Category: Politics

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the District Bank Headquarters and inaugurated the APMC Kisan Bhavan at Krishi Shivir in Junagadh, Gujarat, today. In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that after many difficulties, the present form of Junagadh District Cooperative Bank has emerged. He said that the farmers who are engaged in natural farming will get good prices for their produce. Shri Shah said that since independence, the demand for a separate Ministry of Cooperation was continuously raised and fulfilling this demand…

Union Minister for Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav has said the world has resolved to recover together and to make the recovery a human centric process. Addressing L20 inception meeting being held in Amritsar virtually he said we need to collectively ensure that our workers are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in this dynamic environment. Shri Yadav said universal social security and its portability across the world is an important issue that we must focus on. He said particularly  the informal sector must be brought under the ambit of social security. There has…

The ED told the court that crucial information had come up during Manish Sisodia’s custody and he had to be confronted with other accused persons. The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi has extended Jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s Enforcement Directorate remand by five more days in connection with the alleged liquor policy case. The ED told the court that crucial information had come up during Sisodia’s custody and he had to be confronted with other accused persons. It said voluminous data from Sisodia’s email and mobile is also being forensically…

The budget session of the Delhi Assembly came to a standstill as AAP and BJP MLAs created ruckus inside the Assembly even before Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena could deliver his address. The budget session of the Delhi Assembly came to a standstill as the MLAs of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) created a ruckus inside the Assembly even before Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena could deliver his address. The proceedings came to a standstill even before L-G Budget speech as BJP and AAP…

Union Minister Smriti Irani, while speaking at India Today Conclave 2023, took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. On the mention that she was a “giant-killer” for her 2019 Amethi victory, in which she defeated sitting MP Rahul Gandhi, the Union minister said the Congress leader was “barely a giant”. Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday, referring to the 2019 general elections, when she emerged as a giant-killer by defeating Rahul Gandhi in Congress’ stronghold Amethi, said the Congress MP was “barely a giant”. The Union Minister of Women…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he intends to close down all madrasas in the state. He also attacked the Congress, dubbing the party as “the new Mughals”. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed to continue his crackdown on madrasas in the state, saying people want to pursue education in schools and colleges instead. “I have closed 600 madrasas and I intend to close all madrasas because we do not want madrasas. We want schools, colleges and universities,” Himanta Biswa said while addressing the BJP’s Vijay Sankalp Yatra in poll-bound…

Rahul Gandhi’s recent statements on India’s democracy in the UK and the Adani row have affected the proceedings of the second leg of the budget session heavily, causing frequent disruptions. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded an apology from Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, insisting that he was “not above Parliament”, Rahul alleged the whole ‘tamasha’ around his remarks in the UK has been created by the government to divert attention from the Adani issue and asserted it is a ‘test of Indian democracy’ as to whether he would be…

Parliamentarian and author Shashi Tharoor in his address said his idea of India is a country where Indians should be allowed what to eat and who to love. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor spoke at length on ‘Ambedkar and Inclusion’ and said his idea of India is a country where Indians should be allowed what to eat and who to love. He said that my idea of India is where people will not tear anyone apart over bad history. He was speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023 at the Taj…

RSS backed the central government’s opposition to the legal validation of same-sex marriage, saying marriage is a ‘Sanskar’ not an instrument for enjoyment. The Solicitor General, representing the Centre, said that unlike in Mohammedan law, marriage is not just a contract in the case of Hindu law. On September 6, 2018, the SC decriminalised consensual gay sex between adults, it also decriminalised Section 377 of the India Penal Code (IPC) which considered sex with the same gender as a criminal activity. Currently, there are 32 countries globally where same-sex marriage…

Smart Cities Mission transforming ease of living for India’s urban population India geared to witness 600 million plus people residing in urban areas by 2030 TULIP, ISCF initiatives enhancing youth employability National Youth Conclave a platform for youth to participate in global governance Modi government cognisant to harness potential of the demographic dividend India witnessing renaissance of urban areas as government’s future-ready vision Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, GoI, commended the National Youth Conclave 2023 for providing a platform for young people to amplify their concerns…