Arjun Ram Meghwal: News

Arjun Ram Meghwal is an ex-civil servant, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from Bikaner, Rajasthan. Meghwal is an MA in Political Science and has done his LLB from Sri Dungar College, Bikaner. He completed his MBA from the University of Philippines and subsequently joined the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS). In 1999, Meghwal was promoted as an IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre and worked for nearly a decade in various government departments. He took voluntary retirement from the IAS and joined politics in 2009, contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Bikaner constituency on a BJP ticket. He was elected consecutively in the 2009, 2014, and 2019 General Elections and has served as a Union Minister in the Narendra Modi government since 2016. Meghwal was known for cycling to the Parliament instead of riding a car, until 2016, when he had to alter this habit of his due to security concerns. As of 2021, Meghwal is the Minister of State (MoS) for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture in the Government of India.

Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna, India's next Chief Justice

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Justice Sanjiv Khanna appointed new CJI, oath-taking on November 11

President Droupadi Murmu has formally appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).

19 Apr 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Top contests in phase 1 

The much-awaited 2024 Lok Sabha elections began on Friday with voting for the first phase of the seven-phase polls.

18 Apr 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Polling kicks off for first phase of Lok Sabha elections

Polling for the first phase of the high-stakes Lok Sabha elections began at 7:00am on Friday.

18 Apr 2024

Jitendra Singh

Phase 1 polling: 8 Union ministers, 2 ex-CMs, in fray

The high-stakes Lok Sabha poll battle will officially kick off on Friday, marking the start of voting for 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories in the first phase.

12 Dec 2023

Parliament

Rajya Sabha passes election commissioner appointment bill, key changes made

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Other Election Commissioners (ECs) (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, moved by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.

'Tareekh-pe-tareekh': CJI Chandrachud urges lawyers to avoid unnecessary adjournments

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud called on attorneys on Thursday to avoid seeking unnecessary postponements in legal proceedings.

19 Sep 2023

Lok Sabha

Law Minister Meghwal introduces Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha

Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday introduced the much-anticipated Women's Reservation Bill, titled the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, in the Lok Sabha.

03 Jun 2023

Congress Party

Congress claims Centre wants to make sedition law more draconian

Citing the Law Commission of India's backing of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to sedition, the Congress has claimed that the central government was planning to make the law even more "draconian."

19 May 2023

Kiren Rijiju

Shifting out of Law Ministry not a punishment: Kiren Rijiju

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday reacted to his recent change in ministry during this week's cabinet shuffle.

18 May 2023

Kiren Rijiju

Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as law minister

In a cabinet shuffle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the Minister of Law and Justice, replacing Kiren Rijiju.

28 Oct 2020

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Union Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for COVID-19

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19.

29 Sep 2020

Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for COVID-19

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19. The 71-year-old had been found positive for the novel coronavirus during a routine test for the viral disease.

24 Jul 2020

Narendra Modi

'Bhabhiji Papad' can develop antibodies, fight coronavirus: Union Minister

At a time when the world is scrambling to develop a vaccine against coronavirus, a Union Minister launched a "papad" claiming it develops antibodies to fight the highly contagious disease.

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On Friday, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur addressed the slowdown in the auto industry at the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) annual summit in New Delhi.

23 May 2019

Narendra Modi

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The Indian Civil Services are a dream for lakhs of youngsters.

03 Oct 2018

Rahul Gandhi

Amit Shah, RaGa to visit Bikaner ahead of Rajasthan polls

BJP President Amit Shah and Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi will be in Bikaner on October 4 and October 10 respectively where they'll hold meetings ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

06 Aug 2018

Karnataka

Govt trying to start 5 river inter-linking projects in FY19

The government is trying to start work on five river inter-linking projects in the current fiscal and secure financial assistance from World Bank and Asian Development Bank for the Rs. 2 lakh crore project, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

24 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Alwar-lynching: Action against four cops due to 'error in judgment'

The post-mortem report of Alwar lynching victim Rakbar has confirmed he died of "shock as a result of ante-mortem (before death) injuries."

22 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Alwar: Family's sole bread-winner killed by 'gau-rakshaks.' Minister cries 'conspiracy'

Yesterday, Rakbar Khan's family in Mewat, Haryana, was eagerly awaiting him. After he returned home, Asmina, his wife, planned to cook biryani, his favorite.

Demonetization: Still counting number of returned notes, says Urjit Patel

RBI Governor Urjit Patel appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to answer queries regarding demonetization.

13 Jun 2017

India

RBI introduces new Rs. 500 notes, old notes remain valid

The RBI will soon introduce new Rs. 500 notes, but the old ones will continue being legal tender.

25 Oct 2016

India

India's economy to grow 8%, agriculture 4%

Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said India's economy would grow 8% this fiscal while agricultural growth is expected to grow over 4%.