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"Who will hold PM accountable?": Jairam Ramesh after Lokpal quashes plea a
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After the Lokpal rejected a plea seeking a probe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks made against Congress for taking money from Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, Jairam Ramesh on Friday targeted the Lokpal and said that who will hold the PM accountable for speaking lies.
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Rameshwaram's fisherfolk take to streets, demand release of fishermen appr
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Fishermen, fisherwomen, along with many leaders, staged a protest at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Friday in demand of the immediate release of 74 fishermen who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy this year.
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Maharashtra: Congress brainstorming session underway in Mumbai ahead of As
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole and all the major leaders of the state, including Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar, Leader of Opposition Prithviraj Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mukul Wasnik and Av
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Maharashtra: Congress will have brainstorm session today in Mumbai for Ass
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Congress has scheduled a meeting of all the senior leaders of the state, which will be chaired by the General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, and the AICC Incharge of Maharashtra, Ramesh Chenithalla.
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Congress says decline in real wages of workers in past 10 years, seeks min
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress on Thursday said that multiple data sources, including government's own official statistics, show that "workers can buy less today than they could 10 years ago" and the Union Budget offers a chance to provide "justice to labourers" by guaranting a nationwide minimum wage of Rs 400 p
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"India locked into cycle of low investment since 2014...": Jairam Ramesh a
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Blaming the BJP government's "erratic policy, rampant cronyism," and the alleged misuse of central agencies, the Rajya Sabha MP asserted that India needs a new "liberalized approach" to political economy, not "marginal policy tinkering."
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"Union Budget will be judged by its ability to revive MSMEs": Congress lea
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh emphasized on Tuesday that the upcoming budget's success will be measured by its potential to revive and rejuvenate India's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). He also targeted the central government, attributing the decline of MSMEs to factors such
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Congress questions central govt after killing of 4 Army men in Doda encoun
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Congress launched an attack on the central government. The opposition party questioned the government saying that there had been 11 terror attacks in 78 days in Jammu alone.
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"Indian labour markets going through mass unemployment, low-quality employ
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the Indian labour markets are suffering mass unemployment and low-quality employment, which will be overlooked in the upcoming budget speech.
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Middle class bearing more weight of heavy taxation than corporates: Jairam
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
He also criticised the 2019 move of the Centre to reduce corporate tax rates and said that it didn't trigger private investment as was being anticipated, instead private investment has fallen from 35 per cent under UPA rule to under 29 per cent today.
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MHA boosts powers of LG in J-K, opposition questions role of CM if electio
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday amended the rules of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state. Opposition parties criticised the Centre's move and argued that full-fledged statehood for J-K seems bleak as
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Congress slams Centre over move to expand LG's powers in J-K, says stateho
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has hit out at the BJP-led government over its notification expanding powers of Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor by inserting new sections in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, saying that the Centre's move means that full-fledged statehood for J-K do
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