Successive Indian govts have remained mum about the round-tripping of black money through the well-established "Mauritius Route", which continues to pollute the Indian market
Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said women have to be at the centre of any discourse and decision for a future-ready society
Proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were disrupted as Opposition members raised slogans demanding a discussion and a JPC probe into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout
' I am proud that Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has made women-led development one of the main agendas and not limited to a side-line'
Sherman will deliver opening remarks at the first-ever US-India Alliance for Women's Economic Empowerment Shatter Summit, the State Department said in a media release
The minister for women and child development also said that India runs the largest healthcare system in the world in the form of Ayushman Bharat that covers 100 million families
Following an uproar over his Latka-Jhatka comment about Union Minister Smriti Irani, Congress leader Ajay Rai clarified that he had no intention of insulting anyone
Smriti Irani said more than 84,400 startups are operating across 656 districts in the country
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday questioned the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index assessment which ranked India at 135th place in terms of gender parity.
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BJP says such a remark from a leader of a party which gave a woman prime minister to the nation is 'shameful'
Smriti Irani interacted with local people and had tea with them in Kanthi town of Purba Medinipur district
The immediate placement category includes children who have been referred several times to prospective adoptive parents, but have not found a family
The average time taken to dispose of a POCSO case is 509 days, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said and sought suggestions from judges on what could be done to expedite solutions
There is no report of starvation deaths from states and Union Territories, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Union minister Smriti Irani has said there is a need to discuss violence against women by intimate partners
She also interacted with the local people and heard their grievances
Union Minister Smriti Irani slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after TET job seekers' were forcibly removed from the protest site by the police and termed it a "crackdown" on common people
Smriti Irani, the minister for women and child development, emphasised the significance of convergence amongst various departments for delivering high-quality education to empower girls
Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "national ambitions" and asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls