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Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tests positive for COVID-19
India | Aug 08, 2020, 11:04 PM ISTUnion Minister of State in Ministry of Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday tweeted to inform that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai appointed as Chhattisgarh BJP chief
National | Jun 02, 2020, 04:12 PM ISTFormer Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has been appointed as the new Chhattisgarh BJP chief on Tuesday by party president JP Nadda.
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India in much better position compared to other big nations hit by COVID-19: Prakash Javadekar
India | May 29, 2020, 01:08 PM ISTUnion Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar on Friday spoke to India TV on its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndiaTV on the completion of Modi government 2.0 and discussed how the government is dealing with the coronavirus situation.
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Former Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma dies at 79
India | Mar 27, 2020, 07:56 PM ISTFormer Union Minister and member of Samajwadi Party Beni Prasad Verma has passed away at the age of 79.
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Trying to privatise Air India as quickly as possible: Hardeep Singh Puri
Business | Dec 31, 2019, 02:29 PM ISTUnion Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri while speaking on Air India's privatisation said they don't become a slave to or victim of certain deadlines but are trying to privatise Air India as quickly as possible.
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Former Union minister ID Swami dies at 90
India | Dec 15, 2019, 09:54 PM ISTFormer Union Minister of State for Home Affairs I.D. Swami died due to a heart ailment on Sunday afternoon. He was 90.
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India hopeful of consensus on Article 6 of Paris Agreement: Ravi Shankar Prasad
World | Dec 12, 2019, 11:21 PM IST"The negotiations are going as per an agenda which was pre-decided. There are different bodies which deal with different things. The critical decision point in this COP is markets – i.e. Article 6," Ravi Shankar Prasad, India's chief negotiator from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change told PTI.
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Data can't be taken without individual's consent, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Dec 11, 2019, 04:00 PM IST"By this data protection bill, we (government) are safeguarding the rights of Indians. As per the architecture of the Bill, if data is taken without consent of the individual, you will suffer a penalty," Prasad said.
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PM Modi meets Arun Shourie at Pune hospital
India | Dec 08, 2019, 07:41 PM ISTThe 78-year-old former BJP leader had suffered a brain injury, including internal bleeding and swelling, doctors had said.
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Ruckus in Lok Sabha over onion prices, remarks on PM, Nirmala
India | Dec 03, 2019, 04:00 PM ISTThe minister referred to Chowdhury's earlier remarks against the Prime Minister and the Home Minister in which he had called them "infiltrators" on the issue of National Register of Citizen (NRC).
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After Babul Supriyo, Union minister Debashree Chowdhuri faces protest in cyclone-hit district
India | Nov 15, 2019, 02:36 PM ISTOn Wednesday, Union minister Babul Supriyo had faced a similar protest during his visit to the district. Criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led party for engaging in "dirty politics" over his visit, Supriyo said he would submit a report on the ground-level situation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Smriti Irani puzzles her fans with 'Jharokha' post, says 'guess the song'
Celebrities | Aug 13, 2019, 05:59 PM ISTUnion Minister Smriti Irani posted a picture on her Instagram account and asks her followers ad fans to guess the song. She gave hints that the answer to the song is hidden in the picture and the caption of the post.
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NMC bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday: Vardhan
India | Jul 20, 2019, 07:00 PM ISTThe National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India and usher in major changes in the country's medical education sector, will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 22, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
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80 city-centric plans coming soon to make earth green, sky blue again: Prakash Javadekar
India | Jul 09, 2019, 09:22 PM ISTEighty city-centric action plans will be launched soon in line with the budget's focus on making "the earth green and the sky blue again", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said Tuesday, highlighting that the Environment Ministry has received an additional Rs 460 crore for anti-pollution measures.
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DMK opposes Centre's 'one nation, one ration card' scheme
India | Jun 30, 2019, 10:59 PM IST"Public distribution is a fundamental right of state governments. The Union food minister does not understand the repercussions that would follow if such a right is infringed upon," DMK president M K Stalin said in a statement.
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Ram Vilas Paswan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
India | Jun 28, 2019, 06:12 PM ISTPaswan was declared elected after the deadline for the withdrawal of nomination papers ended at 3 p.m. on Friday in the absence of any other candidate. There will be no formal election, Bihar Assembly Secretary Bateshwarnath Pandey said.
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Satyamitranand offered 'bhoo samadhi' in Haridwar
India | Jun 26, 2019, 11:35 PM ISTProminent among those who paid floral tributes to the seer were Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Uttarakhand counterpart Trivendra Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya and Yoga guru Ramdev.
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Rajya Sabha discusses water crisis; Govt promises clean drinking water to every household by 2024
India | Jun 26, 2019, 09:05 PM ISTThe government would also undertake and promote steps for water conservation and curbing extraction of underground water, which is depleting the water table and is a matter of concern, Gajendra Shekhawat said.
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Gadkari to inaugurate international convention on International MSME Day
India | Jun 26, 2019, 08:50 PM ISTThe objective of the convention is to boost the international competitiveness of Indian MSMEs by making them aware of global trends and practices and standards in export financing, along with experience sharing by successful exporters, an official statement said.
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Smriti Irani will build a house in Amethi
India | Jun 22, 2019, 09:29 PM ISTShe said that Amethi would now be her permanent home and she would be accessible to the people.