Tag: Jairam Ramesh
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Gujarat elections force BJP to stop river-linking project: Jairam
The tribals have been holding protests against the project, claiming that this would destroy their livelihood in Valsad, Dangs and Navsari districts.
March 29, 2022 -
‘Against judicial independence’: Jairam moves SC against tribunal act
Ramesh argued by fixing the tenure of persons appointed to tribunals to four years, and mandating the recommendation of two names for selection to a post, abrogates the complementary principles of separation of powers and judicial independence that are foundational to the judicial branch.
August 16, 2021 -
Jairam Ramesh pens a magnificent tribute to Edwin Arnold’s ‘The Light of Asia’
Arnold's "The Light of Asia" is in "eight books of blank verse, with some five or six hundred lines in each".
June 7, 2021 -
Poor without ration cards should also be given food grains: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Central government over its lockdown strategy and the criteria it adopted to judge its duration imposed to curb Coronavirus.
May 6, 2020 -
Govt adopting double standards: Congress on envoys visit to J-K
Congress' remarks came hours after a delegation of US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster and envoys from other 15 countries arrived in Srinagar on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
January 9, 2020 -
After TMC and AIMIM, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh moves SC against CAA
On December 14, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi also challenged the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act in the Supreme Court.
December 16, 2019 -
Parking issue in Delhi, Assam detention of illegal migrants raised in Rajya Sabha
Delhi Police get as many as 250 calls every day pertaining to parking-related disputes, claims BJP leader Vijay Goel in Rajya Sabha.
November 29, 2019 -
Congress opposes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Jairam Ramesh
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill provides for according Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan after seven years of residence in India instead of 12 years currently even if they do not possess any document.
November 5, 2019 -
Storm in a tea cup
The Thiruvananthapuram seat had been a Left stronghold and Tharoor had a tough time winning over the confidence of the people with his limited fluency in Malayalam.
September 2, 2019 -
‘Truly bizarre’ Jairam Ramesh on HC Judge’s remarks on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace
The classic novel about Russia became a point of contention after Pune Police claimed the book was part of the "highly incriminating evidence" it had seized from Vernon Gonsalves' house in Mumbai during raids conducted a year ago in relation to Bhima Koregaon case.
August 29, 2019 -
SBI should declare GSPC as bankrupt: Jairam Ramesh
According to RBI's notification, SBI should declare GSPC as bankrupt by 5 p.m. today (Monday)," said Ramesh.
August 27, 2018 -
Telangana Cong leader terms Jairam’s remarks mischievous
Congress leader from Telangana M. Shashidhar Reddy said on Tuesday that party leader Jairam Ramesh’s remarks that Rahul Gandhi had become a “full-time politician” post-Gujarat were “mischievous” and asked him not to make remarks that force AICC to issue clarifications. Referring to Ramesh’s remarks in a recent interview that senior Congress leaders should act as “mentors and …
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January 30, 2018 -
BJP government has made mockery of Aadhaar: Jairam Ramesh
The Narendra Modi government has made mockery of “a good idea” like Aadhaar by implementing it “horribly”, says Congress leader and former union minister Jairam Ramesh. “Aadhaar is a very good idea implemented horribly. The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) vision of Aadhaar was that it should be implemented only for delivery of social benefits. Aadhaar …
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January 29, 2018 -
Bringing youth, strength at booth level will help Congress win: Jairam Ramesh
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that bringing youngsters to the forefront and strengthening the party at the booth level will help the Congress to end the Narendra Modi regime in the 2019 elections. “Gujarat election has been a game changer for the Congress and I think we almost pulled it off… We …
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January 28, 2018 -
Congress questions Nitin Gadkari on private secretary’s firm
The Congress on Friday asked how Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had permitted the Shipping Ministry as well as PSUs to participate in and financially contribute to a company partly owned by his personal secretary Vaibhav Dange. The opposition party also raised the point of conflict of interest vis-a-vis Gadkari. According to reports, Dange floated the …
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November 24, 2017 -
Indira and the bounty of nature
Jairam Ramesh states he did not “set out to assess or judge Indira Gandhi” but in the process of depicting the former prime minister’s love for nature and the environment, he has produced a superb book. He has told us all we need to know — and considerably more — about Indira Gandhi’s interest since …
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September 24, 2017 -
SC to hear Jairam Ramesh’s plea on Aadhaar in November
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s plea challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to certify a bill to amend the Aadhaar law as a money bill in the first week of November. The matter was mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra by senior advocate …
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September 1, 2017