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Nirmala Sitharaman and Jairam Ramesh spar over Atal Pension Yojana

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh got into a war of words over the Atal Pension Yojana, after Mr. Ramesh termed the scheme “poorly designed”. File | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh got into a war of words over the Atal Pension…

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Nirmala Sitharaman Counters Jairam Ramesh’s Criticism Of Pension Scheme

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Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at Jairam Ramesh for his criticism of Atal Pension Yojana New Delhi: Reacting to Jairam Ramesh’s remark that Atal Pension Yojana is a “poorly designed scheme”, Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman today slammed the Congress general secretary and said that the Congress prefers that the poor should not have pensions…

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Smriti Irani’s “Courtiers” Swipe At Congress Leader’s “Nari Shakti” Remarks

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Lok Sabha polls: he election for 543 Lok Sabha seats in the country will be held in seven phases New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani slammed Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh for making allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s slogans of ‘Nari Shakti’ “remain words without real action.” Lashing out at Congress’ criticism of…

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Caste Census Only Way To Ensure Equal Opportunity For All: Congress

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“We cannot deny caste-based discrimination in India,” said Jairam Ramesh (File) The Congress on Sunday asserted that a caste census is the only way to ensure equal opportunity for all in the country. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said caste has been a socio-economic reality of Indian society for centuries. “We cannot deny caste-based discrimination…

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Assam CM Himanta’s ‘Akbar’ remark | Congress, BJP engage in war of words

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Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have engaged in a war of words over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘Akbar’ remark made during a public speech in poll-bound Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha. The Congress on October 26 moved to the Election Commission (EC) against Assam CM Himanta…

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Congress attacks government on issue of income inequality

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Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 23 charged that the gap between the ultra-rich and the middle class in the country is widening under the Modi government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said an analysis of the publicly available data on income tax returns for the period…

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SEBI should stand firm, finish its probe into Adani matter in timely manner: Jairam Ramesh

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Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 19 urged the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to stand firm and finish its investigation into the Adani matter in a timely manner, even as it reiterated that only a JPC probe can investigate the full scope of the issue. In a…

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Govt has ‘mismanaged’ economy across all sectors: Congress

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The Congress on Sunday alleged that the government has mismanaged the economy across all sectors and since it is “too inept” in fixing issues such as unemployment and price rise, it is distorting the data instead. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said now that the special session of Parliament is over, it is clear that…

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