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  Racism, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's Covid travel rules

  India | September 20, 2021 15:55 IST

  Passengers who aren't recognized as being fully vaccinated with authorized vaccines and certificates under England's international travel rules, including Indians, will still have to take a pre-departure test, a day 2 and day 8 PCR test, and self-isolate at their given address for 10 days upon entry, according to the rules.  

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  Congress demands Parliament session to discuss vaccine policy

  India | June 09, 2021 10:12 IST

  Jairam Ramesh said all Indians should get free vaccination for COVID-19 and there should be no mandatory registration on the CoWIN app as there are many who do not have digital access.

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  'Humility, reaching out will not hurt him': Congress slams PM Modi over new vaccination policy tweak

  India | June 07, 2021 19:49 IST

  Moments after PM Modi concluded his address to the nation, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attacked him and said that the prime minister has finally accepted the Opposition's demand concerning vaccine procurement.

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  MEA assures being in constant touch with foreign embassies, responding to medical demands

  India | May 02, 2021 14:58 IST

  MEA on Sunday said it is in continuous touch with all foreign embassies in India and responding to their medical demands

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  COVID: Jairam Ramesh urges parliamentary standing committees be allowed to meet virtually

  India | April 27, 2021 22:04 IST

  Ramesh, has been calling for allowing the holding of Committee meetings virtually in view of coronavirus pandemic.

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  Jairam Ramesh tenders apology to Vivek Doval in connection with defamation case

  News | December 19, 2020 16:33 IST

  Congress leader Jairam Ramesh apologised to NSA's son Vivek Doval on December 19. Ramesh's apology comes after Vivek Doval filed defamation case against him.

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  Caravan suit: Jairam Ramesh tenders apology to Vivek Doval, case closed

  India | December 19, 2020 13:26 IST

  In the letter of apology, Ramesh ruled that he should have conducted independent verification on the facts of the articles before making accusations against him, his family and business in a press conference. The apology was accepted by Vivek Doval.

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  Turn vegetarian to stop global warming, Jairam Ramesh advises people in Kerala

  News | February 14, 2020 14:34 IST

  Speaking at an international book fair in Kochi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday suggested that the people should become vegetarian, if they want to do something for global warming.

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  SC refuses to put interim stay on CAA, asks Centre to respond in 4 weeks

  India | January 22, 2020 11:43 IST

  Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained all High Courts from hearing pleas on CAA till it decides petitions. The top court also seeked Union government's response on the new Citizenship law within four weeks. Supreme Court, until then, has refused a stay on the law.

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  Rajya Sabha members uncertain over investments flow after corporate tax reduction

  National | December 05, 2019 21:50 IST

  Prime Minister always like to go on foreign trip accompanied by major policy announcements and I think what happened on September 20, 2019, was the curtain-raiser for the event to follow the event in Houston," Congress Member Jairam Ramesh said.

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  India will become great by gulping Vitamin HPN -- hyper pseudo-nationalism: Jairam Ramesh on economy

  India | November 12, 2019 21:26 IST

  In signs of continuing weakness in the economy, India's factory output shrank to the lowest level in eight years as all three broad-based sectors of capital goods production, consumer durables, and infrastructure and construction goods contracted.  

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  Reduction in corporation tax rate welcome: Jairam Ramesh

  Business | September 20, 2019 13:13 IST

  "A headline-itis afflicted, panic-stricken Modi Sarkar has cut corporate tax rates less than 3 months after a Budget and 4 months before the next one. This is welcome but it is doubtful whether investment will revive. This does nothing to dispel fear that pervades in India Inc'," he said on Twitter.  

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  Delhi court grants bail to Jairam Ramesh in defamation case filed by Vivek Doval

  India | May 09, 2019 14:24 IST

  The complaint was filed against The Caravan and the author of the article, besides Ramesh.  

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  NSA Ajit Doval's son Vivek records statement in defamation case against magazine, Cong leader Jairam Ramesh

  India | January 30, 2019 17:57 IST

  Doval told the court that all the allegations levelled by the magazine and later repeated by Jairam  Ramesh were baseless and false and damaged his reputation.

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  NSA Ajit Doval's son files criminal defamation against news magazine, seeks prosecution of Jairam Ramesh

  India | January 21, 2019 17:53 IST

  The case is likely to be heard on Tuesday by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal.

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  Need infrastructure, but can't deforest our way to prosperity: Jairam Ramesh

  India | December 06, 2018 16:34 IST

  Ramesh claimed that eight per cent deaths during 2000-2015 were due to pollution-related ailments, but did not comment on the current pollution crisis in Delhi and the measures taken by the government to combat the effect. 

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  Modern name of 'tanashaahi' is Amit Shah, says Jairam Ramesh

  India | November 25, 2018 19:13 IST

  The senior Congress leader also noted that "false news" was the biggest enterprise in "Make in India" under the Modi government, as he accused the BJP of "manufacturing" issues out of non-issues.

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  Delay in afforestation act rules threatens tribals, forest dwellers: Jairam Ramesh

  India | February 14, 2018 16:01 IST

  Jairam Ramesh had asked the environment ministry to restore the 2009 policy which had made adherence to the provision of the Forest Right Act 2006 a prerequisite for environment and forest clearance for projects in tribal areas of the country.

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  Senior Congress leaders should act as mentors, not tormentors: Ramesh

  National | January 28, 2018 15:37 IST

  He said the Gujarat Assembly poll results was an indication that the party was making a comeback and observed that Rahul Gandhi is a "full-time politician" post-Gujarat.

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  Jairam Ramesh accuses Modi govt of tweaking environment laws to favour industries

  India | January 27, 2018 13:50 IST

  "All the environmental laws are being weakened and diluted. Ministry of Environment has become a rubber stamp body. In the name of ease of doing business, it is being tweaked to favour industry," he said.