Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday that soil was being collected from over 25 crore houses in more than 6 lakh villages of the country to build 'Amrit Vatika' (garden), which has been conceived as a grand symbol of 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat'.
As Delhi Police's Special Cell raided the residences of senior journalists associated with the online portal NewsClick, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the crackdown would have been definitely done on the basis of evidence.
"Anurag Thakur says that they gave Rs 2 lakh crore. But the question is, how much amount have they taken from West Bengal...They have been in power for nine years and they have taken at least Rs 5-7 lakh crore from West Bengal...You have taken money from the state and are keeping it deprived
As the TMC leaders gathered in the national capital to protest against the alleged withholding of funds by the Centre, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government saying that they also did a scam in a scheme named after Mahatma
Pointing out that previous Congress governments at the Centre could not pass the Women's Reservation Bill, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday accused the party of doing politics over the bill and questioned its intentions.
The event commenced with a pledge administered by the Minister, emphasizing the collective responsibility to keep our surroundings clean to NCC, NSS and NYKS volunteers.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said that the surge in illicit trade is a troubling consequence of globalization which casts a shadow on the country's progress toward achieving a 5 trillion-dollar economy.
The event is part of a nationwide initiative where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute approximately 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited individuals in various government departments.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday congratulated veteran actor and politician Suresh Gopi on being nominated as the president of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI).
Actors Bhumi Pednekar and Shehnaaz Gill visited the new Parliament building ahead of the release of their upcoming movie 'Thank You For Coming.' They along with co-stars Kusha Kapila, Shibani Bedi and Dolly Singh met Union Minister Anurag Thakur there on Wednesday.
Hitting back at Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal over his claim that the BJP was trying to extract political mileage from the women's reservation Bill that was tabled in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the former was the Law Minister when the draft legislation was in
Union Minister Anurag Thakur distributed fruits to patients at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in Himachal's Shimla on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 73rd Birthday on Sunday.