Kiren Rijiju

Bihar MP Pappu Yadav Dons ‘Re-NEET’ T-Shirt While Taking Oath in Lok Sabha; Slams BJP’s Kiren Rijiju

Independent Bihar MP Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, wore a T-shirt with the hashtag "#RENEET" while taking his oath in the Lok Sabha on June 25. He criticized the BJP-led central government over the NEET-UG exam controversy, questioning why no re-examination has been scheduled after the exams were...

‘Congress Spreading Lies’ Kiren Rijiju On Lok Sabha Pro-Tem Speaker Controversy

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday addressed the Congress party's criticism regarding the appointment of BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. Mahtab, who secured his seventh term in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, was appointed by the President of India on...

Modi 3.0: North East India Secures Three Ministerial Berths, Two Elevated To Cabinet Rank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained Kiren Rijiju, Member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh, and Sarbananda Sonowal, representing the Dibrugarh constituency in Assam, in his cabinet while welcoming a new face, Rajya Sabha MP from Assam, Pabitra Margherita, as a Minister of State. Although their portfolios are yet to be...

Artificial rain crucial in critical situations: Kiren Rijiju

Artificial rain is a sensitive and policy matter but it can be used to serve humanity during critical times, said Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday. During an interaction with reporters, Rijiju, who is the Minister of Earth Sciences, said that “we should not play with nature” while noting the...

Kiren Rijiju rips Congress, DMK MPs for intimidating SC ruling on Article 370

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju attacked Congress and DMK leaders on Thursday for their 'disparaging' comments regarding the recent historic Supreme Court decision that upheld the region's division into two Union Territories (UTs)—Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh—and revoked the former state of Jammu and Kashmir's special constitutional privileges under Article 370....

Kiren Rijiju Criticizes Rahul Gandhi for Filming TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee, Drawing Controversy

Assailing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "filming and cheering the contemptible act" of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee imitating Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju took aim at Gandhi on Tuesday. The incident happened on Tuesday during a rally on the grounds of Parliament. "MP is...

Opposition will regret bringing no-confidence motion, says Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju participates in a beach cleaning campaign in Chennai

On the occasion of World Oceans Day, Union Earth Science Minister Kiren Rijiju took part in a beach cleaning project on Thursday at Chennai's Besant Nagar Beach."We have gathered here not only to clean the beaches but also to send a loud and clear message on this World Ocean Day,...

‘Extremely unfortunate’ Rijiju after Rahul’s claim Muslim League is ‘secular’ party

According to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, it is extremely unfortunate that some citizens of the nation still consider the person who supports the Muslim League as Secular. Rijiju was criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "completely secular" comments on the Indian Muslim League party. Rijiju also asked how Mohammad...

Cabinet reshuffle: Kiren Rijiju replaced as Union Law Minister by Arjun Ram Meghwal

According to a statement from the President's Secretariat on Thursday, Arjun Ram Meghwal has taken Kiren Rijiju's place as the Union and Justice Minister in a significant Cabinet shift. Meghwal will also get existing portfolios of Rijiju apart from the Law and Justice Ministry as a part of this reshuffle....