Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar, who died on Monday, was widely regarded as an able political organiser who helped build the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka to expand the party's reach in the country's south.Along with the...

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar died on Monday at a private hospital here due to multiple organ failure, a BJP spokesman said. He was 59."Kumar passed away at around 3 a.m. at Shankara Cancer Hospital three weeks after he was admitted...

After the triple talaq bill could not be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the government blamed Congress President Rahul Gandhi for thwarting passage of the bill, while the Congress accused it of playing politics on every issue.Attacking the government,...

Narendra Modi expressed confidence that all political parties will cooperate on smooth running of the Parliament during Monsoon Session 2018 People of India want the Parliament to function; Government calls for cooperation from all parties in country's interest:...

“21st Century is the age of information, communication and knowledge, and this is the only way the people of the country can be empowered. The citizens need to be made aware about the initiatives and schemes the Government is implementing for their welfare....

Terming Congress a "marginal party", Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Friday said that its actions in the two houses during the budget session did not follow parliamentary logic.Addressing the media on Friday, Kumar blamed the Congress for the...

Amid Dalit unrest in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a dig at the Congress for always doing politics in the name of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar but ignoring his contributions.Speaking at a programme to mark the inauguration of a building...

Speaker Vidhan Sabha Dr. Rajeev Bindal alongwith Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda met Shri Ananth Kumar Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs at New Delhi today. He requested for according sanction for establishing the National e-Vidhan Academy (NeVA)...

The Central government's 'Ayushman Bharat' health insurance scheme, or 'Namocare' as it is popularly known, would make India the largest drug maker in the world, said Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar on Thursday.Inaugurating the third...

“Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme announced by the Government, popularly called as ‘Namo-Care’, has the potential to turn India into the largest pharma manufacturer of the world in about three years”, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary...

Two all-party meetings will be held on Sunday, ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament which will start on Monday, government sources said.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar has called for an all-party meeting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, and after that,...

The 7th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2018’ was inaugurated at Bangaluru, Karnataka on 14th January 2018. The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananth Kumar and The Union Minister of State for Culture...

Ananthkumar calls the Conference a mini World Parliament of People of Indian origin, an ideal platform for PIOs to partner in the development of India The 1st PIO-Parliamentarian Conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi here today....

The 18th All India Whips’ Conference was inaugurated by Shri Ananthkumar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Chemical & Fertilizers today at Udaipur, Rajasthan. Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia, presided over the inaugural...

Pitching for rule by the same party in the states as in the Centre, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday urged the electorate to vote for the BJP again in the ensuing Karnataka assembly elections to step up development in the state."Karnataka...

Terming the Winter Session of Parliament "successsful", Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Friday said it saw the two Houses pass 22 bills in a session that had just 13 sittings.In a press conference after both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned...

Parliamentary Affairs Ministers Ananth Kumar on Friday accused the Congress of doing injustice to the Muslim women by opposing the Triple Talaq Bill saying that they should learn from the past and let the legislation pass."They are not thinking about ensuring justice...

The government on Tuesday said it is in talks with the Congress for ensuring smooth passage of the triple talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha, where it is expected to be taken up on Wednesday."We are in talks with the Congress party and others for the triple talaq...

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday accused the opposition Congress of twisting the statement of Minister of State Anant Kumar Hegde, who had said that the BJP government will "amend the Constitution".Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge raised...

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday asked all opposition parties to help pass the Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament on Wednesday."I appeal to all the opposition parties to help pass the bill on Triple Talaq in the Parliament unanimously,"...