Smriti Irani Archives

With an eye on 2019, AIR launches programme to promote Modi and his schemes

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 15 April, 2018

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

Shekhar Gupta - 14 April, 2018

TalkPoint: Does Smriti Irani episode show Modi losing control over his ministers, or is it a tactical...

ThePrint Team - 4 April, 2018

Plugged-In: Modi versus Smriti Irani, freedom of the press, and Supreme Court’s firm stand

Nandita Singh - 4 April, 2018

‘Angry’ over bad publicity, PMO directed PIB to ‘immediately’ withdraw I&B fake news order

Ruhi Tewari - 3 April, 2018

Modi directs I&B ministry to withdraw its controversial circular on fake news crackdown

PTI - 3 April, 2018

TalkPoint: Should it be the govt’s business to determine what’s fake news and punish journalists?

ThePrint Team - 3 April, 2018

Union Minister Information & Broadcasting Smriti Irani | PTI

Govt to crack down on fake news, cancel accreditation of journalists publishing it

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 2 April, 2018

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani and Balaji Telefilms head Ekta Kapoor

Smriti Irani’s close friendship with Ekta Kapoor ‘cost’ Doordarshan serious TRP & revenue

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 15 March, 2018

Supporters throw flower petals at BJP leader Narendra Modi

I&B ministry plans publicity blitz for Modi govt’s fourth anniversary in May

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 2 March, 2018

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It is time to break the silence around casteism among Scheduled Castes

B. Ravichandran - 19 April, 2018

The experiences in the ongoing protest in Sandaiyur, Tamil Nadu, expose the casteism present within the Scheduled Caste population.

India’s banking system requires a stronger watchdog

19 April, 2018

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal (R) and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal (L)

The Modi govt hasn’t exactly upheld the spirit of federalism with its action on AAP posts

18 April, 2018

A Pakistani man reads a newspaper | FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images

The censorship on media in Pakistan ahead of polls raises doubts on how fair they will be

18 April, 2018

TalkPoint: After the Supreme Court judgment, will politics over death of Judge Loya revive or subside?

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2018

Experts weigh in on the Supreme Court's decision today to not order inquiry into Judge Loya's death.

TalkPoint: One nation, one poll — a good idea or an impractical plan for India?

18 April, 2018

TalkPoint: Why are several states still facing cash shortages, 17 months after demonetisation?

17 April, 2018

TalkPoint: Mecca Masjid blast – is there a pattern to ‘Hindu terror’ acquittals or has justice prevailed?

16 April, 2018

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

Shekhar Gupta - 14 April, 2018

The media can disagree, fight and judge each other. But it can survive and thrive only by closing ranks when its first principles are under attack.

Dalit History Month

Ravidas was a Dalit guru who ran a business, dressed lavishly and made a queen his disciple

12 April, 2018

The nauseating nepotism and caste-based discrimination that exists in Indian judiciary

11 April, 2018

Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani

Dadasaheb Gaikwad is my Dalit icon because he did what Ambedkar couldn’t: Jignesh Mevani

2 April, 2018

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Tag: Smriti Irani

With an eye on 2019, AIR launches programme to promote Modi and his schemes

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

TalkPoint: Does Smriti Irani episode show Modi losing control over his ministers, or is it a tactical...

Plugged-In: Modi versus Smriti Irani, freedom of the press, and Supreme Court’s firm stand

‘Angry’ over bad publicity, PMO directed PIB to ‘immediately’ withdraw I&B fake news order

Modi directs I&B ministry to withdraw its controversial circular on fake news crackdown

TalkPoint: Should it be the govt’s business to determine what’s fake news and punish journalists?

Govt to crack down on fake news, cancel accreditation of journalists publishing it

Smriti Irani’s close friendship with Ekta Kapoor ‘cost’ Doordarshan serious TRP & revenue

I&B ministry plans publicity blitz for Modi govt’s fourth anniversary in May

Kathua rape-murder case was ‘cracked’ in Delhi, with just one spot of blood

About 80% of Nitin Gadkari's official travels are to Mumbai and Nagpur

Angry about Kathua and Unnao? Here are 9 things you can do right away

UGC asks universities to forget new order on hiring SC/ST faculty after govt goes to court

Modi govt hasn’t upheld the spirit of federalism with its action on AAP posts

Opinion

It is time to break the silence around casteism among Scheduled Castes

India’s banking system requires a stronger watchdog

The Modi govt hasn’t exactly upheld the spirit of federalism with its action on AAP posts

The censorship on media in Pakistan ahead of polls raises doubts on how fair they will be

Talk Point

TalkPoint: After the Supreme Court judgment, will politics over death of Judge Loya revive or subside?

TalkPoint: One nation, one poll — a good idea or an impractical plan for India?

TalkPoint: Why are several states still facing cash shortages, 17 months after demonetisation?

TalkPoint: Mecca Masjid blast – is there a pattern to ‘Hindu terror’ acquittals or has justice prevailed?

National Interest

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

Dalit History Month

Ravidas was a Dalit guru who ran a business, dressed lavishly and made a queen his disciple

The nauseating nepotism and caste-based discrimination that exists in Indian judiciary

Dadasaheb Gaikwad is my Dalit icon because he did what Ambedkar couldn’t: Jignesh Mevani