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Page 6 - Latest Updates on Smriti Irani

Why only George Soros? Expose all "foreign hands"

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

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Updated On : 20 Feb 2023 | 11:18 AM IST

Women should be centre of decisions for future-ready society: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said women have to be at the centre of any discourse and decision for a future-ready society

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2023 | 9:59 PM IST

Budget session: Smriti Irani slams Cong for disrupting Parl proceedings

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

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2023 | 2:19 PM IST

PM Modi has made women-led development one of main agendas: Smriti Irani

' 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'

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Updated On : 27 Jan 2023 | 7:14 AM IST

Smriti Irani, Wendy Sherman to address summit on Women's empowerment

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

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2023 | 7:29 AM IST

India, govt open for business round the clock, says Smriti Irani

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

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Updated On : 18 Jan 2023 | 11:40 PM IST

Didn't intend to insult anyone, says Ajay Rai about remarks on Smriti Irani

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

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2022 | 8:41 AM IST

India has emerged as third-largest startup ecosystem in world: Smriti Irani

Smriti Irani said more than 84,400 startups are operating across 656 districts in the country

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2022 | 11:52 PM IST

Smriti Irani questions WEF's gender gap report which ranked India at 135

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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Updated On : 20 Dec 2022 | 8:40 PM IST

LIVE: India is world's 3rd largest startup ecosystem, says Smriti Irani

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2022 | 6:18 PM IST

Smriti Irani visits Amethi only to show 'latkas, jhatkas': Cong's Ajay Rai

BJP says such a remark from a leader of a party which gave a woman prime minister to the nation is 'shameful'

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2022 | 8:12 PM IST

Smriti Irani visits Purba Medinipur for outreach ahead of panchayat polls

Smriti Irani interacted with local people and had tea with them in Kanthi town of Purba Medinipur district

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2022 | 5:46 PM IST

No waiting period for adopting child with special needs: WCD

The immediate placement category includes children who have been referred several times to prospective adoptive parents, but have not found a family

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2022 | 11:55 PM IST

Average time taken to dispose of POCSO case is 509 days, says Smriti Irani

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

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Updated On : 10 Dec 2022 | 4:04 PM IST

No report of starvation deaths from states and UTs, Smriti Irani tells LS

There is no report of starvation deaths from states and Union Territories, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2022 | 6:53 PM IST

Need to discuss violence against women by intimate partners: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani has said there is a need to discuss violence against women by intimate partners

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2022 | 8:17 AM IST

Gandhi family gave nothing except 'deceit' to Amethi: Smriti Irani

She also interacted with the local people and heard their grievances

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2022 | 8:55 PM IST

Crackdown on common man, says Irani on removal of TET protestors in Howrah

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

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2022 | 7:10 AM IST

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao includes skilling girls on conventional livelihood

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

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Updated On : 12 Oct 2022 | 4:40 PM IST

Irani mocks Nitish's 'national ambitions', says Modi will return to power

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

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2022 | 8:39 PM IST