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Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Monday (September 1, 2025) slammed the government over the GDP numbers for April-June 2025, saying they have led to “irrational exuberance” and the “Trump tariff shock” is simply not reflected in them, as its real consequence will…
New Delhi: The BJP lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of seeking foreign funds to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from coming to power in 2014. The party’s allegations came a day after US President Donald Trump questioned a move by former president Joe Biden’s administration to provide $21 million to India for “voter…
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Congress general in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh said, the government’s neglect of this crucial safety net exposes its indifference to rural livelihoods. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Sunday (February 2, 2025) lashed out at the government over keeping the MGNREGS budget stagnant and said the “neglect” of this crucial safety net exposes its…
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Accusing the Modi government of perpetuating a policy of indifference to the plight of MGNREGA workers, the Congress on Monday (January 27, 2025) demanded that the Union Budget must increase MGNREGA wages and the Aadhar-Based Payment Bridge Systems not be made mandatory. The Opposition party demanded that MGNREGA wages be increased with the goal of…
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) claimed that it is becoming clear that the “disappointing” Quarter 2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth numbers are not a blip but a clear slowdown in the economy and the post-pandemic bump is not broad-based enough to power long-term…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress claimed Sunday (January 19, 2025) the Modi government’s “retrograde policies” have broken the confidence of investors in India and converted “ease of doing business to unease in doing business”. The upcoming budget must eliminate “raid raj and tax terrorism” to fix this, the Opposition…
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Friday claimed that the last quarter of the current fiscal year (2024-25) witnessed the “second-slowest pace” of collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the past three years and urged the government to focus on the complexities of the economy instead of…
New Delhi: In a sharp counter to senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s question on why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not visited violence-hit Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh has asked why former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao did not travel to the Northeastern state during the turmoil in 1992-93. Addressing the media on the…
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The war of words between Jairam Ramesh and Jyotiraditya Scindia broke out on X New Delhi: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh attacked the Centre over its decision to assign spectrum for satellite-based communications administratively, drawing a sharp retort from Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. In a post on X, Mr Ramesh on Monday shared a question asked…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Accusing the Narendra Modi Government of ignoring the fine print of the women’s Labour Force Participation Ratio (LFPR), which as per the government’s statement from last month, increased from 27% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh pointed out that 84%…