As Congress leaders heaped praise on the 47-year-old scion of the country s most fabled political dynasty after he filed his nomination for the post of party president, Anand Sharma and Kapil Sibal described it as a historic moment.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Thursday she held meetings with three dozen senior industry leaders on a semiconductor chip shortage and said the United States could help boost transparency in the market.
FILE PHOTO: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the American Jobs Plan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 20, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS
The meeting included General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, Stellantis NV, chip suppliers and other users of chips.
Raimondo and the Biden administration back $50 billion in U.S. government spending to dramatically boost U.S. semiconductor production and research, but it will take significant time for that spending - if approved by Congress - to boost supply.
Sambit Patra had posted the tweet on May 18 with the hashtag #CongrssToolkitExposed.
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BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra s tweet alleging a Congress toolkit to discredit the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid handling has been marked as manipulated media by Twitter. The Congress had urged Twitter to remove tweets by him and other BJP leaders, citing its police complaint calling the so-called toolkit a con job.
Sambit Patra had posted the tweet on May 18 with the hashtag #CongrssToolkitExposed. It was shared by several BJP leaders. Friends look at the #CongressToolKit in extending help to the needy during the Pandemic! More of a PR exercise with the help of Friendly Journalists & Influencers than a soulful endeavour. Read for yourselves the agenda of the Congress: #CongressToolKitExposed, he had written, sharing what he called were screenshots from the document.
Congress Sonia Gandhi slams Centre for anti-people activities, exploiting farmers
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Last Updated: May 21, 2021, 02:59 PM IST
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Gandhi said this in a written message read out by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at a function held at his official residence here to disburse cash benefits to farmers and cattle-rearers under two schemes of the state government on the occasion of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi s death anniversary.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of indulging in anti-people activities, playing with the future of farmers and acting against their interests by bringing new agriculture laws. She praised the Congress government in Chhattisgarh, saying that it was trying to bring about a change in the lives of common people, particularly farmers, by empowering them financially.