Tag: External Affairs Minister

Sushma assures help to family of Indian killed in Jamaica

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday assured help to the family of an Indian national who was shot dead during an armed robbery in Jamaica earlier this week. "Talreja family – I am sorry to know about this tragedy. My heartfelt condolences," Sushma Swaraj tweeted. "Indian High Commission in Jamaica will follow up this …

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February 11, 2017

Sushma seeks report of Indians on death row from Indian envoy to Qatar

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday sought a report from the Indian Ambassador in Qatar on two Indian nationals who were awarded the death penalty in the Gulf country last year. "I have asked for a report from Indian Ambassador in Qatar," the Minister said in a tweet. She was responding to a tweet …

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January 7, 2017

Will spare no effort to secure release of Father Tom: Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said India will spare no effort to secure release of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Keralite priest abducted nearly nine months ago by a terror group in war-torn Yemen. The minster's remarks come a day after a purported video by the priest appealing to the government to free him …

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December 27, 2016

Sushma Swaraj recovering fast after kidney transplant

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj continues to recover fast after a kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, a senior doctor said on Tuesday. “The minister is recovering fast. However, it will take at least a week or so to discharge her. Our team of doctors is monitoring her condition,” …

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December 13, 2016