Sushma Swaraj

Government job is not like distribution of biscuits: VK Singh on Indians killed in Iraq

A special aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq arrived at the Amritsar International Airport on Monday.

Apr 02, 2018, 18:36 PM IST

Mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq arrives in India by special aircraft; relatives distraught

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh had left for Iraq on Sunday to bring back the mortal remains of the Indians. 

Apr 02, 2018, 15:56 PM IST

VK Singh blasts Congress for playing politics over 39 Indians murdered in Iraq

MoS VK Singh has slammed Congress and other opposition parties for doing politics on Indians murdered in Iraq. 

Mar 30, 2018, 20:48 PM IST

VK Singh to go to Iraq to bring mortal remains of 39 Indians on April 1

Sushma Swaraj had hailed the role of VK Singh in ascertaining the identity of the Indians who got killed in Iraq.

Mar 30, 2018, 10:14 AM IST

After embarrassment, Congress tweets new survey on Sushma Swaraj, asks her to retweet now

Congress had last week faced a major embarrassment on social media when it had asked if Sushma Swaraj was responsible for the death of 39 Indians in Iraq. 

Mar 29, 2018, 14:48 PM IST

EAM Sushma Swaraj arrives in Tokyo on a three-day visit to Japan

 EAM Swaraj will co-chair the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on March 29.

Mar 28, 2018, 22:26 PM IST

Congress runs Twitter poll on Indians killed in Iraq; Sushma Swaraj retweets, wins by a massive margin

On March 25, the Congress had conducted a poll on Twitter asking whether Sushma Swaraj is responsible for the deaths of 39 Indians in Iraq. 

Mar 27, 2018, 15:19 PM IST

Families of men killed in Iraq threaten to protest if demands not met

Several family members of the 39 killed in Mosul by Islamic State have said that they have not been contacted by the Indian government.

Mar 23, 2018, 23:20 PM IST

Congress moves privilege motion against Sushma Swaraj for 'misleading' Parliament over death of 39 Indians in Iraq

According to the motion, Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh (retd), "deliberately misled" the families of the 39 Indians killed in Mosul, on the floor of Parliament and outside.

Mar 23, 2018, 15:50 PM IST

Congress to push privilege notice against Sushma Swaraj for 'misleading' nation on Indians killed in Iraq

The Congress has accused EAM Swaraj of misleading the nation over Indians killed in Iraq.

Mar 22, 2018, 13:55 PM IST

27 from Punjab, 6 from Bihar: Full list of 39 Indians killed in Iraq by ISIS

For verification of bodies, the DNA samples of their relatives were sent to Baghdad and four state governments - Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar - were involved in the process.

Mar 21, 2018, 10:50 AM IST

Distraught families of 39 Indians killed in Iraq demand DNA reports from government

Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday told Parliament that all 39 Indians, abducted by the ISIS in Iraq nearly three years back, were killed and their bodies were recovered. 

Mar 21, 2018, 10:16 AM IST

Evening news at a glance: March 20, 2018

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Mar 20, 2018, 19:17 PM IST

No stone unturned to trace them: PM Modi on death of 39 Indians in Iraq

'Every Indian grieves with those who lost their loved ones in Mosul,' said the PM

Mar 20, 2018, 18:26 PM IST

Provide assistance to kin of 39 Indians killed by IS: Captain Amarinder Singh writes to Swaraj

In a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has requested for financial assistance to the families of those killed by 39 Indians.

Mar 20, 2018, 17:36 PM IST

Harjit Masih's story of fleeing from IS false, was kept in protective custody: Swaraj

Swaraj also claimed that Masih's version of the events are false

Mar 20, 2018, 16:30 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj defends telling Parliament on deaths of 39 Indians in Iraq before informing their families

Swaraj addressed allegations that her government had withheld information on the status of the missing Indians, saying she had always maintained she would make no definitive statements without sure proof.

Mar 20, 2018, 15:49 PM IST

39 missing Indians in Iraq dead: 20 revelations made by Sushma Swaraj

EAM Swaraj said that the bodies of missing Indians were exhumed from a mass grave in Badush and their identities confirmed by DNA tests.

Mar 20, 2018, 14:15 PM IST

Govt told us for 4 years that they are alive, says relative of Indian killed in Iraq

Ending all speculations about the fate of the 39 Indians who went missing in Iraq's Mosul since 2014, Swaraj declared them dead.

Mar 20, 2018, 13:34 PM IST

News at a glance: March 20, 2018

Mar 20, 2018, 11:37 AM IST