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  3.18 lakh children missing since 2014: Smriti Irani

  Politics | December 06, 2019 19:27 IST

  The 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 | December 06, 2019 16:42 IST

  Irani 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 | December 06, 2019 13:47 IST

  A 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 | November 22, 2019 21:53 IST

  Union 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 | November 18, 2019 21:49 IST

  Smriti 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 | November 16, 2019 14:48 IST

  A 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 | November 15, 2019 21:17 IST

  ​Union 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 | November 14, 2019 15:09 IST

  The 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 | November 14, 2019 11:14 IST

  This 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 | November 02, 2019 16:35 IST

  The 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 | October 04, 2019 23:29 IST

  The 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 | September 27, 2019 13:20 IST

  In 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 | September 13, 2019 23:40 IST

  Union 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 | September 13, 2019 11:53 IST

  Smriti 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.  

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  No Indian will be left out: Smriti Irani hits out at Mamata Banerjee over NRC

  India | September 10, 2019 15:02 IST

  The illegal infiltrators will be dealt with as per law, she asserted. "No Indian will be left out... we are dedicated towards protecting the rights of the citizens of the country," the union minister said on NRC.

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  Modi government committed to empowering women, securing future of children: Smriti Irani

  India | September 08, 2019 16:17 IST

   The government is committed to empowering women and securing the future of children, WCD Minister Smriti Irani said on Sunday as she listed out achievements of the Modi government in its first 100 days including freeing women from triple talaq and making law against child sexual abuse more stringent.

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  Smriti Irani inaugurates KEM's one stop centre for rape survivors

  India | September 04, 2019 18:42 IST

  "KEM is the first civic hospital to have such a centre," a hospital official said.

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  Rahul Gandhi is liked by Pakistan, cares little for tricolour: Union Minister Smriti Irani

  India | August 28, 2019 18:30 IST

  Uttar Pradesh minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also criticised the former Congress president over his earlier remarks and said his own state alone was enough to take on Pakistan. Referring to the debate in Parliament when the government decided to abrogate the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, Irani said the people were “stunned” by the remarks by some Congress members when Home Minister Amit Shah spoke about one tricolour and one Constitution for the entire country.

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  Lakme Fashion Week: Smriti Irani turns Rajasthani model Insta-famous, watch video

  Fashion | August 26, 2019 15:44 IST

  In the video, Smriti Irani said: "I wanted all of you to meet Nisha Yadav... There is something special about her. She is not only a model but also that she has completed her second year of law from Rajasthan university. Third year is on and is practicing in Delhi."

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  Kejriwal, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani visit AIIMS to enquire about Arun Jaitley's health

  India | August 18, 2019 19:06 IST

  Jaitley, 66, was admitted on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley's health condition since August 10.