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CWC Meet: Kharge calls on party members to formulate concrete plan for nat
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Kharge, in his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, said that "scrapping" of MGNREGA is an "insult" to Mahatma Gandhi and "a kick" in the stomach of poor people.
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"Congress will score a century of defeats": BJP MP Anurag Thakur critises
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Commenting on the opposition's anger over the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the reformed version of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the BJP MP said that Congress remembered Mahatma Gandhi only in 2009 and not in the prior employment schemes. Read More
"Actor Vijay cannot be judged politically until he faces elections": Actor
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Actor and BJP leader R Sarathkumar on Friday said that only those who listen to people's grievances can become true leaders, adding that actor Vijay's political journey can be assessed only after he contests elections and presents a clear ideological stand.
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PM Modi highlights reforms in 2025, commits to boosting "ease of living"
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the Central government's reforms, such as simpler tax laws, modern labour codes, increased rural employment and others in 2025 and expressed commitment to boosting "ease of living".
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Rajnath Singh says Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill will help improve infrastruc
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday hailed the approval by Parliament to the Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill, saying labourers will now get employment for 125 days as compared to 100 days earlier and infrastructure will improve in villages.
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Centre's decision against spirit of federalism: Karnataka DyCM Shivakumar
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Speaking to the media near Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's residence, Shivakumar asserted that the decision to mandate a 40 per cent state contribution to the scheme and the central government's control over where work should take place was "not right."
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At least one-third of all beneficiaries under VB-G RAM G Act will be women
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday chaired a national-level interaction through video conferencing with Self Help Group (SHG) members to deliberate on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (G
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Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to burn effigies across Punjab on Dec 29 over MGNREGA
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Bharat has strongly criticised the Modi Government's recent legislative changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), alleging that the new policies are intended to deprive MGNREGA workers of employment nationwide.
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PM Modi backs VB-G RAM G Act, says new law links income support with long-
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Prime Minister Office (PMO) sharing an article written by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on X (formerly Twitter), which outlined the rationale and objectives of the new legislation that replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Read More
Chennai: DMK alliance holds protest against VB G RAM G Act, leaders say "G
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the media during the protest, Dravidar Kazhagam president K Veeramani strongly criticised the proposed renaming, asserting that Gandhi's ideals cannot be removed through legislative changes. "Gandhi cannot be removed from the hearts of the people. His thoughts, principles and s
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"We'll take this battle forward legally, this Bill must be repealed": Priy
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Earlier, the Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill on December 18, and it received the President's assent on December 21.
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"Have not come for any politics": Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar in his Del
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"I have not come for any politics here; I have come just to meet Union Ministers regarding our state, for irrigation, and urban development. I don't want to comment on anything on other political issues which are not on the cards now," he emphasised, avoiding comments on other political m
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