Who is Giriraj Singh?
Political career: Singh started his political career with the RSS in the early 1980s. The RSS shaped Singh’s political beliefs and ideologies. He served in the government of Bihar as Co-Operative Minister from 2005 to 2010 and as Animal Husbandry Minister from 2010 to 2013.
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Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, should be conferred upon Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former CM of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik.
During his address in the Parliament on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the central govt, accusing it of cutting off opportunities for youth by handing over various sectors to industrialists
Services sector, whether it is Zomato, Swiggy or Flipkart, the delivery boys are Bangladeshis and Rohingya, efforts should be made to identify them and hand them over to police, Giriraj Singh added
During April-October, Indian textiles exports registered a growth of 4.01 per cent over the previous year while apparel exports registered a growth of 11.60 per cent during the same time
He said the government will revive the jute sector, for which Rs 12,000 crore has been earmarked
Union Minister Giriraj Singh criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing the opposition party of attempting to incite a civil war in India, fueling unrest and division in the country
Referencing the song 'Tere Waade Pe Maara Gaya', Singh said that the public of Congress-ruled states repented their decision to choose Congress, as they came to power because of their 'lies'
India's current yield of around 450 kg per hectare is much lower than competitors like China, Australia and Brazil, among others
The European Union's proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a tax on embedded carbon imports, is expected to kick in from 2026
"The whole country is seeing how the agencies are being misused and as the elections come closer, these people will increase this kind of pressure even more," Bhardwaj said
As the Union Minister was leaving the venue following his address, a group of miscreants allegedly tried to attack him and raised "Murdabad" slogans
The senior BJP leader alleged that the person arrested for the crime was "a dummy" and that real culprits were being shielded on account of their close proximity to Trinamool Congress
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Singh, the Union Minister for Textiles, also came down heavily on Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh
Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said that huge opportunities are there to increase exports and the industry should target $50 billion worth of shipments in the coming years
Earlier, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assured students that a transparent process will be followed and they should not worry
Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader Rafiqul Islam on Saturday criticised the decision, calling it a "tactic to target Muslims."
Digitisation of land records and registration is expected to improve the GDP of the country by about 1.5 per cent, Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said on Thursday
The newly formed Nitish Kumar-led goverment in Bihar held its first cabinet meeting in Patna on Monday
Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana in its editorial has criticised Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for returning to NDA fold
Kumar never hankered after a position in the alliance but a section of the Congress leadership repeatedly insulted him, Tyagi said