Articles by Abhishek Angad
Standing committee may discuss possibility of inclusion of NRIs in Parliament
While making the pitch for a discussion on the subject, Congress lawmaker Deepender Singh Hooda cited the example of Italy, which has overseas members of Parliament
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Abhishek Angad
Standing committee may discuss possibility of inclusion of NRIs in Parliament
While making the pitch for a discussion on the subject, Congress lawmaker Deepender Singh Hooda cited the example of Italy, which has overseas members of Parliament
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 07:22 AM IST
Abhishek Angad
UCC: Congress alleges Modi govt showing cavalier attitude towards Law Commission
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that a respected body like the Law Commission, which had once opposed the implementation of UCC, is not being allowed to function properly
Published on Jan 21, 2025 05:37 PM IST
Abhishek Angad
PM distributes over 6.5mn SVAMITVA property cards
SVAMITVA, launched in 2020 as a pilot project and later expanded to most states, conducts drone-based surveys of rural inhabited areas to provide property cards that serve as legal documents
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 05:32 AM IST
Abhishek Angad
PM to distribute 6.5mn property cards under SVAMITVA scheme
The prime minister will join the event virtually and interact with selected beneficiaries of the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme
Updated on Jan 18, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Abhishek Angad
Leaders pay respect to former PM Manmohan Singh
Political leaders across party lines gathered at 3, Motilal Nehru Road in New Delhi on Friday to pay their last respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 01:21 AM IST
Abhishek Angad, New Delhi
VHP plans nationwide drive to ‘free temples’ from govt control
Parande said that temples in India were brought under the control of the government during the British rule with eye on their funds and property.
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 08:28 AM IST
Abhishek Angad, New Delhi
BJP attacks Congress over India’s distorted map at CWC venue
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the map on a banner at the venue of the Congress Working Committee meeting excluded Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 03:16 PM IST
Abhishek Angad
PM Modi to offer 5 million property cards under SVAMITVA scheme
Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj said rural residential assets worth ₹1.37 lakh crore can be monetised for availing credit through the SVAMITVA scheme.
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Abhishek Angad
Standing panel report flags issues in drone-based land mapping
The parliamentary standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj department has raised concerns in the implementation of drone-based mapping of land parcels in rural areas
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Abhishek Angad, New Delhi
Govt panel recommends overhaul of MGNREGS, adjusting wages every 5 years
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to get a briefing from the committee on its recommendations in January.
Updated on Dec 20, 2024 08:31 PM IST
Abhishek Angad
Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds meeting on NREGA, says better coordination needed
People familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times that one of the key issues discussed during the meeting was the deletion of job cards
Published on Dec 19, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Abhishek Angad
NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey
Leaders from the Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Shiv Sena — partners in the ruling NDA — tore into the INDIA bloc.
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 03:46 AM IST
Abhishek Angad, New Delhi
Discrimination against Muslims at the centre of Oppn debate in Parliament
Opposition MPs took potshots at the ruling BJP over a range of issues, including “discrimination” against members of the Muslim community.
Updated on Dec 15, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Abhishek Angad, New Delhi
Sunetra Pawar allotted house close to Sharad Pawar
All indications are that the two Pawars are keen to settle their differences, at least at the personal level.
Published on Dec 12, 2024 10:28 AM IST
Abhishek Angad, New Delhi
MGNREGS demand declines elsewhere, rises in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh
Overall, there has been a decrease in demand for employment under MGNREGS by 23.68 % between 2020-21 and 2023-24 in 34 states and UTs
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 10:33 PM IST
Abhishek Angad