Sushma Swaraj

BJP's Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva named Swaraj to the post in his first appointment in the state unit after named as full-time state President on Friday

With Joshimath reeling under severe crisis after hundreds of buildings developed cracks due to shifting soil, an old video of late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has surfaced where she warns of an imminent threat to Uttarakhand from dams being built on the Ganga river. In the video being widely shared on social media and flashed on news channels, Swaraj is seen saying in Parliament that the dams being built on the Ganga and its tributaries will have to be scrapped to save Uttarakhand in the wake of the 2013 Kedarnath disaster. This assumes significance as questions are being raised on the role of NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in the land subsidence crisis in Joshimath. Swaraj was addressing the Lok Sabha as the then Leader of Opposition. Disasters are occurring in Uttarakhand as the Ganga river is being confined in tunnels, she had said. "Whatever amount of money may have been spent over them (dams), it will be less than the amount that will have to be spent over relief and ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has praised his predecessor late Sushma Swaraj, commending her for being at the forefront in bolstering relations with the Indian diaspora. Jaishankar made these comments while addressing members of the Indian diaspora here in the Austrian capital on Sunday. When the minister was asked what foreign policies have changed since Swaraj took over as India's External Affairs Minister, Jaishankar said: "I'm very glad that you mentioned my predecessor the late Sushma Swaraj ji. The fact that our relationship with the Indian communities abroad are strong and will remain stronger, she led from the front. "I would say in those five years when she was the minister as she was the face and the voice of that message," Jaishankar said. "And of course we created a system for that to happen but I still feel that she was so symbolic of that change that I'm personally very grateful that you have recalled her at a time like this," he added. Swaraj passed away on

The budget outlay comprises 34.4 per cent as capital expenditure of Rs 61,057.36 crore, while 65.6 per cent as revenue expenditure of Rs 1,6,198.63 crore

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday posthumously honoured former Union Ministers George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj with Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday paid rich tributes to former Union minister Sushma Swaraj on her death anniversary and said her selfless service to the nation will always be remembered. Former external affairs minister Swaraj died of cardiac arrest in 2019 at the age of 67. "Remembering my dear sister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj on her Punya Tithi today. She was a distinguished parliamentarian and an eloquent orator, who strove relentlessly for the empowerment of women & downtrodden sections," the vice president said on his official Twitter handle. "She was a dedicated leader whose compassion knew no bounds. Her selfless service to the nation will always be remembered," he said.

Its amendment of the Citizenship Act led to widespread countrywide protests in December, January, and February

Being a doctor and also a health administrator, Covid-19 has propelled him into a place in the sun that he could only have hoped for

The government's decision to name the two institutions after Swaraj came a day before her 68th birth anniversary

The Padma Vibhushan for this year has been awarded to a total of seven prominent personalities

Jadhav's meeting with his family members was not any ordinary meeting as they were separated by a glass barrier

Onions have a love-hate relationship with Delhi. In 1998, when the BJP was in power, the rise in onion prices helped Congress defeat BJP. In 2010, when prices rose, Congress barely saved it's power

Jaitley and Swaraj were Union Ministers in the first term of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet

Hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and veteran party leader L K Advani bade her farewell

The Maharashtra Chief Minister said that she dedicated her entire life to the nation

Special prayers for the former external affairs minister were performed at Simtokha Dzong on Wednesday

Ivanka Trump had met Swaraj on a host of issues, including those related to women

The body of the former minister, wrapped in a tricolour, was brought to the crematorium in the afternoon from the BJP headquarters

Sushma Swaraj's connect with the media despite frequent disagreements over policies holds relevance in the current times