Sushma Swaraj

Learned lot from her: At condolence meet, PM Modi recounts fond memories with Sushma Swaraj

PM Narendra Modi said that Sushma Swaraj was a fantastic orator who commanded respect and evoked admiration wherever she went. 

Aug 13, 2019, 19:02 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah attend condolence meet for Sushma Swaraj

A portrait of the former External Affairs Minister was kept on one side where people gave her a floral tribute. Those who knew her closely spoke in her memory and hailed her indomitable spirit.

Aug 13, 2019, 17:25 PM IST

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck lights thousand lamps in Sushma Swaraj's memory

The King also sent messages of condolences to the late Minister`s family and to the government of India.

Aug 10, 2019, 13:49 PM IST

UN diplomats from across the world pay tribute to late Sushma Swaraj

Diplomats of about 50 countries at the United Nations (UN) have written condolence messages in a tribute to former external affairs minister late Sushma Swaraj, who died of a cardiac arrest on Tuesday.

Aug 10, 2019, 12:26 PM IST

Emotional daughter Bansuri Swaraj immerses Sushma Swaraj's ashes in River Ganga

An visibly emotional Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, performed immersed the ashes of her mother (asthi visarjan ritual) in River Ganga on Thursday morning.

Aug 08, 2019, 12:20 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj's ashes to be taken to UP's Garh Mukteshwar on Thursday

The 67-year-old leader, who passed away at AIIMS on Tuesday, was BJP's most prominent woman face. 

 

Aug 08, 2019, 08:39 AM IST

We called her 'didi': Jaya Prada mourns Sushma Swaraj's demise

Sushma Swaraj, the most prominent woman face of the BJP, breathed her last on Tuesday night after a cardiac arrest.

Aug 07, 2019, 21:01 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj's death ends a political era in Delhi

Sushma Swaraj (BJP) and Sheila Dikshit (Congress) were the only two women to rule the national capital. Both succumbed to cardiac arrest.

Aug 07, 2019, 19:12 PM IST

India bids teary farewell: Sushma Swaraj cremated with full state honours

The final rites were performed by Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri at the Lodhi Road Crematorium.

Aug 07, 2019, 17:23 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj's husband, daughter salute her before her final journey

Bansuri Swaraj and Swaraj Kaushal, the daughter and husband of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, paid 'salute' as state honours were being accorded to the departed BJP leader ahead of her last rites.

Aug 07, 2019, 15:47 PM IST

Harish Salve spoke to Sushma Swaraj ‘just 10 minutes’ before she suffered cardiac arrest

Sushma Swaraj wanted to pay Hairsh Salve a fee of Re 1 for his successful representation of India at the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Aug 07, 2019, 14:59 PM IST

Eight records in the name of Sushma Swaraj

The BJP stalwart held several unique distinctions and records in her political career that spanned over four decades.

Aug 07, 2019, 14:53 PM IST

Traffic advisory issued in Delhi as last rites of Sushma Swaraj to take place shortly

Sushma Swaraj's last rites will be held at the Lodhi Road electric crematorium in the national capital at around 3 pm on Wednesday.

Aug 07, 2019, 14:41 PM IST

AIIMS doctors administered CPR twice on Sushma Swaraj, but failed to revive her

After repeated attempts by the doctors to revive her failed, Sushma Swaraj was declared dead at 10.50 pm on Tuesday.

Aug 07, 2019, 14:29 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj was a bright student, ‘Best NCC cadet’ in college

For three consecutive years, Sushma Swaraj bagged the Best Hindi Speaker award in her college.

Aug 07, 2019, 13:45 PM IST

Amitabh Bachchan 'disturbed and saddened' by Sushma Swaraj's death

He added that "death brings such imminent uncertainties about". 

Aug 07, 2019, 13:40 PM IST

Karanvir Bohra remembers Sushma Swaraj: 'If it wasn't for her, I would've been impounded in Russia'

"Sushma Swaraj never made any Indian feel alienated when in trouble in a foreign land," Karanvir Bohra wrote.

Aug 07, 2019, 13:32 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj ensured help was always around, even on Mars: 11 times she aced the Twitter game

Long before her colleagues took to the micro-blogging site, Swaraj had already nailed the Twitter game.

Aug 07, 2019, 12:47 PM IST

Delhi, Haryana declare two-day state mourning for Sushma Swaraj

The announcement was made on microblogging site Twitter by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

Aug 07, 2019, 12:28 PM IST

She was people's leader: Condolences from sports fraternity continue to pour in for Sushma Swaraj

Leaving a strong legacy behind, the BJP stalwart breathed her last at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital on Tuesday.

Aug 07, 2019, 11:45 AM IST