New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today dubbed Narendra Modi a “megalomaniac” for wearing a suit during his talks with US President Barack Obama that had the Prime Minister's name embroidered all over it.“Totally insane...This
Bhatta Parsaul (UP): Congress today launched its agitation against the land acquisition ordinance with a meeting of farmers here and accused the Narendra Modi government of “snatching away all the rights” given to the people
New Delhi: With the Congress deciding on a series of agitations against the land ordinance, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh will attend a farmers' meeting on January 14 in Uttar Pradesh's Bhatta Parsaul village from
New Delhi: Attacking the government for bringing an ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari was doing “backseat driving” in Rural Development Ministry headed by
New Delhi/Kolkata: The NDA government came under fire today from the Opposition and also its ally PMK over the ordinance to make changes in Land Acquisition Act with the move being described as “anti-farmer”, “unjust”
New Delhi: Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been appointed as a member of a board which provides strategic policy advice to a key UN agency on environmentally-sound technologies for developing nations. Ramesh said he
New Delhi: 'Swachh Bharat' campaign is a positive step but could turn a topic for jokes if real work is not done, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, who had pushed Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan sanitation drive
New Delhi: Unfazed by denial of the leader of the opposition status in Lok Sabha, Congress has formed several shadow cabinet committees along with Twitter handles as part of moves to be an effective opposition.Seven
Bengaluru: Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Swachh Bharat' has become a slogan and “a bit of hype”, Former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the programme also needs to address the issue of
New Delhi: Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been named to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development instituted by an alliance of organisations such as UNEP, UNESCO and World Meteorological Organization (WMO).The
New Delhi: Despite objections from various quarters, the government is determined to go ahead with its plan to undertake a "thorough review" of UPA regime's flagship programme MNREGA, arguing that it has been "allowed to
New Delhi: Contending that Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari wants to "dismantle the edifice of MNREGA", his predecessor and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said the country cannot "afford" the "ill-informed assault" on rural job
Ranchi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said villages around Saranda forests require a lot of work, hinting that former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's initiatives had been inadequate."Much (work) has to be done. Problems are
New Delhi: Back to party work after resigning as Kerala Governor a fortnight back, Sheila Dikshit was Sunday named as Chairperson of Congress group to implement programmes related to Pt Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary
New Delhi: Differences in the Congress over Polavaram issue came to fore today with party MPs from Telangana interrupting the speech of Jairam Ramesh while another claiming the former Environment Minister had not consulted local
New Delhi: Parliament today passed a bill on setting up of the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh, with government assuring all possible steps for rehabilitation and resettlement of the affected people.The Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi: Political leaders, environmental activists and spiritual personalities came together here Monday for wide-ranging discussions on ways to clean and develop the Ganga - a river holy for the Hindus.Union Tourism and Culture Minister
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today accused the NDA government of turning the programme to clean Ganga as a “Hindutva project” by attempting to polarise politics through the initiative on the holy river. “Don't
Kolkata: Terming Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh's ongoing and Vice President Hamid Ansari's just-concluded China visit as "significant", former union minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday India needs to "deepen the political dialogue" and that
Ranchi: Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today said Rahul Gandhi did his best during the electioneering for Lok Sabha polls and the party's drubbing was a collective responsibility.“It's (defeat) a collective responsibility. Rahul Gandhi tried
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