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TopicM. Venkaiah Naidu

Topic: M. Venkaiah Naidu

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Mithun among 132 Padma awardees

The list approved by President Droupadi Murmu included 30 women and eight persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and nine posthumous awardees.

Mirabai verses, Tagore & Kishore songs — Rajya Sabha plans musical adieu for retiring members

Performance by 6 MPs will be part of dinner hosted by Vice President Naidu for 72 RS members. While some of them retired in March, 19 will retire in April & rest in coming months till August.

Nearly 400 Parliament staffers test positive for Covid-19, attendance restricted

According to the latest directions, 50% of officials and staff below the rank of under secretary or executive officer are required to work from home till the end of this month.

‘Practice your religion but don’t indulge in hate speech’, says Vice President Naidu

Observing that hate speeches are against ethos & constitutional rights, Naidu said secularism is in the blood of every Indian and the country is respected for its culture & heritage.

P.C. Mody appointed Rajya Sabha secretary general, 1st IRS official to get post in either House

Mody's appointment raised eyebrows since incumbent SG P.P.K. Ramacharyulu was appointed just over 2 months back & was considered close to RS Chairman, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.

Jairam Ramesh objects to BJP leader Tarun Vijay’s 2019 appointment as monuments body chief

In letter to V-P Venkaiah Naidu, Congress’ Ramesh requests to move privilege motion against Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy. The appointment was made by his predecessor.

Vice President Naidu asks strategic community to focus on post-Covid world & implications for India

The vice president, who is the ex-officio president of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), made these remarks at the 19th meeting of its governing council.

Be careful, strictly follow Covid guidelines — Venkaiah Naidu tells MPs as cases rise

The Rajya Sabha Chairman also urged MPs and their family members, who are eligible, to get themselves vaccinated.

Attend session, observe debates, visit Parliament library, Venkaiah Naidu tells MPs

Rajya Sabha Chairman Naidu said he was told MPs are in Delhi but weren't present in the House. He also said attending the session enhances understanding of Parliament procedures.

‘Mother tongue is soul of life’ — Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs to promote native languages

Ahead of 'International Mother Languages Day' on 21 February, Naidu wrote a letter to all parliamentarians on the importance of native languages.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.