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Topic: Anurag Thakur

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.

Delhi Police’s riots charge sheet is a parody scripted to prove the Boss is always right

As you read Delhi Police's 17,000-page charge sheet in Delhi riots case, ignore every question because you must not allow petty facts to disturb a good story.

Lok Sabha adjourned after uproar over Anurag Thakur’s remark on Nehru-Gandhi family

The Congress & TMC demanded an apology from Thakur who alleged Nehru ordered the creation of PM's National Relief Fund like a 'royal order. ‘

On Camera

Only below-the-radar diplomacy can work in India-US trade ties now

India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms, exporters will remain perpetually vulnerable.

Niti Aayog CEO flags India’s trade imbalance — ‘we trade in stuff world doesn’t require in large quantities’

According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.