Paswan lauds Nitish for backing Kovind, urges him to join NDA

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan said there was a provision for revision of the prices of foodgrains every three years in the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013.

Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 2100 hoursCAL2 PREZ-PASWAN-NITISH Patna : Union minister Ramvilas Paswan lauds Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for sticking to his stand on supporting NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind and ...

The government has unveiled its next course of action— nutritional security for the poor. Food minister Ramvilas Paswan has said that in the next two years the government’s focus would be on nutritional security of the country's two-thirds population ...

[India], July 29 (ANI): Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday expressed disappointment over being left out of the Bihar Cabinet expansion even as members from another National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) member ...

JUST IN: Radha Mohan Singh, minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, has been given additional charge of ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution as Ramvilas Paswan is presently undergoing treatment abroad.He will be designated as Minister without portfolio for period of his indisposition. -- ANIIMAGE: Radha Mohan Singh ...

The two-day-old Nitish Kumar Government, formed with the support of BJP-led NDA, was expanded on Saturday with 27 ministers being sworn in. While 14 ministers belonged to the JD (U), the rest 13 were from the NDA. This includes 12 from the BJP and one from ...

NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday was elected as the 14th President of India, polling almost 66% votes over the joint opposition nominee Meira Kumar. 71-year-old Kovind secured 2930 votes with a vote value of 7,02,044, Lok Sabha Secretary General ...

The government on Friday told opposition leaders that China is constructing roads near the international border hampering the country's strategic interests and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will put forward New Delhi's position before his Chinese counterparts later this month, officials said.  The opposition leaders were briefed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and top officials, including National Security ...