Tag: Union Minister
BJP Rejects EVM Tampering Allegations
Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday dismissed allegations of EVM tampering, saying that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party failed to understand the mood of the nation.....
Will Smriti Irani Send Bangles To PM Now? Sibal Asks On Soldiers' Mutilation
Condemning as "barbaric" the killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now "gift bangles" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after a similar killing in 2013.....
Push For Electricity To Last 4,141 Villages By 2018, Says Minister
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that "a final push" is needed to provide electricity to the 4,141 un-electrified villages in the country by 2018.....
BJP Leader Dismisses Tribal Couple Joining TMC
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday refused to give any weightage to a tribal couple joining West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress days after hosting BJP chief Amit Shah.....
Nitin Gadkari Launches Initial Plantation Drive On 1,500 Km Of National Highways
Under the Green Highways Project, the government has made it mandatory to set aside 1 per cent of the total project cost of any NH contract to a Green Fund corpus that will be used for plantation purposes. ....
PM Modi To Inaugurate Abdul Kalam's Memorial In Rameswaram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's memorial at Rameswaram.....
Holding Of Timely Election Is A Constitutional Process: Rijiju On Nagaland Polls
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that holding of timely elections is a constitutional process and the government is bound by the Constitution, after several Naga civil society groups and political parties have sought deferment of the February 27 Nagaland elections.....
IAF Takes 'necessary Steps' For Nation's Security : Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken "necessary steps" for the nation's security after Pakistan claimed that Indian fighter jets struck inside Pakistan.....
Tharoor Taunts BJP Over Horse-trading In Karnataka
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor here on Tuesday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the horse-trading saying the party that banned cattle auctions had conducted one successfully in Karnataka.....
Ashok Gehlot Congress' Jailor, Says Union Minister Shekhawat
Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday targeted Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and termed him a 'jailor' soon after the Gehlot government 'politically quarantined' AIUDF leaders from Assam in Rajasthan fearing their poaching by the BJP.....
