Ram Vilas Paswan

Rahul Gandhi behind Ram Vilas Paswan's UPA exit in 2014? Here's what son Chirag Paswan revealed

"My father sought an appointment and waited for more than three months but Rahul Gandhi did not relent," said Chirag Paswan, who at that time too was keen to leave the UPA and join the NDA.

Chirag Paswan begins process of vacating bungalow allotted to Ram Vilas Paswan

The process of moving furniture and household goods from the bungalow in Janpath in Lutyens’ Delhi started shortly after a team from the Directorate of Estates, which comes under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, reached the property, official sources said.

Padma Awards 2020: Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among posthumous awardees today

Padma Awards: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was also honoured with the Padma Bhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Govt asks Chirag Paswan to vacate bungalow allotted to his father Ram Vilas Paswan

An official in the ministry said that the bungalow is earmarked for Union ministers and the occupants of the government accommodation have been asked to vacate it.

Analysis | LJP split : What lies ahead for Chirag Paswan?

The loss of five party MPs, who have vouched to rejoin NDA under Nitish Kumar, has put a big question mark on the political career of the 38-year-old Chirag Paswan, who switched to politics from Bollywood in 2013

BJP may bag Ram Vilas Paswan’s Rajya Sabha seat - here is how

With Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) unlikely to help the Lok Janshakti Party following the heated battle in the recent assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party could bag late union minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s Rajya Sabha seat.

Bihar Elections 2020: From Lalu Prasad to Sharad Yadav, a look at senior leaders who are missing in action

Yet, many leaders have been out of sight during the campaigning in the run up to the three-phase assembly elections. Moneycontrol lists a few of the prominent leaders whose presence on ground, many say, would have made a difference

Ram Vilas Paswan's daughter, son-in-law protest denial of entry inside Patna airport to receive his body

Ram Vilas Paswan's daughter Asha Devi and her husband Anil Sadhu protested in front of the car of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi when he had come to receive the body of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder.

After Ram Vilas Paswan's death, Piyush Goyal given charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Currently, Goyal is the Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry.

Bihar Elections: How Ram Vilas Paswan's death will impact Bihar polls

It will also be interesting to see how BJP will treat Chirag Paswan after his father’s death, especially when he has walked out of NDA and has been critical of Nitish Kumar, the NDA's chief ministerial face.

Ram Vilas Paswan | A towering Dalit leader and tactful politician

Ram Vilas Paswan had an important role in the VP Singh government conferring the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, on BR Ambedkar posthumously and declaring his birth anniversary on April 14 as a national holiday

Ram Vilas Paswan: The man who predicted which side the political wind blew

Born in 1946 to a Dalit family in Shaharbanni village near Khagaria district of eastern Bihar, Paswan was active in politics for nearly five decades and will be remembered as one of country's prominent Dalit leaders.

Ram Vilas Paswan: 'Political weather scientist' who served in governments of various ideological moorings

Ram Vilas Paswan formed the Lok Janshakti Party in 2000 after a split in the Janata Dal over the issue of joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi pay last respects to Ram Vilas Paswan

The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had undergone a heart surgery, his son Chirag Paswan said on October 4.

'Unhappy' with seats on offer in Bihar, LJP deliberates next course of action

LJP president Chirag Paswan has been lauding the BJP leadership, indicating that his party will not put up candidates against the saffron party even as it considers contesting on constituencies which will fall in the JD(U)'s quota.

Government launches online registration of gold hallmarking centres

Paswan further said the online system of audit will facilitate expeditious disposal of complaints regarding malpractices in the hallmarking of jewellery items.

From September 1, entry of imported toys in India only after quality testing: Ram Vilas Paswan

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the government's nodal agency that frames quality standards in coordination with the concerned ministries.

Coronavirus India | Deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery extended till June 1, 2021

The Centre, in November last year, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021.

Amit Shah headed GoM recommends hike in sugar MSP to Rs 33/kg; asks Food Ministry to move cabinet note

The GoM directed the Food Ministry to move a Cabinet note with a proposal to hike the MSP of sugar as recommended by the Niti Aayog, the sources said.

States given time until August to distribute free ration to returning migrant labourers: Ram Vilas Paswan

Against the target of 8 crore migrant labourers, Paswan said free ration has reached to only 2.32 crore migrant workers in May, while 2.14 crore in June, he said.

Be more sensitive to poor; implement PMGKAY proactively: Ram Vilas Paswan to laggard states

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), announced as part of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package to help those affected due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, was earlier valid for a three-month period from April to June. The same has been extended for five months till November.

Home Minister Amit Shah meets senior ministers