However, Irani lamented that the total number of women entrepreneurs in the country was still less and reflected the need to further empower and encourage women to come forward
Asked if condom companies were likely to incur losses due to the ban on certain adverts, she said no such study has been done in this regard
She quipped that 'vikas' is not something to be ridiculed; instead it should be welcomed
She also said that New Delhi is a land of equal opportunities, a place where all women are respected
Irani has roped in these two ministries to hold the event
Union minister Smriti Irani hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for drawing a parallel between the prime minister and Adolf Hitler, saying there were "no prizes for guessing" who was inspired by the dictator and imposed the Emergency. She also tweeted yesterday that a "bleak future" awaited the Congress and not the nation, and quipped, "However, thank you @officeofRG for all that you do. Sincerely from the BJP!" "@OfficeOfRG u r 42 yrs late on this 1. No prizes for guessing who was inspired by Hitler, imposed the Emergency & trampled over democracy (sic)," she said in a tweet. Addressing an event in Karnataka yesterday, the Congress vice president had accused Modi of seeking to subjugate various democratic institutions of the country in collusion with the RSS and the bureaucracy with an aim to "mutilate" the Constitution. Later, Gandhi also tweeted, "Hitler, once wrote: Keep a firm grasp on reality, so you can strangle it at any time(.) This is what is happening ...
As M Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the Cabinet to contest the vice-presidential poll
New I&B Minister Smriti Irani needs to ensure that focus shifts from trivia to things that matter
Due to the distance, the bangles did not reach the stage and the policemen quickly took him away
The court directed that records be produced before it on the next date of hearing on September 13
She also accused the Nehru-Gandhi family of doing little for the development of the district
Launches PowerTex India, a major powerloom development scheme in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra
Not long ago Smriti Irani was one of the contenders for the chief minister's seat in Lucknow
She was speaking at the Indo-Bangladesh Multi-Sectoral Cooperation International Conference
CIC has directed School of Open Learning to produce all the records related to her education
He is worried about the PM growing popularity and desperately looking to save his political legacy
Irani spoke at a panel discussion on 'No Tulsi in the Aangan - Changing gender roles in film' at the Times LitFest
She adds that he has good relations with both the parties to ensure his victory
Court dismissed a complaint against her for allegedly giving false information on her educational qualification to EC
Irani deliberately gave discrepant information about her educational qualifications in 2004, 2011, 2014, alleged complainant