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Paswan meets PM Modi over review petition against SC-ST Act dilution
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): An envoy of Dalit ministers and MPs headed by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their concerns on the Supreme Court's judgement diluting provisions of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) a
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SC ruling on SC/ST Act: BJP ally LJP demands review petition
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Thursday demanded that the Centre should file a review petition against the recent Supreme Court order that diluted the provisions for immediate arrest under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocit
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Consumer plays important role in economy, says PM Modi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day and said that consumer plays an important role in the economy.
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New Consumer Protection Bill likely to be introduced in ongoing Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, on Thursday said that the new Consumer Protection Bill has been approved by the cabinet and is likely to be introduced in the present session of parliament.
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Twin win, a victory of development: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): As the results for the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh showed a victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party hailed it as a victory of development and defeat of dynastic politics.
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CPM blames PM Modi's policies for onion price hike
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) on Thursday said that the prices of onions were soaring high because of the poor policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Paswan expresses helplessness in controlling rising onion price
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday expressed helplessness in controlling the rising prices of onions, which has crossed more than Rs. 60 per kg in Delhi.
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Centre caps minimum export price of onion at USD 850 per tonne
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In order to maintain stock of onions in the domestic market, the Centre fixed the minimum export price (MEP) of onion at USD 850 per tonne.
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Paswan orders probe into starvation death
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan has ordered a probe into the alleged starvation death of a girl in Simdega district of Jharkhand.
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Permission to display revised MRP under GST extended to Dec 31
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has stated that the permission to display the revised Maximum Retail Price (MRP) due to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been extended to December 31, 2017
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CAIT objects to condom ad banner during Navratri, calls for strict action
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): A delegation of the Confederation of All India Trade (CAIT), raising objection over an advertisement featuring Bollywood actor Sunny Leone, has requested the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan, to take a strict action against the manufactur
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Will quit politics if found guilty: Paswan tells Lalu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday challenged Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to prove his charge that he accumulated wealth worth crores of rupees, adding he quit politics if at fault.
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