Sushma Swaraj

Racist attacks on African nationals continue: Kenyan woman thrashed in Greater Noida

This incident comes after five people were arrested and over 1,000 booked for attacking four Nigerian nationals at Ansal Plaza in Greater Noida earlier this week.

Mar 29, 2017

India should stop worrying about racism abroad and start tackling the menace within

Despite repeated assurances by the authorities, racist attacks on Africans in India show no signs of subsiding. While condemning racist crimes in Trump's US, are we keeping our own house clean?

Mar 28, 2017

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5 arrested for attack on Nigerians at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh; Sushma Swaraj seeks report from Yogi Adityanath

Locals turned violent on Monday while protesting against suspected drug overdose of a Class 12 student.

Mar 28, 2017

Indian man fakes abduction in Serbia, fools family, Sushma Swaraj and nation!

Twitterati lashed out at the man for staging his own abduction and troubling Sushma Swaraj.

Mar 24, 2017

At least 500 Indian workers in Bahrain reach out to Sushma Swaraj, claiming salaries not paid

Indian workers in Bahrain have reached out to the Ministry of External Affairs after around 500 complained of not having received their salaries for months and surviving on food handouts.

Mar 24, 2017

Two missing Indian clerics return to India, to meet Sushma Swaraj today

Syed Asif Nizami and his nephew Syed Nazim Nizami travelled to Pakistan on March 6, but were reported missing on March 16 after their families lost contact with them.

Mar 20, 2017

Manohar Parrikar resigns as defence minister, appointed Goa CM: Who will be the next defence minister?

Manohar Parrikar has resigned as Union defence minister to be the new Goa CM, and speculations are rife on who will succeed him.

Mar 13, 2017

UP Assembly Elections 2017: After Mayawati's annihilation, is Mamata Banerjee the last remaining firebrand woman politician in Indian politics?

Jayalalithaa is dead. Mayawati has been made irrelevant in the UP elections 2017. So is Mamata Banerjee the only firebrand woman politician left in the country's political landscape?

Mar 11, 2017

Hate crime in US: Sushma Swaraj reacts over attacks on Harnish Patel & Deep Rai

The external affairs minister expressed her condolences to Patel's family and inquired about Rai's health. She said while the Indian consul met Patel's family, she herself spoke to Rai's father.

Mar 5, 2017

Sushma Swaraj scolds and then saves merchant navy officer and wife stuck in war-torn Yemen

Sushma Swaraj offered assistance to a merchant navy officer, who was stuck in Yemen with his wife, after he reached out to her on Twitter.

Feb 23, 2017

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PM Modi, US President Donald Trump could meet in May for bilateral talks

PM Modi and Trump will also meet in July during the G-20 Summit.

Feb 17, 2017

Sushma Swaraj assures 90-year-old Indian origin American that she will not have to leave India

Kantaben, who hails from Gujarat, was sent to India by her son on an invalid visa.

Jan 31, 2017

Sushma Swaraj takes up Twitter plea to help infant from Bhopal get heart surgery

Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj managed to get the two-day-old boy a surgery date at AIIMS Delhi.

Jan 28, 2017

Maneka Gandhi writes to MEA to amend visa rules to stop foreigners convicted of child sex abuse

The move came a couple of days after Maneka held day-long discussions with representatives of NGOs and other ministries at the 'National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse'

Jan 19, 2017

Shobhaa De advises Sushma Swaraj to 'keep calm and stop tweeting;' faces flak on Twitter

Shobhaa De on Friday tweeted asking Sushma Swaraj to "keep calm and stop tweeting."

Jan 14, 2017

Amazon Canada withdraws Indian flag doormat after Sushma Swaraj intervenes

The e-retailer also faced massive backlash from social media as people threatened to boycott the site.

Jan 12, 2017

Sushma Swaraj assures essential supplies for 2 weeks to 41 Indian sailors stranded in UAE

The merchant navy sailors had tweeted to Swaraj that they were stranded on sinking ships.

Jan 9, 2017

Istanbul nightclub attack: Isis claims responsibility for attack at Reina nightclub

Isis says the attack was carried out "in continuation of the blessed operations that the group is conducting against Turkey, the protector of the cross."

Jan 2, 2017

Istanbul nightclub attack: Sushma Swaraj arranges visas for families of 2 Indians killed in Reina Nightclub massacre

At least 39 people were killed and 65 others injured when two attackers, dressed as Santa Claus, opened fire at the Reina nightclub.