Former Union Minister
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Sriprakash Jaiswal, former Union Minister and Congress leader, passes away at 81 in Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh | Nov 29, 2025, 06:40 AM ISTCongress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi remembered Jaiswal's progression from city president to three-time MP and Union minister, emphasising his simplicity and rapport with party workers.
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Suspended RK Singh fires back at BJP, says 'I have resigned, tell me about anti-party activities'
India | Nov 16, 2025, 09:40 AM ISTRK Singh’s suspension follows closely on the heels of Bihar Assembly elections, in which NDA returned to power amid murmurs of internal discord. According to sources, Singh’s persistent public criticism of party leadership is believed to have intensified friction between him and BJP leadership.
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BJP suspends former Union Minister RK Singh, two others for anti-party activities
India | Nov 15, 2025, 01:32 PM ISTBihar BJP has suspended MLC Ashok Kumar Agarwal and Katihar Mayor Usha Agarwal for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities. The suspension followed Ashok Agarwal's controversial decision to field his son, Saurav Agarwal, as a candidate from Katihar on a VIP ticket.
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Girija Vyas, Congress leader and ex-Union minister, dies after suffering burn injuries in Udaipur
Rajasthan | May 01, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTGirija Vyas sustained burn injuries while performing 'aarti' in her house in Udaipur on March 31, 2025. In 1991, she made her way to Parliament by securing a victory from the Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency.
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K Natwar Singh, former external affairs minister, dies at 93
India | Aug 11, 2024, 08:29 AM ISTK Natwar Singh wore many hats in his decades-long distinguished career. He was a noted noted author, diplomat and politician. He also served as ambassador to Pakistan and was attached to the office of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1966 to 1971.
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Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh dies at 82
News | Sep 27, 2020, 09:14 AM ISTFormer Union Minister Jaswant Singh passed away on Sunday. He was 82. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the seasoned BJP leader "served our nation diligently first as a soldier and later during his long association with politics."
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Former Union minister Arun Shourie faints, hospitalised in Pune
India | Dec 02, 2019, 07:42 PM ISTThe 78-year-old former Union minister fainted late Sunday night following which he was rushed to the Ruby Hall Clinic Pune, he said.
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ED opposes P Chidambaram's bail in High Court citing gravity of offences
India | Nov 02, 2019, 06:15 PM ISTThe ED, in its affidavit filed in response to 74-year-old Chidambaram's bail petition, said the contention of the senior Congress leader that no offence is made out against him is "untenable in law" and his plea is liable to be rejected
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INX case: P Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 13
India | Oct 30, 2019, 05:28 PM ISTA Delhi court on Wednesday sent former finance minister P Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 13 in the INX Media money laundering case. Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar dismissed the plea of the Enforcement Directorate for one day custodial interrogation of Chidambaram. The court directed Tihar authorities to provide Chidambaram with medicines, western toilet, security and separate cell.
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Former Union Minister Jaipal Reddy passes away
News | Jul 30, 2019, 05:45 PM ISTHe was shifted to the AIG hospital after he fell ill on Saturday, where he breathed his last.
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Former Union Minister Satya Prakash Malaviya passes away in Delhi
India | Sep 16, 2018, 12:09 PM ISTMalaviya is survived by a daughter. His wife had passed away four years ago.
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Former Union Minister Arjun Singh's wife accuses son of mistreatment, moves court
News | Jun 20, 2018, 08:27 AM ISTFormer MP Chief Minister late Arjun Singh's wife Saroj Kumari moved a court here, alleging that her sons Abhimanyu Singh and Ajay Singh were harassing her and had forced her out of her house.
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Ex-Union Minister LP Shahi passes away; loss will be felt by everyone in Congress, say Rahul Gandhi
India | Jun 09, 2018, 11:44 AM ISTLP Shahi, freedom fighter, former Union Minister and CWC (Congress Working Committee) member died at 98.
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Saradha scam: Arrested former union minister hospitalised
National | Feb 01, 2015, 08:53 PM ISTKolkata: Former union minister Matang Sinh, arrested by the CBI for his alleged complicity in the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam, could not be presented in court here on Sunday as he was admitted to
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Jaswant Singh still in coma after four months
National | Dec 09, 2014, 12:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Four months since the former union minister Jaswant Singh was hospitalised with a severe head injury, the former BJP leader continues to be in coma and showing no sign of improvement in health,
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C M Ibrahim heads Karnataka poll strategy committee
National | Mar 24, 2013, 07:12 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 24: Former Union minister C M Ibrahim, who was once a close associate of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, was Saturday made chairman of the Congress Election Strategy Committee for
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NKP Salve Passes Away
India | Apr 01, 2012, 11:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 1: Former Union Minister and ex-BCCI president NKP Salve passed away early this morning at a private hospital here due to age-related problems, family sources said.He was 90.He is survived by son
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Almost No Relationship With BJP: Shourie
National | Jul 21, 2011, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 21: Former union minister Arun Shourie today said he had almost no relationship with BJP and since the illness of senior leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee he had withdrawn himself from party activities.“(There
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Buta Singh Says, Team Hazare Can Only Suggest, Not Dictate Terms
National | Jun 28, 2011, 09:27 PM ISTMoga, June 28 : Former Union minister Buta Singh today opposed bringing the PM and judiciary under the Lokpal's ambit and criticised the attitude of Anna Hazare and his team over the issue, saying they
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BJP Leader Stops Shatabdi Express To Get Down, Probe Ordered
India | Apr 22, 2011, 03:06 PM ISTJaipur, Apr 22 : Former Union minister Vijay Goel got down from Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express on Thursday at Badikui, a station in Dausa district which is not a scheduled stoppage of the train, and where