Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari Friday laid the foundation stones for two high-speed highway corridors -- Rs 90,000 crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Rs 9,000 crore Dwarka Expressway here.

"Terrorism and extremism bear different names and labels.It uses diverse causes.But in each case, it is driven by distortion of religion, and a misguided belief in its power to succeed.The fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion." Read full text of Sushma Swaraj's historic speech at OIC

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday exposed Pakistan's terror funding, at the foreign ministers' meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, where she was invited as the guest of honour.

Pakistan's double speak has been exposed again. While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has offered talks with India, the country has pulled out of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting which starts in Abu Dhabi citing presence of Sushma Swaraj’s presence. Sushma Swaraj, India’s foreign minister is the guest of honour at the OIC meeting today.

Sushma will attend the OIC meet as the "guest of honour".

The Minister strongly put it across that the JeM is a "Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation".

Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based JeM in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the invitation a "welcome recognition" of the presence of 185 million Muslims in India and of their contribution to its pluralistic ethos, and of India's contribution to the Islamic world.   

The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on Wednesday urged the Centre to cancel the work visas of all Pakistani artists.

Swaraj's assurance came after a woman urged her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help find Indian national Anuj Goel.  

Four Indian sailors - Harish Jogi, Sachin Singh, Ashish Ashok Nair and Kamleshbhai Gopalbhai Tandel - were rescued by the authorities.

The 15th PBD will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of chief guest of the event Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in Varanasi on Tuesday.

We also need to ask that who these terrorists are, who funds them, how do they find sustenance, who protects and sponsors them," she said.

Recent developments in India-Nepal ties across various sectors came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Thursday.

Swaraj identified terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and climate change as the three critical challenges being faced by the world today.   

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the two ministers deliberated on important bilateral issues and shared perspectives on the regional situation.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering on a host of key issues to strengthen bilateral ties between the two neighbouring countries.

On Sunday, a powerful tsunami hit Indonesia, killing at least 281 people and injuring thousands.

In yet another step towards improving ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday held extensive talks under a newly established framework and agreed on "ten pillars" of cooperation to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Swaraj made the assertion in her message that was read out at the the inaugural session of the third India-China Think-Tanks Forum being hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) from December 20-21 in New Delhi.