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TopicSmriti Irani

Topic: Smriti Irani

Double standards on ‘Beti Bachao’ & ‘struck by Rahul Gandhi’s flying kiss’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP sees red over Rahul’s ‘flying kiss’, Congress slams ‘tactic to divert attention from Manipur’

Women BJP MPs write to Lok Sabha Speaker demanding action against newly-reinstated Wayanad MP for 'indecent behaviour and inappropriate gesture' towards Smriti Irani and other BJP MPs.

Kashmir, ’84 riots, Emergency & ‘flying kiss’ — how Smriti Irani attacked Rahul in no-trust debate

In her opening lines, WCD minister takes swipe at Congress over Opposition bloc's name, 'INDIA'. You aren't India because India isn't corrupt, she says.

‘Flying kiss? He is a misogynistic man,’ Smriti Irani rebukes Rahul as he leaves Parliament

The Union minister said the House had never seen such ‘disgraceful’ behaviour, alleging ‘the country had now come to know about his family’s values’.

‘You are not India, you define corruption’: Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Responding to Gandhi's comments blaming Modi for silence on Manipur violence, Irani said the government is ready to debate on the issue.

Encroachments, need for regular surveys of properties — what waqf boards discussed with Smriti Irani

At three-hour interaction, they also requested for special funds from the central government to protect their vacant land parcels by constructing schools, hospitals etc.

There is a lot one can get away with in Modi’s India. Manipur just the latest on the list

The message is loud and clear — the govt is not concerned with the increasing rate of crime against women. On the contrary, men can be assured that they won't be punished.

Not George Soros agent, I am a practising Hindu woman against Hindu nationalism: Sunita Viswanath

On 28 June, I woke up to the news that my name was plastered across the Indian press. Many media outlets including Hindustan Times,...

After Amethi, Smriti Irani rumoured to contest from Wayanad. She clearly doesn’t want to

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Pushkar Dhami had kulfi together. Then they fought over the bill

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.