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Special Category For Andhra Pradesh? Jairam Ramesh’s Jibe At C Naidu

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Special Category For Andhra Pradesh? Jairam Ramesh’s Jibe At C Naidu

Congress’s Jairam Ramesh today said in the all-party meeting ahead of parliament’s budget session, demands for special category status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh were raised. While members of BJP ally JD(U) raised the demand for  Bihar, the call for special status of Andhra Pradesh was raised by Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress. The BJP ally…

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India locked into cycle of low investment since 2014, needs new liberalised approach: Jairam Ramesh

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India locked into cycle of low investment since 2014, needs new liberalised approach: Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI Continuing its attack on the economic policies of the Narendra Modi government ahead of the first budget of the NDA government on July 23, the Congress on Wednesday said that “India has been locked into a cycle of low investment since 2014” due to a combination…

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Congress accuses Modi government of showing ‘insensitivity, hostility’ towards Maharashtra

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Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on July 14 accused the Modi government of showing “insensitivity and hostility” towards Maharashtra, alleging that the past ten years have seen the State “consistently squeezed out of multiple key projects and investments”. The Opposition party’s attack came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted at…

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Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress

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Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on July 12 said the forthcoming Budget must address fundamental questions such as why private investment is “very sluggish” and private consumption is not picking up as the party dismissed claims that economic growth is accelerating sharply and large numbers of jobs being…

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India needs national legal, social security architecture for gig workers: Congress

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India needs national legal, social security architecture for gig workers: Congress

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh listed some of the features of the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill such as establishing the gig workers’ social security and welfare fund and gig workers welfare board to advocate for gig workers. File | Photo Credit: PTI Citing legislations by its State Governments to ensure justice…

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PM has time for everything but Manipur: Jairam Ramesh

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PM has time for everything but Manipur: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on June 30 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “not finding time” yet to visit conflict-torn Manipur, with party general secretary Jairam Ramesh recalling the “drama” around Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s resignation last year. “Exactly a year ago, a big resignation drama was staged in Imphal,”…

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Sam Pitroda On Jairam Ramesh’s “Assurance” Post

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Sam Pitroda On Jairam Ramesh’s “Assurance” Post

Sam Pitroda today said he could perhaps have put his views in different words. Sam Pitroda, the Congress’s overseas unit chief, is back in his post — with an apparent caveat. The party’s communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh said Mr  Pitroda had “given an assurance” that he would, in future, leave no room for controversy. Asked…

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Government must ensure corporate takeovers are fair, monopolies are not created: Jairam Ramesh

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Government must ensure corporate takeovers are fair, monopolies are not created: Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on June 15 said it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that competition among corporates is not stifled, oligopolies or monopolies do not emerge and corporate takeovers are free and fair. “It is also the government’s responsibility to ensure that undue advantage arising…

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Election Results 2024 financial markets were given artificial booster dose by exit polls

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Election Results 2024 financial markets were given artificial booster dose by exit polls

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: PTI As financial markets went for a tumble on June 4 after the trends of the Lok Sabha poll results showed that the BJP was not getting a majority on its own, the Congress said the markets were given an artificial booster dose by the exit polls and…

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