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Topic: Giriraj Singh

From cotton to carbon fibre, Modi government is quietly rewriting India’s textile script

Research and innovation were long the blind spots of Bharat’s textile sector. Modi govt has reversed this inertia by placing R&D at the core of its textile strategy.

‘Dreams of winning Bihar polls but can’t manage family,’ Giriraj Singh takes a dig at Lalu Yadav

Speaking at a mock parliament session organised by BJYM, the union minister pointed out how Yadav's son revolted against him and expressed confidence in NDA's win in Bihar.

Giriraj Singh’s planned ‘Hindu Swabhiman Yatra’ in Bihar becomes another BJP-JD(U) flashpoint

JD(U) criticises Giriraj Singh's proposal for the yatra, saying it is an attempt to engineer riots in Bihar ahead of the 2025 assembly elections.

‘Don’t know if Sonia or Indira Gandhi had mangalsutras,’ says Union minister Giriraj Singh

BJP candidate from Begusarai, Bihar, Singh spoke on a range of topics — from mangalsutra controversy and plans for Kashi & Mathura, to Rahul Gandhi's 'lack of knowledge of history'.

Giriraj Singh’s thumka is Modi’s Didi oh Didi moment. TMC has something to play with now

Mamata Banerjee has been much more gracious about the Congress rout in three north Indian states than her party TMC, which accused it of suffering with a ‘zamindari’ hangover.

‘Shameful, misogynistic’ — TMC MPs protest BJP leader Giriraj Singh’s ‘thumke’ remarks about Mamata

In a clip from an interview, Singh is seen referring to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee & saying she was celebrating & dancing — 'thumke laga rahi hai'. Women MPs are demanding his expulsion.

Amit Shah has a Maharashtra plan for 2024. Sharad Pawar can be its star

Amit Shah not only sees Sharad Pawar as a powerful leader but also a skillful one.

Halal business a ‘treason’, says Union minister Giriraj Singh. Advocates ban in letter to Bihar CM

Following ban on halal products by the UP govt, Singh called such product a 'jihad' and requested CM Nitish for a ban in Bihar.

Giriraj Singh says ‘no shortage’ of MGNREGS funds, his ministry seeks ‘additional Rs 28,000 crore’

Rural development minister accuses TMC of ‘trying to create a scene’ over no funding to West Bengal, says funds were stopped as major irregularities were found in implementation of scheme.

‘Mamata is behaving like Kim Jong,’ says BJP’s Giriraj Singh of Trinamool’s ‘Dilli Chalo’ march

Many Trinamool leaders and over 4,000 workers descended on the Capital Monday to demand central funds be released to Bengal immediately.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.