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An inflammatory claim made by Rekha Arya’s husband, a minister from Uttarakhand, has sparked a firestorm of criticism. His insinuation that Bihari girls can be wed off cheaply has drawn sharp rebukes from political factions in Bihar, including allies in the ruling NDA. Patna: A public remark by Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya’s husband claiming that…
File photo: Union rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan NEW DELHI: With Congress set to launch a protest against the VB-G RAM G scheme, which replaced the UPA-era MGNREGA, the rural development ministry has sent a detailed report on the new scheme to all central ministers which they can refer to in public meetings to…
NDA functionaries, including ministers, would soon hit the ground to explain and create more awareness about benefits of the new rural employment guarantee scheme VB G-RAM-G, which has replaced the UPA-era MNREGA, to negate the opposition’s narrative. This was discussed at Friday’s Cabinet meeting, which PM Modi chaired soon after his foreign trip, sources said.TOI…
Manjinder Singh Sirsa (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday announced that his government is planning to launch its own carpooling app to curb rising vehicular pollution in the national capital.Addressing a press conference, the BJP leader said, “Delhi government plans to launch its own carpooling app to curb vehicular…
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, right (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has broken his silence on the chaos that marred Lionel Messi’s much-hyped appearance in Kolkata, squarely blaming political grandstanding and serious lapses in protocol for the disorder at Salt…
Karnataka deputy CM, ministers, Cong MLAs meet over dinner BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar met with over 30 Congress legislators and ministers for a dinner meeting late Thursday night in Belagavi, amid ongoing speculations about potential leadership changes in the state government.According to news agency PTI sources, dinner gathering included prominent ministers K…
Union agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (IANS) NEW DELHI: India and Russia have agreed to deepen cooperation in agricultural trade, fertilisers, seeds, market access and joint research, reaffirming their commitment to advance innovation and benefit farme-rs. Bilateral agricultural trade stands at about $3.5 billion.Both sides outlined future areas of cooperation at a…
Assam minister Ashok Singhal GUWAHATI: The use of “gobi farming” imagery by an Assam minister Ashok Singhal after the Bihar poll results has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition Congress, who allege that the reference alludes to the Bhagalpur communal riots. Singhal, in a post on X on Friday afternoon, shared a photograph of cauliflower…
NEW DELHI: Assam minister Ashok Singhal’s X post on “gobhi farming” has sparked controversy. Following NDA’s landslide victory in the Bihar legislative elections, Assam’s minister of health and family welfare shared a picture of a cauliflower field with a caption, “Bihar approves gobhi farming.” Congress MO The social media since erupted in debates as to…
Polling officials collect EVMs on the eve of the second phase of Bihar assembly elections in East Champaran PATNA: Final showdown set as Bihar goes to polls Tuesday in a climactic second phase that will seal the fate of 1,302 candidates – among them 12 cabinet ministers, state Congress chief Rajesh Ram, a former deputy…
