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Congress mocks Smriti Irani’s return to TV. ‘Everyone returning to original professions’

The official X account for Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee posted a cheeky reaction to Irani’s announcement, thanking Kishori Lal Sharma, who defeated Irani in Amethi.

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi returns: ‘Families may start watching TV shows together again’

Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay are set to reprise their iconic roles as Tulsi and Mihir Virani in the new season of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi beginning 3 July.

As Congress-BJP row over USAID funding deepens, why Smriti Irani is caught in the crossfire

Apart from Irani, Congress has also slammed S Jaishankar & Piyush Goel for endorsing USAID during Modi government’s tenure & asked how much funding BJP-led NDA had got from USAID.

A ‘bhawi pradhan mantri’, another Gandhi—many political wannabes in fray against Priyanka in Wayanad

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Smriti Irani has some praise for Rahul Gandhi, says his new approach shouldn’t be underestimated

Irani, the Congress leader's arch-rival who defeated him in Amethi constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, says in a podcast that Rahul now represents a 'different kind of politics.'

No extension for NITI Aayog director Urvashi Prasad who criticised Smriti Irani in now-deleted post

Niti Aayog director Urvashi Prasad was informed Thursday that ‘competent authorities’ had decided not to grant her an extension. She had in June criticised Smriti Irani in a post on X.

Out of Lok Sabha and Modi govt, Smriti Irani takes up role of adviser to traders’ body CAIT

CAIT secretary general & BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal says former Union minister Smriti Irani will help trading community upgrade and modernise their existing business format.

After Smriti Irani’s Amethi defeat, NITI Aayog director recalls her ‘misbehaviour’, deletes X post later

In the now deleted post, Urvashi Prasad alleged that the former MP had ‘thrown her out of office’ & that her behaviour as public servant and woman is ‘nothing less than abhorrent’.

Gandhi loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma leading against Smriti Irani by over 1,57,000 votes in Amethi

In the wake of Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 defeat by Irani in Amethi, Sharma was fielded from the Congress bastion this election. His win comes as a major boost for the party in UP.

‘Na darr hai, na bhay hai.’ In Gandhi-less Amethi, Congress’s KL Sharma banks on 40-yr ties with people

Apart from his old ties, Sharma's Brahmin identity is also coming in handy in a campaign which is dominated by BJP’s Hindutva pitch. Amethi goes to polls 20 May.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.