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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the Modi government of attempting to put the caste-based census “in cold storage”, alleging inconsistencies in its stand over the years.In a post on X, Ramesh outlined what he described as a shifting position by the Centre. He said that on July 20, 2021, the government…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday questioned the Centre over not waiting for the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Trump tariffs before agreeing to a trade deal framework with Washington.The US court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the administration had exceeded its authority by using the International Emergency Economic…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded Congress MP Jairam Ramesh for challenging an Office Memorandum issued by the Centre to implement the apex court’s judgment on retrospective environmental clearance.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that since the Office Memorandum was meant to implement an SC judgment, the challenge…
File photo: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A day before Supreme Court hears the suo motu civil case on the new definition of Aravali hills and ranges, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday wrote to environment minister Bhupender Yadav, asking him four questions pertaining to assessment of Forest Survey of…
Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday targeted the Gandhi–Vadra family, alleging that “their hate for Dalit is so open.” The charge from the saffron party came shortly after the Congress held a press conference in which party president Mallikarjun Kharge initially said he would not read…
Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh – from which BJP emerged – brought…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (L), Pt Nehru climbing into first MiG-21 acquired by Air Force at Palam Airport (Picture: X/Indian Youth Congress) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday credited erstwhile Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru for the MiG-21 fighter jets decommissioned today after the ceremonial flypast in Chandigarh.Recalling the MiG-21 pact signed between India…
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday attacked the Modi govt on the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project, saying it was “bulldozing this ecological disaster of a project through” even though environmental clearances have been challenged in courts.On Aug 18, 2022, Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration – controlled by union home ministry –…
