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TopicAnurag Thakur

Topic: Anurag Thakur

Cabinet approves declaration of Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’

The decision has been taken with a view to honour the special place and contributions of tribes in Indian history and culture.

Cabinet approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for blending in petrol

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane juice to Rs 63.45 per litre from the current Rs 62.65 per litre.

Cabinet approves 78 days’ salary as Diwali bonus to over 11 lakh railway employees

Union minister Anurag Thakur says the maximum amount payable to an eligible railway employee is Rs 17,951 and expenditure of nearly Rs 1,985 crore will be incurred on this.

Anurag Thakur terms Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks over Taliban takeover as ‘anti-India, absurd’

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Sunday had asked the Centre to take a lesson from Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and urged the govt to hold dialogue in J&K and return its special status.

Modi govt fully ready to tackle 3rd Covid wave, primary focus paediatric care: Anurag Thakur

Thakur, who is on a 5-day 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in his home state Himachal Pradesh, said a provision of Rs 23,123 crore has been made to deal with possible third wave of coronavirus.

54-member Indian team gets warm send-off for upcoming Tokyo Paralympics

The team has some of the brightest medal prospects like Devendra Jhajharia, seeking his third Paralympics gold, Mariyappan Thangavelu and world champion Sandeep Choudhary.

Anurag Thakur demands action by Maharashtra govt over allegations against Anil Deshmukh

Speaking in Lok Sabha, Thakur noted the allegation that Deshmukh wanted police officers to collect Rs 100 crore per month, is a big allegation and matter of concern.

Case against ED ‘clearly shows’ what is troubling Kerala govt, says MoS Anurag Thakur

Kerala Police had registered a case against ED officials for allegedly forcing a key accused in the gold smuggling case to give statements against CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

Modi govt has ‘clear and transparent’ disinvestment policy, says Anurag Thakur

The MoS also said that concerns related to job loss and other facilities will be taken care of when a central public sector company, working in a strategic sector, is divested.

Govt to soon bring bill on cryptocurrencies, existing laws inadequate, says Anurag Thakur

The MoS Finance said that RBI and SEBI do not have any legal framework to regulate cryptocurrencies as they are inadequate to deal with issues concerning them.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?