Jairam Ramesh: News
Jairam Ramesh, born on April 9, 1954, in Chikmagalur, is a noted Indian economist and politician from Karnataka. He belongs to the Indian National Congress (INC) and is a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Karnataka as of 2021. Ramesh studied engineering from IIT Bombay and pursued a master's in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, followed by a doctoral program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After returning to India in 1979, Ramesh assisted civil servant Lovraj Kumar in the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices. Among other crucial positions, he later assisted the government in different advisory capacities. In 1991, he was chosen by the then-Prime Minister Narasimha Rao to assist him, although he was later transferred to then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh's team as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD). Ramesh officially entered active politics in 1998 when he joined the INC. In 2004, he was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh's Adilabad (now in Telangana). He held several important portfolios under the UPA government until 2014, including Environment and Forests and Rural Development, among others.
28 Dec 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Pranab Mukherjee's daughter slams Congress amid Manmohan Singh memorial row
Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has slammed the Congress over its demand for a separate memorial for former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
28 Dec 2024
Amit Shah'Space will be allocated...': Center amid tussle over Manmohan's memorial
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said a spot will be reserved for a memorial to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at 92.
24 Dec 2024
Congress PartyCongress moves SC over election rule tweak
The Congress party has approached the Supreme Court against recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
23 Dec 2024
Nirmala SitharamanCongress slams government over 'caramel popcorn GST' debate
The Congress party has slammed the government over the GST imposed on popcorn.
21 Dec 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)Centre amends poll rules to limit public access to records
The Indian government has amended Rule 93 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, restricting public access to certain electronic election documents.
17 Dec 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Satellite spectrum auction or administrative allotment: Congress vs BJP
A political row has broken out between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over the Indian government's decision to administratively assign satellite spectrum.
17 Dec 2024
Akhilesh Yadav'Move toward dictatorship': Opposition slams '1 nation, 1 election' Bill
The "One Nation, One Election" bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, triggering fierce opposition.
17 Dec 2024
Elon MuskTelecom minister reveals why satellite spectrum cannot be auctioned
Union Minister for Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, has declared that auctioning satellite spectrum is technically unfeasible.
17 Dec 2024
Arjun Ram MeghwalCentre tables one nation, one election bill in LS
A bill proposing simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, titled The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
'NDA has majority...': Rijiju on no-confidence motion against Dhankhar
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has hit back at the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) for moving a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
06 Dec 2024
DelhiModi government to purchase all farm produce at MSP: Chouhan
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has assured Rajya Sabha that the Narendra Modi government will purchase all farm produce at the minimum support price (MSP).
05 Dec 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)SC to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act today
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions on Thursday challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
15 Nov 2024
Congress PartyCongress complains to poll body after Rahul's chopper take-off delayed
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was left stranded in Jharkhand's Godda for over 45 minutes after his chopper was grounded due to a lack of clearance for takeoff.
12 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'What are they complaining...': Ramesh defends Rahul after BJP's complaint
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
01 Nov 2024
Delhi School of EconomicsWho was Bibek Debroy, chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council
Bibek Debroy, the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and a noted economist, has died at the age of 69.
23 Oct 2024
China'Indictment of PM's gullibility...': Congress questions truce with China
The Congress party on Wednesday posed six questions to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre over India's recent agreement with China to resolve the four-year-long standoff in eastern Ladakh.
10 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Congress to form fact-finding committee after Haryana poll loss
The Congress party is planning to set up a fact-finding committee after its shocking defeat in the Haryana Assembly elections, ANI reported, citing sources.
09 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Immature...': BJP slams Rahul for questioning ECI after Haryana loss
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Election Commission of India after his party's defeat in the Haryana assembly elections.
08 Oct 2024
Congress Party'Can't accept verdict': Congress raises doubts over Haryana counting
The Congress expressed that the election results in Haryana are both unexpected and shocking, asserting that they cannot accept the outcome following a sudden shift from early leads in their favor to a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
08 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Excuses...': BJP mocks Congress's 'slowdown' complaint to ECI
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rubbished the Congress's complaint to the Election Commission about an "unexplained slowdown" in vote counting as mere excuses.
08 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP's Haryana hat-trick: Modi likely to address party workers today
Defying exit poll predictions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to retain power in Haryana for the third consecutive term.
08 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Ill-founded allegations...': ECI on Congress's 'slow poll data' update charge
The Election Commission of India (EC) has rejected the Congress's allegations of a delay in updating Haryana assembly election results on its website.
08 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Congress complains to ECI over 'delay' in showing poll trends
The Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) over what it sees as a "delay" in updating poll trends on the poll body's official website.
08 Oct 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)'Unacceptable': Jairam Ramesh alleges delay in updating election result trends
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has alleged that there is a delay in updating election trends on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website for the Haryana Assembly elections.
04 Oct 2024
Rahul GandhiRahul on 2-day trip to Maharashtra, to unveil Shivaji's statue
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is set to begin a two-day visit to Kolhapur in western Maharashtra on Friday.
12 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Sitaram Yechury's family donates his body to AIIMS for research
The family of veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, has donated his body to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
09 Aug 2024
Congress PartyCongress moves privilege motion over 'misleading' NCERT preamble removal claim
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has moved a privilege motion notice in the Rajya Sabha against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
07 Aug 2024
Vinesh Phogat'Will Modi call Vinesh?': Congress reacts to Paris Olympics victory
The Congress took a jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning if he would congratulate wrestler Vinesh Phogat following her historic semi-final victory at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night.
30 Jul 2024
Aaditya Thackeray'Fail minister...': Opposition attacks Centre after Howrah-Mumbai Mail derails
Opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and Trinamool Congress have criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre after a train derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday morning.
26 Jul 2024
Charanjit Singh ChanniExplained: Row over ex-CM Channi's remarks on jailed MP Amritpal
Former Punjab Chief Minister and parliamentarian Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday courted controversy over his statement in the Lok Sabha.
16 Jul 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge'Soldiers bearing brunt...': Rahul slams BJP government over Doda encounter
Reacting to the deaths of four soldiers in the line of duty in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that India's soldiers and their families are suffering due to the Bharatiya Janata Party's misguided policies.
04 Jul 2024
Gopal RaiWill Congress-AAP contest assembly polls together? Jairam Ramesh responds
The Congress on Thursday dismissed the possibility of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi and Haryana.
04 Jul 2024
Narendra Modi'Visit Manipur before space....': Congress's ISRO jibe at Modi
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a swipe at a report that quoted Indian Space Research Organisation Chief S Somanath as saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be a candidate for India's first manned space mission.
03 Jul 2024
Narendra ModiCongress slams Modi's 'violence decreasing' statement on Manipur crisis
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments in the Rajya Sabha on the conflict in Manipur.
27 Jun 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge'Modi shown 73 times during President Murmu's address...': Congress
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that during President Droupadi Murmu's address in the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received more screen time than the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
27 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Sam Pitroda returns; BJP reacts to 'controversial' move
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Congress for reinstating Sam Pitroda as chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress a month after he resigned, calling his sacking "merely an election gimmick."
26 Jun 2024
Congress PartySam Pitroda re-appointed Indian Overseas Congress chairman
Gandhi family loyalist Sam Pitroda was on Wednesday reinstated as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.
25 Jun 2024
Kiren RijijuCongress attacks PM over consensus remark amid LS speaker row
The Congress on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "hypocrisy-laden pravachan" on cooperation, after the National Democratic Alliance and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance failed to reach a consensus on the appointment of Lok Sabha speaker.
24 Jun 2024
Kiren RijijuRijiju, Ramesh's war of words ahead of Parliament session
On the day the Parliament session for the newly-elected Lok Sabha began, Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh engaged in a war of words.
18 Jun 2024
Narendra Modi'No-confidence vote against PM...': Congress ahead of Modi's Varanasi visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Varanasi after his win in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Tuesday said the constituency's voters had given a vote of no confidence in him.
09 Jun 2024
Chandrababu NaiduAhead of Narendra Modi's swearing-in, opposition's warning to BJP
On the eve of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government would not last.
04 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Modi must resign': Congress's reaction to LS election result trends
The Congress Party has called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation after Lok Sabha election result trends showed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition bloc neck and neck.
03 Jun 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsECI quashes Ramesh's request for time to detail 'Shah-called-DMs' charges
The Election Commission of India on Monday dismissed a request from Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for additional time to detail his allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
03 Jun 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)'Always here…': CEC Kumar's response to 'Laapataa Gentlemen' memes
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday addressed a press conference, ahead of the declaration of Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday.
02 Jun 2024
Amit Shah'Share details of Shah calling DMs': ECI to Jairam Ramesh
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to provide detailed information about his allegations that Union Home Minister Amit Shah contacted 150 district magistrates prior to the vote counting.
29 May 2024
Mani Shankar AiyarChinese 'allegedly invaded' India in 1962: Mani Shankar sparks row
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has sparked a new political controversy by saying that China "allegedly invaded" India in 1962.
Days before polls result, INDIA's meeting called on June 1
The leaders of the opposition bloc—Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance—have called for an all-party meeting on June 1—the day when polling for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections will take place, reports said.
16 May 2024
Narendra ModiCongress hits back at Modi's 'Muslim budget' charge
The Congress has quashed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegations that the party had plans to introduce a separate budget for Muslims when it was in power in 2013.
09 May 2024
Narendra Modi'Blatantly racist': Congress on Modi's jibe over Pitroda's remarks
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stirring up a debate on the "skin color of Indians."
08 May 2024
Himanta Biswa SarmaSam Pitroda resigns as Indian Overseas Congress Chairman amid controversy
Sam Pitroda, the former chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, has voluntarily resigned following a controversy over his racially insensitive remarks.
08 May 2024
Congress PartyCongress distances itself from Pitroda's 'racist' remark
The Congress on Wednesday officially distanced itself from the controversial remarks made by Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda on India's diversity.
07 May 2024
Shekhar SumanActor Shekhar Suman, ex-Congress leader Radhika Khera join BJP
Actor and TV personality Shekhar Suman and former Congress leader Radhika Khera, on Tuesday, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at its headquarters in New Delhi.
06 May 2024
Congress PartyRadhika Khera's big charge against Congress, day after quitting
A day after her resignation from the Congress, Radhika Khera claimed on Monday that despite her repeated alerts to the party's top leadership about mistreatment within the Chhattisgarh unit, she received no assistance.
02 May 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge24 hours to deadline, Congress to announce Amethi, Raebareli candidates
The Congress will release the names of its candidates for Amethi and Raebareli constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday—a day before the nomination deadline.
01 May 2024
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury'Better vote BJP than TMC...': Adhir Ranjan's video sparks row
Senior Congress leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has one again stirred controversy with his recent comments at a poll rally in West Bengal.
01 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsExplained: Row over ECI's delay in releasing final voter numbers
Over 10 days after Phase 1 and four days after Phase 2 polling for the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India released the final voter turnout percentages for the initial rounds on Tuesday.
24 Apr 2024
Narendra ModiCongress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's remarks on wealth distribution
The Congress has distanced itself from the comments made by Indian Overseas Congress Chairperson Sam Pitroda, who advocated for a "United States-like inheritance tax law" in India.
21 Apr 2024
Arvind KejriwalRahul Gandhi to skip INDIA bloc's rally due to illness
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will miss the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) rally in Ranchi, Jharkhand, due to a sudden illness.
17 Apr 2024
Congress PartyExplained: Row over envoy's 'single dynastic party' jab at Congress
The Indian Ambassador to Ireland, Akhilesh Mishra, has come under the Congress's fire for his comments criticizing the party and praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rejoinder to an article in a foreign publication.
11 Apr 2024
ChinaCongress questions PM Modi's stance on India-China dispute during interview
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent comments regarding the India-China border dispute.
07 Apr 2024
BiharNever contested even class monitor election: Gourav Vallabh to Jairam
Former Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh indirectly criticized the party's general secretary, Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday, saying people who have never even contested a class monitor position are now leading the party.
05 Apr 2024
Rahul GandhiCongress releases manifesto for 2024 polls, focus on 'Paanch Nyay'
The Congress released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Friday.
01 Apr 2024
Narendra Modi'He lied…': Jairam's attack over Modi's statement on electoral bonds
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "fully lied to the nation in his latest interview" with Tamil television channel Thanthi TV.
15 Mar 2024
Congress PartyElectoral bonds data: Congress flags discrepancy in entries, recipient files
The Congress has alleged that there is a discrepancy in the donor and recipient files in electoral bonds data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
10 Mar 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsTMC officially rules out alliance in West Bengal; Congress responds
The Congress lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday after the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats for the upcoming elections.
02 Mar 2024
Nitin GadkariGadkari's legal notices to Kharge, Ramesh over misleading interview clip
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has taken legal action against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh for allegedly sharing misleading and defamatory information about him.
28 Feb 2024
Congress PartyHimachal crisis: CM Sukhu refuses to accept Vikramaditya Singh's resignation
Amid the current political turmoil in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that he will not accept the resignation of state minister Vikramaditya Singh.
22 Feb 2024
Congress Party'Financial terrorism': Congress slams government in tax, bank account row
The Congress has accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of "financial terrorism" and attempting to "cripple" its primary opposition just months before the general election.
13 Feb 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)AAP offers Congress only 1 Lok Sabha seat in Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday declared that it is willing to allocate only one of Delhi's seven Lok Sabha seats to the Congress within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
31 Jan 2024
BiharWanted another name for INDIA bloc, says Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday, said that he had urged the Congress and other members of the opposition bloc to not name the grouping Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
23 Jan 2024
Congress PartyRahul's yatra: Clash breaks out between Congress workers, Assam cops
On Tuesday, nearly 5,000 Congress workers, including Rahul Gandhi, attempting to enter Guwahati, were stopped as the party resumed its 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Assam.
21 Jan 2024
Rahul GandhiBharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi 'attacked' in Assam
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was escorted to safety inside the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra bus on Sunday after he was allegedly attacked in Assam.
24 Dec 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Eyeing 2024 polls, BJP enters 'mission mode'; Congress gets makeover
Riding on recent assembly election wins, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made some key decisions at its recent national office-bearers' meeting.
20 Dec 2023
Jagdeep DhankharDhankhar mimicry row: PM Modi's phone call and Banerjee's defense
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on Wednesday, said that he received a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who expressed deep concern and condemnation over the alleged disrespectful behavior by some MPs.
19 Dec 2023
Narendra Modi'Maintain decorum': Modi to BJP MPs responding to opposition criticism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s MPs to "maintain decorum" when addressing criticism from the opposition.
