Former Union Minister and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has once again called out for a divided Uttar Pradesh. He has repeatedly made a strong pitch to bifurcate the largest state of India. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of India with 400 million people living across 2,43286 sq km.[Read More…]
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Congress will form government in Meghalaya on its own: Pala
Shillong: Former Union Minister Vincent H. Pala today exuded confidence that Meghalaya’s ruling Congress will come to power on its own after the February 27 assembly elections. “We (Congress) are contesting in all the 60 assembly constituencies alone. In the past, Congress has worked with like-minded parties but this time, the[Read More…]
Too much centralisation of power in PMO due to ‘top boss’ insecurity: Arun Shourie
Renowned journalist and former Union Minister Arun Shourie on Sunday alleged that there is too much centralisation of power in the Prime Minister’s Office because of the insecurity of the “top boss” Narendra Modi. He also said that “falsehood” was the “hallmark” of the Modi government and it has failed[Read More…]
Former Union Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi dies
Congress leader and former Union Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, who was in coma since 2008, died on Monday at Apollo Hospital here, doctors said. “He died at 12.10 p.m.,” an Apollo doctor told IANS. He had suffered a brain stroke in 2008 and was admitted to AIIMS. Later he was[Read More…]
Congress FMs expose GST flaws: Chidambaram
Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said the letter of finance ministers of Congress-ruled states has exposed the structural flaws in the design and implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). In a series of tweets, he said the letter would set the tone for discussions at the[Read More…]
Demonetisation was suicide; govt have nothing to say now: Arun Shourie
Former union minister, Arun Shourie has likened demonetisation with suicide and slammed Narendra Modi government over sliding economic growth and increasing job losses. He also called the Modi government as “government of two-and-a-half persons”. “This is a government by ‘ilhaam’ (revelation). The Prime Minister has the ‘ilhaam’ one night that[Read More…]
BJP MP and former union minister Sanwar Lal Jat passes away in Delhi
The Bhartiya Janata Party, MP from Ajmer and former union minister, Sanwar Lal Jat passed away in Delhi on Wednesday. Jat, who had been in the coma after he collapsed at a party meeting chaired by party national president, Amit Shah in Jaipur on 22 July, was shifted to AIIMS[Read More…]
Former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev dies in Assam
Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, Santosh Mohan Dev died on Wednesday morning. Dev, the father of Congress MP, Sushmita Dev, was hospitalised in Silchar, Assam. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, CP Joshi took to Twitter to express his condolences. “My deepest condolences to @sushmitadevmp at the[Read More…]
Former union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta dies
Congress leader, former Union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday morning. Born on 31st March in 1961, Akhilesh had done schooling at Colvin Taluqdars College, Lucknow. A diploma in Public Administration, he had also done LL.B., MBA and Ph.D. He has been a national[Read More…]