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Asset Watch: Dr Jitendra Singh’s wealth saw nearly 20% increase since 2019

An MBBS from Stanley College in Chennai followed by a master’s degree in medicine from government medical college Jammu in 1984 and then fellowship in diabetes and endocrinology from AIIMS New Delhi, Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh’s wealth saw proportionate increase since 2019, when he was elected from the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency for the second consecutive term.

Union Minister of State (Ind. Charge) for Science and Technology and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jitendra Singh being garlanded with Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jammu and Kashmir party chief Ravinder Raina, party leader Dalip Singh Rana (The Great Khali) and others at a public rally after filing his nomination papers from Udhampur constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, in Kathua on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 05:14 AM IST

LDF, UDF condemn Shobha Karandlaje's 'hate remarks' towards Kerala people

The two fronts have accused the Karnataka leader of attempting to destroy religious harmony through her statements.

The DMK complained to the ECI against Karandlaje for her remarks on Tamil Nadu as well, after which she apologised and retracted her statements late on Tuesday. (ANI)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:30 AM IST
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BJP minister booked amid row over remarks on Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Union minister and BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje’s remarks apparently linking the people of Tamil Nadu to the Rameshwaram Café blast and those from Kerala to an acid attack on three girls in Mangaluru triggered a controversy on Wednesday

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) complained to the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Karandlaje, who apologised for her remark late on Tuesday (ANI)
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 04:19 AM IST
By, New Delhi/chennai/kochi

Clearing the air: GPS could become handy

GNSS technology can also be pivotal for implementing policy strategies that support improvements in air quality, and equitable passenger car taxation

GNSS enables regulatory interventions like low-emission zones(Istock)
Published on Mar 20, 2024 09:46 PM IST

DMK complains to EC over Union minister’s ‘Tamilians behind cafe blast’ remark

The DMK filed a complaint stating that the BJP leader’s remark violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and urged the election commission to take appropriate action.

BJP leader and Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje (File Photo)
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 02:39 PM IST

Union minister Pashupati Paras resigns, claims ‘injustice’ in Bihar seat-sharing deal

His RLJP was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance but was not given any seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Bihar

Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party president Pashupati Kumar Paras. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 12:34 PM IST

Rijiju confident of winning fourth term from Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat

Rijiju confident of winning fourth term from Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:27 PM IST
PTI |

Pashupati Paras resigns from Modi cabinet after Bihar snub: ‘Injustice’

Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet after RLJP did not receive any seat allocations in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.

 RLJP chief Pashupati Kumar Paras. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 12:23 PM IST

BJP to contest 5 of 6 seats in Mumbai

Union minister of commerce and industry, consumer affairs, food and public distribution Piyush Goyal will run from Mumbai North, one of the safest seats for the party, while sitting MLA Mihir Kotecha is the party’s candidate from Mumbai North-East

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal during an interview, at the PTI office, in New Delhi, Friday, March 8, 2024. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) (PTI03_08_2024_000252B) (PTI)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 07:20 AM IST

Eight railway stations in Amethi to be renamed: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani said this decision will prove useful in preserving the cultural identity and heritage of Amethi

Union minister and Amethi MP Smriti Irani. (File)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 06:46 PM IST

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri meets his friend from DU. Watch their reunion

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met his old friend from Delhi University after his session at the Republic Summit 2024.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and his friend from DU. (Instagram/@hardeepspuri)
Published on Mar 10, 2024 04:52 PM IST

800 crore project to transform Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has approved one of the ambitious projects.

Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (File photo)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:23 AM IST
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Summing up Covid-time health minister Harsh Vardhan’s work

The Union health minister’s political career will be remembered for steering the country during Covid-19, allaying fears but also generating criticism

Many speculated that Vardhan’s retirement had to do with the fact that the BJP, which released the first list of Lok Sabha candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections the previous day, did not include him. (HT Archive)
Published on Mar 06, 2024 09:42 PM IST

PM worried about the country, not polls: Anurag

n a visit to Hiamchal Pradesh, the minister participated in various events in Una and Hamirpur districts. He emphasised the global expectations vested in India

Union minister Anurag Thakur flags off a train to Haridwar at the Una railway station on Monday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 06:10 AM IST
By, Dharamshala

Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Milind Deora and Mumbai’s Yin and Yang

This robust jumping of ship by individual Congressmen, was nothing compared to the upheavals and convulsions experienced by the parties they had jumped to themselves

Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Milind Deora and Mumbai’s Yin and Yang
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 07:02 AM IST
ByMalavika Sangghvi

‘We made no mistake’: Congress' Jairam Ramesh on Nitin Gadkari's legal notice

Nitin Gadkari, in the legal notices, alleged that Kharge and Ramesh shared misleading and defamatory news content about him on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Jairam Ramesh. (File)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 03:07 PM IST

Smriti Irani targets Congress yet again

She claimed that the Gandhi family members, who kept getting elected from the constituency, didn’t do anything for the masses.

Union minister Smriti Irani (Sourced)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 08:14 AM IST

Gemini’s response on politics in India violates IT Rules, says Chandrasekhar

The IT Rules give a list of eleven categories of content that intermediaries must “make reasonable efforts” to not share or host

Union minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Ayush Sharma)
Published on Feb 24, 2024 05:03 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Extension of Una-Saharanpur train to Haridwar approved: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav and said that this will greatly benefit the people of the area, especially those going on a pilgrimage to Haridwar

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said the railway ministry has given its nod to extend the Una to Saharanpur train service till Haridwar. (BJP - X)
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 10:20 AM IST
By, Shimla

Union minister predicts Gehlot's future in Congress, says ‘will visit him to…’

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat pointed to Ashok Gehlot's refusal to quit the CM post for contesting the election for Congress president.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, former Rajasthan CMs Vasundhara Raje and Ashok Gehlot during the swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader Bhajan Lal Sharma as Rajasthan Chief Minister, in Jaipur.(PTI / File)
Published on Feb 23, 2024 10:02 AM IST

Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates country’s first Skill India Center

SIC will equip a majority of the young populace with employable skills in demand-driven trades, creating industry-ready workforce and more, stated Pradhan.

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan who inaugurated the Skill India Centre stressed on the need for a skilled and competent workforce to propel India’s development journey forward.
Published on Feb 22, 2024 05:45 PM IST
By, New Delhi

India will be among top-5 Olympic medal winning countries by 2047: Anurag Thakur

Union sports minister Anurag Thakur said that in recent years Indian athletes have broken all the records in global games and the country is trying to host the 2036 Summer Olympics

Union sports minister Anurag Thakur and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the opening ceremony of the fourth Khelo India University Games at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. (ANI)
Published on Feb 19, 2024 09:29 PM IST
ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Centre will work to resolve farmers’ issues: Anurag Thakur

Union minister for information and broadcasting and youth and sports affairs Anurag Thakur, who spoke to reporters in New Delhi regarding the farmers’ movement, said he is confident that there will be a positive atmosphere on Sunday also when the Union ministers and representatives of farmer organisations are scheduled to hold another meeting

Union minister for information and broadcasting and youth affairs and sports Anurag Thakur addresses the annual GIB meeting ‘Lakshya’, in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:14 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Farmers are priority, Opposition misleading them: Anurag

Anurag Thakur on Monday handed over employment letters to youth at the BSF Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar under the central government’s Rozgar mela programme.

Union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Monday handed over employment letters to youth at the BSF Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar under the central government’s Rozgar mela programme. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:16 AM IST
By, Jalandhar

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100-Cube Start-Up initiative at IIT Bhubaneswar

IIT Bhubaneswar's Research and Entrepreneurship Park aims to create 100 start-ups with a ₹100 crore valuation by 2036.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100-Cube Start-Up initiative at IIT Bhubaneswar
Published on Feb 12, 2024 04:26 PM IST

Modi govt implemented management principles in governance: Piyush Goyal

He said whenever faced with any problem Modi government did detailed ‘root cause’ analysis of the problem came up with robust sustainable solutions.

Modi govt is living testimony of using good management principles in governance: Piyush Goyal (sourced)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 08:44 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Scindia inaugurates new sports medicine centre in Delhi

The 20-bed tertiary care orthopaedic and sports injury facility, located in the heart of south Delhi, has specialist surgeons

Union minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at the event on Sunday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT photo)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 05:54 AM IST

Ahead of floor test, Shah to address BJP MLAs, JD(U) calls its legislators to Patna

The NDA has 128 legislators in the 243-member Bihar assembly while the RJD, Congress, and Left parties have 114 lawmakers in the House

The RJD lost power when chief minister Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 09, 2024 04:32 PM IST

Only 0.7% of flights cancelled this year, says aviation minister Scindia in LS

Our fleet size has doubled in the last 10 years and the number of air traffic movements per week has grown by 22% only in the last two years, Scindia said

Union minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia (File Photo)
Published on Feb 08, 2024 01:59 PM IST
ByShriya Ganguly

India believes access to energy is a right for all citizens: Bhupender Yadav

The minister said that India has added around 100 GW of installed electric capacity, of which around 80% is from non-fossil-fuel based resources

The minister said that India has already met two of its 2015 climate goals. (Bhupender Yadav | Official X account)
Published on Feb 08, 2024 09:36 AM IST
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