The verbal sparring between the ruling Congress and opposition BRS turned ugly after Forest Minister Konda Surekha made a personal attack on BRS working president KT Rama Rao which not only bordered on character assassination but also dragged the name of a prominent South Indian star through the mud.
Ahlawat, a surprise name in the cabinet, will take oath on September 21 along with other familiar faces, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain, and Gopal Rai.
Dr Shashi Panja, minister of women and child development and social welfare and Trinamul Congress spokesperson today lambasted the BJP for using the R G Kar tragedy for political gains.
Shreshtha's father, Aabhas Satpathi, an AGM at SBI, expressed anguish over the lenient treatment of the accused. "This is a travesty of justice. My daughter is gone forever, and the person responsible for her death was released within half an hour," he said.
As a result of this technical issue, Chhattisgarh Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary missed his scheduled arrival in Raipur from Delhi for the Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.
The Delhi Labour Minister instructed the Employees' State Insurance Corporation to explore possibilities of raising the minimum wage limit for employees from Rs 21,000 to Rs 31,000.
On Friday, Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras targeted the opposition leaders and said that opposition unity is a lie.
Union Minister for Sports and Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's praise for PM Narendra Modi and India's business potential reveals a lot about the country's leadership and about PM Modi himself.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday will chair a high-level meeting to review public health preparedness regarding the ongoing heatwave across the country, sources said.
The government is mulling bringing the responsibility of operation and maintenance of new airports under the ambit of the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC), official release from the large and medium industries ministry stated on Saturday.
