difficult phase of his life in Pakistan.

19 Dec 2018 2:25 PM

‘We had very fruitful talks. We closely looked at all the aspects of our mutual ties,’ said Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj. (Photo: File)

India, France hold talks on deepening bilateral ties

Noting that foundation of India and France relations is based on ‘mutual trust’, Swaraj said both countries are looking to strengthen ties.

15 Dec 2018 3:36 PM

Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Sushma Swaraj holds talks with Iceland Foreign Minister

Thor arrived here on Friday on board the inaugural flight between New Delhi and Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.

09 Dec 2018 2:19 AM

Like Sushma, Uma Bharti will not fight 2019 LS polls

The firebrand saffron leader made it clear, however, that she will not quit politics any time soon.

05 Dec 2018 1:12 AM

Michel, 54, was taken to the Dubai International Airport from where he will be extradited to India later in the day, Khaleej Times reported. (Photo: File)

VVIP chopper deal middleman Christian Michel being sent to India tonight

The Court of Cassation last month upheld a lower court order which said that Michel could be extradited.

04 Dec 2018 7:28 PM

Talking about the Ram temple issue, Bharti said that the agitation over the matter is going on due to delay in the court's judgment over the issue. (Photo: ANI)

Won't contest 2019 LS polls, will focus on Ram temple, cleaning of Ganga: Uma Bharti

Uma's decision comes days after Sushma Swaraj announced that she would not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls due to her health issues.

04 Dec 2018 7:14 PM

'This is a fight between three captains. One is a cricket captain (Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan), one is a military captain (Captain Amarinder Singh) and another one is a Congress captain (Rahul Gandhi). I don't want to comment more on this,' she said. (Photo: ANI)

Fight between 3 captains: Sushma Swaraj on Sidhu's Pak visit, Punjab CM's remark

She slammed Rahul Gandhi's statement questioning PM's knowledge of Hinduism saying Cong is diverting attention as they don't have an agenda.

02 Dec 2018 5:56 PM

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Sushma Swaraj slams Shah Mahmood Qureshi for googly remark

Sushma also said India had “not been trapped by the googly” and that two Indian Sikh union ministers had attended the ceremony.

02 Dec 2018 6:30 AM

Sushma said, 'For years, Cong presented him as secular leader but near polls when they realised that Hindus are in majority, they created his new image.' (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi confused about his religion, caste: Sushma Swaraj

Sushma said, 'God forbid that day when we will have to learn something like that from Rahul Gandhi.'

01 Dec 2018 7:59 PM

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Maldives Abdulla Shahid was recently on an official visit to New Delhi, where he met top leaders including his counterpart Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: Twitter | @MEAIndia)

Maldives reject reports of plans to allow Indian base in exchange for aid

Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said the Maldivian territory would not be used for establishment of any foreign military bases.

30 Nov 2018 12:01 PM

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal and others during ground breaking ceremony for Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan's Kartarpur. (Photo: PTI)

Imran Khan bowled 'googly', India sent 2 ministers: Pak minister

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi noted that it was the same Indian govt that had said it will not engage with Pakistan.

30 Nov 2018 9:37 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan: Ready to talk to Modi, can’t live in past

Khan said that people in Pakistan want peace with India and he will be happy to meet Modi and talk to him on any issue.

30 Nov 2018 12:36 AM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had chosen Badal and Puri to represent India at the event. (Photo: ANI)

Harsimrat, Hardeep Singh Puri reach Pak for Kartarpur groundbreaking ceremony

Harsimrat Kaur Badal called decision miracle and said that prayers of crores of people had been answered with the opening of the corridor.

28 Nov 2018 2:28 PM

PM Narendra Modi interacts with former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga during the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in Male, Maldives. (PIB photo via PTI

Maldives minister hopes to get $250 million from India

Yameen was openly pro-China and had become a thorn in New Delhi’s flesh, with Indo-Maldivian ties having nose-dived during Mr. Yameen’s tenure.

26 Nov 2018 7:32 AM

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