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Prez, PM pay last respects to Ram Vilas Paswan

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan at his residence on...

What Ram Vilas Paswan's death means to Bihar polls

The death of the 74-year-old leader, who was identified with the state's Dalits for over five decades, so near the polls will mean that none of the LJP's rivals will like to attack the party and...

Ram Vilas Paswan, among India's tallest Dalit leaders, passes away

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, one of the most prominent Dalit leaders of the country who had been a part of several governments headed by rival parties, died on Thursday at the age of 74. ...

Piyush Goyal given additional charge of Paswan's portfolios

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Friday given additional charge of the consumer affairs, food and public distribution ministry, a portfolio held by the late Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram...

State funeral for Paswan, flag to fly at half mast today

The national flag will fly at half mast in Delhi and capitals of all states and union territories on Friday as a mark of respect to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan who passed away on Thursday, the...

New recipe to check food inflation

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said whenever BJP came to power, prices of essential commodities saw a fall.The new government’s food, consumer affairs and agriculture ministries on...

Why the govt should not roll back procurement policy

Since India is food-surplus, incentives for perpetuating cereal mono-cropping or maintaining huge stockholdings are no longer required. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, in an interview to this...

Onion prices are likely to come down soon

Last week, the Union Cabinet decided to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to improve the domestic supply and control prices, which touched Rs 100 per kg earlier this month. Public sector trading...

How the govt plans to keep sugar price steady

Government allows duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes raw sugar till June 12. At present, India levies an import duty of 40% on sugar The central government on Wednesday allowed duty-free import of...

'No one in India will die of starvation because of Centre's laxity'

'There is no foodgrain shortage in the country as our total storage capacity is more than 81 million tonnes, while the public distribution system requirement is 61 million tonnes.' 'I can protect...