Smriti Irani
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Smriti Irani slams Arvind Kejriwal over tweet, says women capable of chosing their candidates
Elections | Feb 08, 2020, 04:18 PM ISTWomen and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet, when he suggested that women should heed their male counterparts' counsel before casting vote.
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'Women capable of choosing their candidate': Smriti Irani hits back at Kejriwal
Elections | Feb 08, 2020, 01:15 PM ISTUnion Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a tweet in which he urged women to come out in large numbers and vote in the assembly election.
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FIR filed over alleged illegal use of Smiri Irani's picture by developer in Uttar Pradesh
India | Jan 22, 2020, 06:12 PM ISTAn FIR has been lodged on a complaint by Union Minister Smriti Irani's aide that her picture was used by a developer without her consent in an advertisement, police said on Wednesday.
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Deepika stood with those who divide India, want to know her political affiliation: Smriti Irani
India | Jan 10, 2020, 12:11 PM ISTUnion Minister Smriti Irani slammed Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone for visiting the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Speaking at a conclave organised by The New Indian Express, Irani said she wants to know what Deepika Padukone's political affliation is.
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Smriti Irani lashes out at Rahul Gandhi over rape remark; demands punishment
India | Dec 13, 2019, 01:06 PM ISTLashing out at Rahul Gandhi inside the Lok Sabha, Smriti Irani said: "This is the first time in the history of India that a man from Gandhi family has the audacity to insult women and call for their rape."
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Congress looted country, Modi brought development, says Smriti Irani
Dec 08, 2019, 10:28 PM ISTUnion Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday accused the Congress of looting the nation during its regimes and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushered in several developmental works.
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3.18 lakh children missing since 2014: Smriti Irani
National | Dec 06, 2019, 07:27 PM ISTThe details of missing children were reported on web portals TrackChild and 'Khoya-Paya' which are used to track them. The data is from January 1, 2014 to December 4, 2019, the Union minister said.
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Is it my fault that I'm a woman MP of BJP and spoke in House: Irani on Cong MPs charging towards her
India | Dec 06, 2019, 04:42 PM ISTIrani was speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Unnao rape issue when she was interrupted by two Congress MPs who apparently got up from their seats and rushed towards the treasury benches.
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Cong leader's Sita remarks trigger uproar in LS, Smriti Irani says oppn communalising issue
India | Dec 06, 2019, 01:47 PM ISTA remark by Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that "Sita is being burnt" while plans are afoot to build a Ram temple created an uproar in the House on Friday, with union minister Smriti Irani hitting back at the opposition for politicising and communalising the issue.
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Only 9% children in India get nutritious food: Smriti Irani
India | Nov 22, 2019, 09:53 PM ISTUnion Minister for Women and Child Welfare Smriti Irani on Friday said that only 9 per cent of the children in the country get proper nutritious food.
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Smriti Irani cracks 'college dropout' joke on her picture with Bill Gates
India | Nov 18, 2019, 09:49 PM ISTSmriti Irani silenced those who have been trolling her on her educational background by cracking a college dropout joke on a picture of hers with Bill Gates on social media.
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WATCH | Smriti Irani performs 'Talwar Raas' using swords in Gujarat
India | Nov 16, 2019, 02:48 PM ISTA video of Irani performing the traditional dance is doing rounds on social media. The video shows the Union Textiles and Women and Child Development Minister holding two swords in each hand as she tries to match the steps with the performers.
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Video: Smriti Irani picks up 2 swords, performs 'Talwar Raas' in Gujarat
India | Nov 15, 2019, 09:17 PM ISTUnion Textiles and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday performed the 'Talwar Raas' in Gujarat. Talwar Raas is a traditional Gujarat dance form using swords. Irani was attending a cultural program in Bhavnagar.
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Amethi DM Prashant Sharma removed after video with kin of BJP leader's slain son goes viral
India | Nov 14, 2019, 03:09 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday removed Amethi District Magistrate Prashant Sharma, a day after a video of him "misbehaving" with the family of Vijay Kumar Singh alias Sonu Singh went viral on the social media. Arun Kumar, the Vice Chairman of Moradabad Development Authority, has been appointed as the new DM of Amethi. Sharma has been waitlisted.
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Smriti Irani rebukes Amethi DM for his behaviour
India | Nov 14, 2019, 11:14 AM ISTThis was the second controversy involving Sharma in past one week. Sharma had arrived late for a court hearing in Amethi and the judge punished hin by keeping him in custody till the evening.
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Anti-human trafficking units, women help desks to be set up using Nirbhaya fund: Irani
India | Nov 02, 2019, 04:35 PM ISTThe Nirbhaya Fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in Delhi. Its aim was to support the initiatives of the government and the NGOs working towards the safety of women.
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85 one stop centres established across 12 states in last 100 days
India | Oct 04, 2019, 11:29 PM ISTThe government has established 85 One Stop Centres, which provide assistance to women affected by violence, across 12 states in the last 100 days and it is "proactively" working towards building one such unit in every district, WCD Minister Smriti Irani said on Friday.
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Smriti Irani's husband has a 'Biwi Se Pareshan' look in this picture
Trending | Sep 27, 2019, 01:20 PM ISTIn the picture, an exasperated Zubin Irani is seen holding his forehead.
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Government's efforts on economic front visible: Smriti Irani
India | Sep 13, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTUnion minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that the Union government's efforts on economic front are visible and asserted that it meets various stake-holders every day to try to find solutions to emerging challenges.Speaking at a "fireside chat" event organised by FICCI Young Leaders Forum, the Textile Minister, who also holds the portfolio of woman and child development, reeled out a number of figures to stress that the government has been providing a lot of employment opportunities.
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Smriti Irani bowls Amethi over with development galore
India | Sep 13, 2019, 11:53 AM ISTSmriti Irani, who concluded her two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency on Thursday, told the people of Amethi that in the past 100 days, she had launched 210 programmes at the cost of Rs 225 crores and a Rs 550 crore project of the railways was also on.