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The joy of our lives: Sushma Swaraj's husband shares touching photo of lat
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Former Governor of Mizoram Swaraj Kaushal on Friday shared a touching photograph of his late wife and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her birth anniversary, showing her sporting a radiant smile with a knife in hand and cake in front of her.
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Epitomised unwavering commitment to public service: Modi remembers Sushma
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her birth anniversary, describing her as an exceptional colleague and an outstanding Minister who epitomised dignity, decency and unwavering commitment to public serv
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EAM meets Canadian Parliamentary delegation, discusses 'promising future'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Canadian Parliamentary delegation led by Speaker George J Furey and discussed the "promising future" of India-Canada ties.
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Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Foreign Service Institute renamed after Sushma Sw
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday renamed the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra and Foreign Service Institute in the national capital after former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her "invaluable contribution" to Indian diplomacy, the cause of the Indian
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2 Indians onboard Diamond Princess tested positive for coronavirus; embass
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Two Indian crew members on board quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have been tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on Thursday, and informed that the Indian embassy in Tokyo is rendering all
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Nehru did not want Patel in Cabinet in 1947, says EAM Jaishankar citing bo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that he got to know from VP Menon's autobiography that first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru did not want Sardar Patel in his Cabinet in 1947.
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Jaishankar files caveat in Supreme Court over plea challenging his electio
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court that will be heard if the court decides to take up any petition filed by Congress leaders challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in July last year.
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Voting for high-stakes Delhi polls underway, key politicians exercise fran
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Key politicians including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday queued up outside polling booths to exercise their franchise for Assembly polls in the national capital.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa meets EAM S Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who is currently on a five-day visit to India.
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Basic duty of every citizen to vote, says EAM Jaishankar after voting for
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among the first voters to arrive at the polling station and exercise their democratic franchise for the assembly elections.
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No Indian on ship quarantined off Japan coast tested positive for nCoV: Ja
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Several Indians are onboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off the Japanese coast, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, adding that none of them have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus.
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80 Indian students still in coronavirus-hit Wuhan: Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): An estimated 80 Indian students are still living in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Friday, adding that 70 of them chose to stay behind at the time of the evacuation operation.
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