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Topic: Smriti Irani

Smriti Irani’s Amethi act and the rise of palatable feminism in India

By sporting sindoor, invoking her motherhood, defending Sabarimala, Irani inspires a sense of confidence among Indians while being unapologetically ambitious.

Smriti Irani urges BJP workers in Amethi to exercise restraint after the death of her aide

In the first incident of post-poll violence in Uttar Pradesh, a close aide of Irani was shot dead by two unidentified men.

Close aide of BJP leader Smriti Irani shot dead in Amethi

The police has not ruled out the possibility of it being a political murder.

Politics in photos: Modi Cabinet 1.0 meets for one last time before formation of new govt

Members of the Cabinet met at the Prime Minister's Office in South Block to recommend President Kovind to dissolve the present Lok Sabha.

Smriti Irani’s makeover: From being most disliked Modi minister to dynasty slayer in Amethi

After causing the biggest upset in 2019 elections, Smriti Irani has ensured she can no longer be ignored by PM Modi and Amit Shah.

Smriti Irani, Gautam Gambhir, Pragya Thakur & Sunny Deol among first-time Lok Sabha MPs

Apart from several BJP candidates, other first-ever Lok Sabha MPs will include leaders from Congress, DMK and TMC.

Modi’s Hindi-Hebrew chat with Benjamin Netanyahu, and a request from Anurag Kashyap

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Rahul Gandhi could get Amethi shock, trails by over 5,000 votes against Smriti Irani

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is standing for the fourth time from the Gandhi family bastion of Amethi, having won the seat in 2004, 2009 and 2014.

I&B ministry internal note blames senior IIS official for 2018 national film awards mess

Note says IIS official Chaitanya Prasad didn't inform winners on time that President Kovind would only stay for an hour, which led to many of them boycotting event.

Rahul a land thief, now stealing votes: Smriti Irani accuses Congress of booth capturing

Union minister Smriti Irani accused Rahul Gandhi of forcing a woman to vote for Congress in Amethi, the Lok Sabha seat both leaders are contesting.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.