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Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology (India)
The minister of communications () is the head of the Ministry of Communications (India), Ministry of Communications and a senior member of the Union Council of Ministers (India), union council of ministers of the Government of India. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the ministers of state. The current minister is Jyotiraditya Scindia who has been serving in office since 10 June 2024 and is currently assisted by Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani as the minister of state for communications. One former president - Shankar Dayal Sharma served as minister in the ministry. Sharma was Cabinet minister for communications from 1974 until 1977. Two former prime ministers, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Inder Kumar Gujral also served as ministers in the ministry. Shastri was Cabinet minister for transport and communications from 1957 until 1 ...
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Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971; ) is an Indian politician who is the 43rd Minister of Communications (India), Union Minister of Communications and the 10th Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region since 2024. He was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing the state of Madhya Pradesh from 2020 till his win in the 2024 Indian general elections, 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He is a Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the Guna (Lok Sabha constituency), Guna constituency in Madhya Pradesh from 2002 until his defeat in the 2019 Indian general election, and then since 4 June 2024. He is a former member of the Indian National Congress (INC) from 2001 to 2020 and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2020. While a member of the INC, he was the Union Minister for Power and Corporate in the second Manmohan Singh ministry from 20 ...
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Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology
A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities include regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. The ministry is often headed by the Minister for Communications Ministries titled Ministry or Department of Communications Some countries have such a department literally called Ministry of Communications: * Department of Communications and the Arts **Australian Government Department of Communications (1993–1994) **Australian Government Department of Communications (1980–1987) * Ministry of Communication and Traffic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Ministry of Communications (Brazil) * Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Burma) * Ministry of Communications (Iceland) * Ministry of Communications (Iraq) * Ministry of Communications (Israel) * Ministry of Communications (Japan), historical ministry from 1885 to 1949 * Mi ...
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Second Nehru Ministry
Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Union Council of Ministers, Council of Ministers, despite the president of ... on 15 August 1947. After first Indian general election, Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country and his second term started on 15 April 1952. In his ministry upon reelection, the ministers were as follows. Cabinet Cabinet ministers Ministers of State References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nehru ministry, 2 Indian union ministries 1952 establishments in India Nehru administration Cabinets established in 1952 1957 disestablishments in India Cabinets disestablished in 1957 ...
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Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency
Sasaram is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. Vidhan Sabha segments As of May 2019, Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Members of Parliament 1952-1957 As Shahabad South Lok Sabha constituency in 1st Lok Sabha. 1957-Present As Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency from 2nd Lok Sabha onwards. The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency: Election results 2024 Indian general elections 2019 2014 Election 1977 Election * Jagivan Ram (Cong for Democracy, w Janata Party support) : 327,995 votes * Mungeri Lall (INC) : 84,185 1952 Election * Two-candidates seat, named Shahabad South * Ram Subhag Singh (INC) : 114,988 votes. Lok Sabha Member #1 * Radha Mohan Singh (SP) : 74,074 * AND * Jagjiwan Ram (INC) : 111,524 votes. Lok Sabha Member # ...
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Jagjivan Ram
Jagjivan Ram (5 April 1908 – 6 July 1986), popularly known as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as a minister with various portfolios for over 30 years, making him the List of longest-serving members of the Union Council of Ministers, longest-serving Union Cabinet minister in Indian history. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India, Deputy Prime Minister of India from January 1979 to July 1979. He played a pivotal role as the Minister of Defence (India), Defence Minister of India during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, Indo-Pak War of 1971, which led to the creation of Bangladesh. As Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Union Agriculture Minister during two separate tenures, he contributed significantly to the Green Revolution in India, Green Revolution and the modernization of Indian agriculture, particularly during the 1974 drought when he was entrusted with addressing a severe food crisis. He was instrumental in the fo ...
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Amrit Kaur
Rajkumari Dame Bibiji Amrit Kaur (''née'' Ahluwalia) DStJ (2 February 1887 – 6 February 1964) was an Indian activist and politician. Following her long-lasting association with the Indian independence movement, she was appointed the first Health Minister of India in 1947 and remained in office until 1957. She also held the charge of Sports Minister and Urban Development Minister and was instrumental in setting up the National Institute of Sports, Patiala. During her tenure, Kaur ushered in several healthcare reforms in India and is widely remembered for her contributions to the sector and her advocacy of women's rights. Kaur was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, the body that framed the Constitution of India. She was the first indian woman as a minister in central ministry. Life Amrit Kaur was born on 2 February 1887 in Badshah Bagh, Lucknow University Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (then North-Western Provinces), India. She had Bengali ancestry on ...
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Amrit Kaur 1989 Stamp Of India (cropped)
Amrit (), the classical antiquity, classical Marathus (, ''Marathos''), was a Phoenicians, Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millenniumBC, Marat (, ) was the northernmost important city of ancient Phoenicia, with relations to nearby Arwad. During the 2ndcenturyBC, Amrit was defeated and its site largely abandoned, leaving its ruins well preserved and without extensive remodeling by later generations. History The city lies on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast around south of modern-day Tartus. Two rivers cross the city: Nahr Amrit, near the main temple, and Nahr al-Kuble near the secondary temple, a fact that might be linked to the importance of water in the religious traditions in Amrit. The city was probably founded by the Arwad, Arvadites, and was considered one of the "daughters of Arwad" on the coastline.Strabo, ''Geographica'', 16.2.12Greek sourcean Marathus served as Arwad's continental base, although the port of Ar ...
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, he wrote books such as '' Letters from a Father to His Daughter'' (1929), '' An Autobiography'' (1936) and '' The Discovery of India'' (1946), that have been read around the world. The son of Motilal Nehru, a prominent lawyer and Indian nationalist, Jawaharlal Nehru was educated in England—at Harrow School and T ...
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Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern Nationalism, nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other Decolonization, anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. The INC is a "big tent" party that has been described as sitting on the Centrism, centre of the Indian politics, Indian political spectrum. The party held its first session in 1885 in Mumbai, Bombay where Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, W.C. Bonnerjee presided over it. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress eme ...
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Rafi Ahmed Kidwai 1995 Stamp Of India
Rafi may refer to: Places * Rafi, Iran, a city in Khuzestan Province * Rafi, Abadan, a village in Khuzestan Province * Rafi, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Niger State Other uses * Rafi (name), a name of Arabic origin * Rafi, Indian film director, one half of Rafi–Mecartin * Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer, known as Rafi * Rafi (political party), an acronym for Reshimat Poalei Yisrael (Israeli Workers List) a political party in Israel during the 1960s * A nickname often given to people named Rafael (or Rafaela) See also * Raffi (other), a given name of Armenian origin * ''R.A.F.I.'' (album), by Asian Dub Foundation * Rafael (other) Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) ( ...
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National Informatics Centre
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is an Indian government department under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It provides infrastructure, IT Consultancy, IT Services including but not limited to architecture, design, development and implementation of IT Systems to Central Government Departments and State Governments, helping in implementing the digitization initiatives of Digital India. The organisation also carries out research in the IT domain and recruits various scientists and Scientific/Technical Assistants. The organisation's primary function is to cater to ICT needs at all levels of governance and facilitate digital access to government services for citizens. History The National Informatics Centre (NIC) was established in 1976 by Narasimaiah Seshagiri under the Electronics Commission of India and later moved under the Planning Commission of India before coming under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY - ). A ...
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