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Haryana polls: Battle lines drawn as last date for withdrawal of nominations ends; BJP eyes another term in office
With the last date for the withdrawal of nominations ending on Monday, battle lines are drawn for the Haryana assembly polls.
'Good people' are welcome in BJP, says Amit Shah at Haryana rally; party chief predicts two-thirds majority in assembly polls
Amit Shah on Friday said: “good people" are welcome into the party-fold, as he addressed a rally here weeks before the assembly elections in the state.
BJP releases list of six candidates from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan; fields minister Birender Singh's son from Hisar
The BJP also named Pratush Kumar Mondal as its nominee for the by-election to Uluberia Purba Assembly seat in West Bengal.
TDP MP Ramesh ends 10-day hunger strike protesting Centre's move to 'scrap' Kadapa steel plant project
TDP Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh had been on a hunger strike to demand that the Centre set up a steel plant in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district.
New Steel Policy to boost domestic products use, invest Rs 10 lakh cr to up capacity to 300 mn t by 2030
The policy is applicable to all government tenders where price bid is yet to be opened.
Jat agitation: Protest, which threatened to cripple Delhi, postponed; Haryana CM Khattar meets community leaders
The Jat agitation that threatened to cripple normal life in Delhi on Monday has been postponed, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Jat leader Yashpal Malik announced on Sunday.
BJP announces 12 candidates to Rajya Sabha; Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman make the list
Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi are among the 12 candidates nominated by BJP for Rajya Sabha elections
New land bill to check distress migration: Rural Development Minister Birender Singh
he new land bill will enable faster growth and check distress migration from rural areas by creating local employment, Rural Development Minister Birender Singh has said while hoping that the legislation will be passed in the Rajya Sabha session beginning next week.
Govt introduces contentious Land Act in Lok Sabha amid oppn uproar, Cong walkout
The government introduced the land acquisition amendment bill in the Lok Sabha amid uproar by the opposition on Tuesday.
Ahead of Anna Hazare's Land Act protest, Union minister snubs him
Ahead of Anna Hazare's planned protest against the land acquisition ordinance, Rural Development Minister Birender Singh today said government's step is in no way against the interest of farmers and any such talk is just "propaganda".
No dilution in rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGA: Centre
In most cases, states were to blame more than the Centre as they did not follow procedures like sending audit reports while seeking money from the Central government.
Two skill development programmes for assured placements: Centre
Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said under the NRLM, unemployed youths in rural areas are trained through the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes and the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana.
Modi U-turn for the better: Changing NREGA would have been a mistake
Whatever the reason, the change in stance is welcome because going ahead with the decision to alter the scheme would have been a flawed one given the signs of weakness in India's rural economy.
MNREGA scheme will continue, government tells Rajya Sabha
The government on Thursday allayed apprehensions over continuance or dilution of MNREGA scheme launched during the previous UPA rule and said all necessary funds have been released.
90 percent houses in India to get safe drinking water in 8 years, says govt
Ninety percent homes in the country will get piped drinking water in next eight years, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Union ministers Suresh Prabhu, Birender Singh file nominations for RS polls
Birender Singh and Suresh Prabhu, who have been nominated by BJP for by-elections to Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana, filed their nominations in Chandigarh.
Rajya Sabha polls: Birender Singh, Prabhu to file nominations on Tuesday
The Election Commission had earlier notified the bye-election to the Council of States from Haryana.
Modi's cabinet ministers, here's how much they are worth
On Sunday, Narendra Modi reshuffled his council of ministers where he brought in a few new faces and retained a few old ones. Of the new faces which joined the cabinet, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was given one of the most important ministry of Defence. Ravi Shankar Prasad, on 26 May 2014, took oath as a Union Minister and was alloted the portflios of Law and Justice, and Communications & Information Technology. These ministers have had a long political career and on the way they have earned their due. Here's a list of how much Modi's new ministers are worth.
IITians, a playback singer, a plumber: PM Modi's new ministers are an eclectic mix
The 21 new ministers who joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's team on Sunday represent different regions, states, communities — and professions, including two IITians, a Bollywood singer and a pilot.
The rewards of disloyalty: PM Modi gives plum ministries to Prabhu, Birender Singh
PM Modi announced his cabinet expansion this weekend and two prominent names on the list are Suresh Prabhu and Birender Singh, both of whom joined the BJP recently.