The sudden demise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart and popular leader Sushma Swaraj has sent shockwaves across the country. After the former external affairs minister breathed her last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, tributes poured in for her.

Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj performs her last rites

Former Minister of External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj died at the age of 67 in the national capital on Tuesday. She was admitted to AIIMS on Tuesday evening after her health condition deteriorated. She passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest late in the night. After the BJP stalwart’s death, her mortal remains were taken to her residence, where President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders paid their last respects to her.

Sushma Swaraj's demise: BJP workers & leaders pay tribute

Former Minister of External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj died at the age of 67 in the national capital on Tuesday. She was admitted to AIIMS on Tuesday evening after her health condition deteriorated. She passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest late in the night. After the BJP stalwart’s death, her mortal remains were taken to her residence, where President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders paid their last respects to her. Her last rites will be held at the Lodhi Road electric crematorium in the national capital at around 3 pm on Wednesday.

Sushma Swaraj's demise: Last tributes to 'People's Minister'

Sushma Swaraj's demise: Mortal remains at BJP HQ

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Sushma Swaraj's demise: Final respects at BJP HQ till 3 pm

Sushma Swaraj's body being taken to BJP HQ

Sushma Swaraj's body to be kept at BJP HQ from 12 pm till 3 pm

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the deployment of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir was a precautionary measure to prevent the security situation from worsening and stated that the forces would not be removed under any "pressure".

Deployment of forces in J&K precautionary, won't remove under pressure: Shah

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has formed a committee of five senior doctors to monitor the health condition of the Unnao rape survivor, who was airlifted from Lucknow to the AIIMS Trauma Centre here on Monday night.

AIIMS sets up a 5-member team of doctors to monitor Unnao rape survivor 

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Top BJP leaders, including the party's working President JP Nadda, on Monday, hailed the central government's decision to revoke Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Top BJP leaders hail government's decision to revoke Article 370 in J&K

Article 370, which granted special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), has been removed by a Presidential Order. Home Minister Amit Shah also presented a J&K Reorganisation Bill, through which the state has been bifurcated into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

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Rahul Gandhi finally breaks his silence and reacts over J&k reorganistaion bill that yesterday passed in Rajya Sabha and same introduced in the Lok Sabha today. He says that 'Nation made by people, not plots of land'

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BJP working president Jagat Prakash Nadda is scheduled to meet the party's general secretaries here on Sunday. The meeting will be held at 7 pm at the party's headquarters here.

BJP working president JP Nadda to meet general secretaries today

On day two of 'Abhyas Varga', a training programme which is being organised by the BJP for all its parliamentarians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the lawmakers to focus on winning 2024 elections from now on.

'Focus on winning 2024 election now,' PM Modi tells MPs

Buoyed by the sweeping victory of the BJP in the Tripura panchayat elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded efforts of the local party unit in making BJP formidable.

PM Modi lauds efforts of Tripura BJP unit post panchayat poll victory

After their first significant electoral victories in 1967, the then Jan Sangh, BJP’s precursor, embarked on a series of informal alliances with princely notables in Madhya Pradesh, who were not only deeply influential in central India, but were, until then, staunch supporters of the Congress Party.

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Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Thursday claimed that the Delhi government's decision to give free electricity to those consuming up to 200 units was a result of the BJP's efforts.

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BJP will hold an intense training programme of two days for all its Members of Parliament in Delhi to train and sensitise them on the issues related to parliamentary practice, ideology and party.

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Former Congress MP Sanjay Sinh and his wife Ameeta Sinh on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of working party president JP Nadda. They both resigned from the party on Tuesday.

Former Congress MP Sanjay Sinh, wife Ameeta Sinh join Bharatiya Janata Party

A two-day orientation programme for the 303 newly elected BJP MPs and the 78 Rajya Sabha MPs will be organised on August 3-4 in the Parliament library building with an aim to impart training and enhancing Parliamentary and public conduct to the MPs.

PM Modi to address two-day orientation programme for BJP MPs

Union Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting on Jammu and Kashmir with other senior BJP leaders on Tuesday. BJP Working President JP Nadda, General Secretary BL Santosh, Jammu and Kashmir party President and Deputy Chief Minister Ravinder Rana and Kavinder Gupta will attend the meeting.

Home minister Amit Shah to hold meeting on Jammu and Kashmir today

The controversial Triple Talaq bill has been finally passed in Rajya Sabha after 99 votes counted in favour and 84 against it. Watch video to know more.

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