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With 300 mn Indians in its fold, cooperative sector awaits big-bang reforms

Creation of a new cooperation ministry led by India's second-most powerful politician signals disruption, points to new farmer-friendly policies ahead of 2024 national polls

Real winners of the reshuffle

New responsibilities for the finance minister and the home minister indicate the government's focus on privatisation and cooperatives

Bold and new? We had a cooperation ministry for 13 years (1953-66)

Such a ministry was first formed in 1953, and Surendra Kumar Dey was the first and only Union Cabinet minister for Cooperation and Panchyati Raj

Decoded: Why newly formed Ministry of Co-operation is raising many eyebrows

Questions abound if the freshly carved out ministry is for political heft or if it's a tool to fan Centre-state feud

Amit Shah praises PM Modi for his development-oriented work approach

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said PM Modi is probably the first leader to create systems ensuring continuation of development work even after he left post citing his tenure as CM of Gujarat

Shah meets cooperative sector honchos before taking charge of Ministry

Shah's meeting took place three days after he was given additional charge of newly created Ministry of Cooperation by Prime Minister Modi

Leading figures in cooperative sector meet Home Minister Amit Shah

The meeting came three days after the prime minister reallocated the portfolios of his ministers in which Shah was given the charge of the newly created Ministry of Cooperation.

PM Modi holds meeting with Shah, Santhosh amid buzz of Cabinet expansion

PM Narendra Modi has held meetings with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP general secretary B L Santhosh as the final touches being given to the details of a likely expansion of the Union Cabinet.

Pushkar Singh Dhami: Uttarakhand gets new CM, but old challenges remain

While Uttarakhand struggles to manage the Covid-19 outbreak with a decrepit health infrastructure, BJP's choice of chief minister is a novice in government work

Military should fund its own modernisation

Boosting its capital expenditure does not require a great deal of money

To close 'dil ki doori' with Jammu and Kashmir, govt on welfare road

It looks to consolidate gains in Jammu and Kashmir and act fast while Pakistan is focused on Afghan developments

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states in 2022

Preparation for the assembly polls in five states early next year was the main agenda of a meeting of senior BJP leaders

JP Nadda calls meeting of senior BJP leaders today, Shah to participate

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda has called a meeting of senior party functionaries here at the party headquarters at 11 am today, said sources.According to the sources, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also participate in the meeting.It is to mention that Nadda is likely to make a visit to Tripura to resolve issues in the BJP-IPFT alliance.This comes soon after BJP's ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) leader and minister of Tribal Welfare department in the state government, Mevar Kumar Jamatia's visited the national capital to rework intricacies of the alliance.Jamatia has met the BJP chief who has reportedly assured that during his impending visit to the state all issues will be resolved for smoother functioning of the alliance, sources in the IPFT stated.Earlier, BJP's National General Secretary BL Santhosh had visited Tripura and collated feedback from ministers, MLAs and MPs on the state of affairs.Also with Cabinet expansion likely, ...

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

Delimitation, holding of polls needed for restoring J&K statehood: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the delimitation exercise and holding of peaceful elections in Jammu and Kashmir are important milestones in restoring statehood as promised in Parliament. The home minister's comments came after a three-and-half-hour-long meeting held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former chief ministers. "We are committed to ensure all round development of J&K. The future of Jammu and Kashmir was discussed and the delimitation exercise and peaceful elections are important milestones in restoring statehood as promised in Parliament," Shah said in a tweet. He said Thursday's meeting on Jammu and Kashmir was held in a very cordial environment. "Everyone expressed their commitment to democracy and the Constitution. It was stressed to strengthen the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir," Shah said in another tweet. The four former chief ministers of the erstwhile state who participated .

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Centre to increase pace of Covid-19 vaccination in July-August: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the central government has decided to increase the pace of vaccination against Covid-19 in July and August

PM Modi holds meeting with ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, at his official residence here, sources said. Earlier this month, Modi held about five meetings with union ministers in different groups apparently to take stock of the work done by their respective ministries so far. Besides Shah and Singh, union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal are also attending today's meeting, the sources said. While details of the meeting were not known, political observers feel this could be an exercise before an expected cabinet expansion and reshuffle.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to meet Amit Shah again today

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his official residence in Delhi on Saturday at 11 am

Home Minister Amit Shah likely to visit Gujarat on June 20-21: Report

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit his home state Gujarat for two days on June 20 and 21