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Smriti Irani, daughter not owners of Goa restaurant, bar: Delhi High Court

Aug 02, 2022, at 03:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani and her daughter are not the owners of the Goa restaurant and bar, the Delhi High Court has said in its order, quashing the Congress allegations against them.

Defamation case: Court orders Congress leaders to delete tweets defaming Smriti Irani's daughter

Jul 29, 2022, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered three Congress leaders to delete within 24 hours the tweets and retweets, including videos, accusing Union Minister Smriti Irani's 18 year-old-daughter of running a bar in Goa with an illegal licence, according to media reports.

'Nobody knows what really happened': NCP's Supriya Sule on Sonia Gandhi-Smriti Irani spat

Jul 29, 2022, at 01:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule, who along with other MPs led away Congress's Sonia Gandhi on Thursday after her heated exchange with Union Minister Smriti Irani, said she had arrived late on the scene and was unaware of what transpired between the two leaders.

'Don't talk to me': Sonia Gandhi rebuffs Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha

Jul 29, 2022, at 12:12 am

New Delhi: Amid a stir in Lok Sabha over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calling President Droupadi Murmu 'Rashtrapatni' a scene of dramatic confrontation emerged when Congress President Sonia Gandhi repulsed Union minister Smriti Irani's attempt to talk to her as she approached a woman BJP MP.

Will see you in court: Smriti Irani to Gandhis for accusing daughter of holding illegal bar licence

Jul 24, 2022, at 02:32 am

New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday ripped into Congress for accusing her daughter of securing a bar license illegally in Goa and said she would see them in court.

Goa TMC demands probe into Smriti Irani’s family restaurant

Jul 24, 2022, at 12:55 am

Panaji: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) Saturday demanded a probe into alleged claims over an illegally issued license to Union Minister Smriti Irani's 18-year-old daughter for running a restaurant in Goa.

Smriti Irani tears into Rahul Gandhi over ruckus by Opposition in Lok Sabha

Jul 20, 2022, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister Smriti Irani Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over ruckus by the Opposition in Lok Sabha on various issues in the ongoing Monsoon Session, and said the latter was adamant to bring down the productivity of the House.

Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia get additional portfolios as two ministers resign

Jul 07, 2022, at 04:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs after Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi's ED questioning: Smriti Irani says Congress leaders protesting to save Gandhi family’s assets

Jun 13, 2022, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister Smriti Irani Monday accused the Congress of trying to pressurise the Enforcement Directorate by holding protests and said it was an attempt to save the assets of Gandhi family.

Youth Congress launches campaign over price rise

Apr 11, 2022, at 09:57 pm

New Delhi: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Monday launched a poster campaign against the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over soaring prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinder.

Congress leader confronts Union Minister Smriti Irani over price rise in flight

Apr 11, 2022, at 12:23 am

New Delhi: Congress women wing chief Netta D'Souza on Saturday indulged in an argument with Union Minister Smriti Irani over the price rise on the Delhi - Guwahati flight.

Smriti Irani alleges that Mamata Banerjee and her goons killed the 82-year-old woman

Mar 31, 2021, at 11:08 pm

Guwahati: Politics has erupted over the death of an 82-year-old woman in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and Union Textiles minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her TMC goons had brutally murdered the 82-year-old woman.

Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani to start poll campaign in Assam from Saturday

Mar 13, 2021, at 03:21 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani will start their poll campaigns in Assam from March 13.

After Mamata Banerjee's show, Smriti Irani rides scooter in Bengal

Feb 27, 2021, at 04:06 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's show as a pillion rider on an electric two-wheeler to protest against the fuel price hike, Union Minister Smriti Z Irani was seen riding a scooter in the alleys of suburban Kolkata as a part of Bharatiya Janata Party's motorcycle rally on Friday.

Will implement Ayushman Bharat in Bengal, assures Amit Shah as BJP vows to make Mamata supporter-less by Feb-end

Jan 31, 2021, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday told a rally in Howrah that the central health scheme Ayushman Bharat will be implemented immediately after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, as speakers, mostly those who joined the saffron outfit from Trinamool Congress, vowed to take on Mamata Banerjee and make her completely supporter-less by the time polls were held.

Rahul Gandhi declared war on people of India: Smriti Irani after Congress' warning of more farmers' protest

Jan 30, 2021, at 05:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has "declared war on the people of India." 

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for Covid-19

Oct 29, 2020, at 05:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday informed that she has tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.

'Rahul Gandhi's march towards Hathras for politics, not for justice': Smriti Irani

Oct 03, 2020, at 10:14 pm

Varanasi/IBNS: Union women and child welfare minister Smriti Irani on Saturday called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's march towards Hathras gang rape victim's house a political stunt rather than an effort to ensure justice for the victim.

Smriti Irani, Prahlad Singh Patel condole Rishi Kapoor's demise

Apr 30, 2020, at 01:12 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union ministers Smriti Irani and Prahlad Patel, on Thursday, expressed their condolences on the death of Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor.

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at BJP over rise in price of LPG cylinders

Feb 13, 2020, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Sharing an old image of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Smriti Irani, Rahul Sinha and others, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at the Narendra Modi government over the rise in price of LPG cylinders.

Union Minister Smriti Irani to kick off pro-CAA rallies from Varanasi

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday will address pro-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rally, amid rising discontent over the contentious legislation.

Smriti Irani reveals her hidden talent on Instagram, followers like it

Jan 18, 2020, at 08:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani has a hidden talent and her followers came to know about it from her latest Instagram post where she could be seen painting a beautiful picture.

Nirbhaya case: Don't do politics, Kejriwal tells Irani on being blamed for delay in convicts' execution

Jan 17, 2020, at 10:55 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said it was due to the Aam Adami Party (AAP)'s inefficiency that the hanging of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case got delayed.

Appeal everyone to maintain peace, brotherhood: Ajay Devgn tweets on JNU violence 

Jan 10, 2020, at 06:25 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Reacting to the recent violence that hit Delhi' Jawaharlal Nehru University, actor Ajay Devgn on Friday urged people to maintain 'peace and brotherhood'.

Deepika Padukone made her support to Congress known in 2011: Smriti Irani over actress' JNU visit

Jan 10, 2020, at 02:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Becoming the first major Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to hit out at Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone for her visit to violence-marred Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the actress made her political affiliation and her support to Congress known in 2011.

BJP leaders target Opposition, Left for JNU violence

Jan 06, 2020, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Ministers and BJP leaders on Monday slammed at political detractors and especially the Congress and the Leftists for inciting violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.

Women BJP MPs protest against Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape in India' remark, demand apology

Dec 13, 2019, at 12:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The women Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs in the Lok Sabha torn apart Congress leader Rahul Gandhi protesting against his "Rape in India" remark at a Jharkhand rally and also demanded an apology from the Wayanad parliamentarian.

Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates free wi-fi service at Amethi railway station

Sep 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Amethi, Sep 11(UNI) Union Women and Children Welfare Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday inaugurated free wi-fi service at the Amethi railway station and reviewed the programme of the doubling of the rail tracks on the Rae Bareli-Amethi route.

Rajya Sabha passes POCSO bill, over 1,000 special courts soon for quick disposal of child sexual abuse cases

Jul 24, 2019, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (UNI): The government will set up 1023 special courts for the quick disposal of cases relating to child sexual abuse and pornography, women and child development minister Smriti Irani said on Wednesday.

New MP Smriti Irani begins her work to develop healthcare in Amethi as constituency gets eight new ambulances

Jun 17, 2019, at 03:35 pm

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's newly elected MP from Amethi seat Smriti Irani has already started working to strengthen the health service in the constituency which was once considered as a Gandhi bastion.