In a tweet, Thakur termed NYT as "#TheNewDistortTimes" and tagged several pictures of the daily's coverage of "Indian development", which he said testified to a "smear campaign" against India.
Hitting out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over allegations that Rs 45 crore from the public exchequer was splurged for renovating his official residence, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the AAP national convenor won't "get away" with his "corruption".
The 3rd edition of the Khelo India University Games will take place from May 23 to June 3; the opening ceremony is scheduled for May 25 at the Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Wednesday wrote to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur about the upcoming film 'The Kerala Story', claiming that the movie is based on "Islamophobic propaganda" and intends to malign the image of Kerala.
"Prakash Singh Badal has contributed a lot to the development of the country. The work he has done for brotherhood and development will be remembered for many generations," said the Union Minister.
While reacting to a question related to 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said here on Sunday that BJP has never done politics over the security of Punjab adding that "nobody will tolerate any anti-social element that affects the atmosphere in Punjab."
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Services and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday said the successful conclusion of the Y20 pre-summit meeting is a befitting reply to those who tried to spread fear and confusion before the event.
Reacting sharply to Delhi Minister Atishi's claim at Jantar Mantar, the venue of the ongoing protest by star Indian grapplers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, that Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur termed the stir as "indiscipline", BJP M
At the Y20 Pre-Summit Under G20 meet Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur revealed that he went to meet with the wrestlers and female members were brought in the committee for the ease of the women wrestlers.
"This is a historic move. This will be very helpful in transmitting entertainment, sports, and farming information to the local people. Mann Ki Baat increased the popularity of radio", Anurag Thakur said.
Amid the high-decibel campaign for the ensuing Karnataka Assembly elections, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a "poisonous snake", drawing a sharp reaction from the BJP, which slammed the "slanderous" statement saying it re
Slamming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said Kharge made the statement because no one accepted him as the chief of his party.