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Madhya Pradesh polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah in BJP's star campaigners' list

The BJP released a list on Friday, featuring names of prominent party leaders for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh elections

India vs New Zealand: BJP, Congress leaders attend match in Dharamshala

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur and BJP national president J P Nadda were in attendance

State now paying rain fury compensation from central funds: Anurag in HP

"The state government should make public the amount it sanctioned as financial assistance to the affected people during the first two months of the rain-induced calamity"

People won't tolerate Chhattisgarh becoming ATM of Congress: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the public in Chhattisgarh is fed up with the alleged scams of the Bhupesh Baghel government

Indian Railways Diwali Bonus: Govt approves PLB bonus for railway employees

The Indian government has announced a Diwali Bonus for Indian railways, equivalent to 78 days' worth of wages, for all the non-gazetted employees. Complete details below

Union Cabinet hikes dearness allowance, approves PLB for rail staff

The last revision of the dearness allowance was undertaken on March 24, 2023, and was effective from January 1, 2023

Anurag Thakur launches trailer of animated show 'Bharat Hain Hum'

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday launched the trailer of an upcoming animated series that will shed light on the unsung heroes of India's freedom struggle. Titled "Bharat Hain Hum", the animated show will be showcased on leading streaming services Prime Video and Netflix as well as government-run Doordarshan, as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The I&B minister unveiled the show's trailer at an event here. "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under his vision, it is our humble endeavour to reignite the nation's memory and ignite gratitude towards these unsung heroes, who deserve our unwavering admiration and respect. We have a very few heroes that the country has celebrated but there are so many unsung heroes who were not given their due credit in our history. Thirty percent of these heroes are women and these stories will inspire generations to come," Thakur said. We will do a lot more to ensure students and people of

Rahul's model of promising and then not fulfilling has failed: Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that his model of giving "false" promises to assume power and then not fulfilling the guarantees has failed in the states ruled by the grand old party. His criticism comes in the wake of Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, during their recent visits to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, giving several guarantees if their party is voted to power in the state. The Congress has announced free and subsidised power, implementation of the old pension scheme, farm loan waiver, Rs 1,500 per month to women and some other guarantees. "These guarantees failed in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, they (Congress leaders) are not able to show their face there. There was an outcry in Madhya Pradesh when their government was in power," Thakur told reporters on Friday night here in response to a question. He alleged that the Congress government in these states failed to waive farm loans and provide .

Kingpin still out: Anurag Thakur takes on AAP after Sanjay Singh's Arrest

"The kingpin is still out now. His number will also come. Investigation is underway. All those people to whom Arvind Kejriwal issued a certificate of honesty are in jail for a year", he added

Centre hikes LPG subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries to Rs 300 per cylinder

The Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against the market price of Rs 903

Amid Olympics buzz, UP plans Olympic-grade sports infrastructure in Noida

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been zealously positioning the state as a major sporting hub in the league of Indian states

Probe agencies free to take action as per law: Anurag on raids at NewsClick

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said probe agencies in the country are independent and work as per law, referring to the raids conducted at the premises connected with online portal NewsClick in Delhi. I need not justify the raid. If someone has done something wrong, probe agencies work on it... Nowhere is it written that if you have got money through illegal manner or done something objectionable, then probe agencies cannot investigate that, Thakur said. Delhi Police's Special Cell Tuesday morning conducted raids at 30 premises connected with online portal NewsClick as well as its journalists' houses, triggering outrage against the action among scribes. The probe agencies are independent and they work as per the law, he said in response to queries at a press conference here. Officials in the know said police have recovered the dump data from laptops and mobile phones of some journalists of NewsClick. Delhi Police sources said the raids, still

Cleanliness drive need of hour: Anurag Thakur urges people to take part

Cleanliness drives are the need of the hour to keep the environment neat and clean, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Sunday and urged people to take active part in the 'Swachhta Abhiyaan'. The Swachhta Abhiyaan in Hamirpur started from Deotsidh, the seat of Baba Balak Nath, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Thakur also took part in the Vishva Hindu Parishad's Shaurya Jagran Yatra in Deotsidh. The yatra will criss-cross the district in five days. He hailed the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal for taking out these yatras ahead of the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. "Lord Ram is the symbol of courtesy and virtue, a man of values and morals. Ramchandra is 'maryada purushottam', which means the perfect man. Lord Ram is considered to have taken birth on the earth to destroy the evil forces of the age," he said. Speaking at a district-level youth festival in Una on Saturday, he said India is heading towards becoming self-reliant in every sphere. Youth festivals are b

Our champion athletes from Army: Thakur congratulates Kartik, Gulveer

The Union Minister hailed the performances of Kartik and Gulveer and said their efforts have brought immense joy and pride to India

Illicit trade casts shadow on India's $5 trn economy aim progress: Thakur

To do so, we must strengthen our law enforcement agencies, enhance international cooperation, and enact stringent measures to combat illicit trade at its roots," he said

Medal rush in shooting continues for India: Thakur congratulates medalists

He also said that the medal rush in shooting continues for India

Historic win for team India in equestrian: Union Sports Minister Thakur

Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul, Divyakriti and Sudipti Hajela won the gold medal after scoring 209.205 points in the Team Dressage event at the Asian Games 2023

Our Rowers have done it again: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur took to his official X account and showered praise on Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Sukhmeet Singh, and Jakar Khan who were a part of India's Men's Quadruple Sculls team

Asian Games 2023: Anurag Thakur lauds Men's Quadruple Sculls winners

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur lauded the Men's Quadruple Sculls winners on day seven of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday.

Thakur slams China for denying visas to 3 Indian athletes for Asian Games

Thakur labelled this action as "discriminatory" and emphasised that it goes against the Olympic Charter, a stance deemed "unacceptable" by India