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Today, Congress tried to harm the Prime Minister of India: Smriti Irani

She asked why those who lead the security on behalf of the state government did not respond to any call or efforts to secure the Prime Minister

Bill to increase marriageable age of women to 21 years introduced in LS

Union minister Smriti Irani introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 that seeks to increase the legal minimum age for women to marry to 21 years

Amid Oppn din in LS, Irani raises Cong member's rape remarks

Opposition members, including from the Congress, have been protesting in the Lok Sabha demanding the removal of Union minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Smriti Irani raised doubt over accuracy of Global Hunger Index

Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 had ranked India 101st out of 116 countries. In 2020, India was ranked 94th out of 107 countries

Need to build a new India on the basis of women-led development: Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said there is a need to ensure that a new India is built on the basis of women-led development

Union ministers Mukhtar Naqvi, Smriti Irani relish dosa at Mumbai eatery

In Mumbai for a series of nutrition awareness programmes, Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Smriti Irani Monday took time off to savour dosa and vada at an eatery in Matunga.

Irani inaugurates Rs 16.51 crore worth of development projects in Amethi

Union Minister Smriti Irani took a swipe at the Congress on Saturday after she inaugurated Rs 16.51 crore worth of development projects, including a 50-bed ayurveda hospital, in Amethi

Amethi has become self-reliant in medical oxygen production: Smriti Irani

Irani, on a two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, inspected a trauma centre in Jagdishpur.

Smriti Irani launches Poshan 2.0, urges districts to set up Poshan Vatikas

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Tuesday urged all aspirational districts of the country to make a commitment to establish a Poshan Vatika

Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs: Of the powerful, by the powerful

The role of the CCPA was in sharp focus during the years P V Narasimha Rao was prime minister

Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig

Government has reconstituted powerful cabinet committees under which Union ministers Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav and Sarbananda Sonowal have been made part of Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

Rahul Gandhi bats for walk-in vaccination, Irani says already done

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded that every person walking into a COVID-19 vaccination centre should get the jab

PM's announcement will help children orphaned by Covid: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a number of welfare measures for children who lost their parents to COVID-19 will ensure they are not deprived of any opportunity and secure their future. The announcements made by Modi on the eve of his government's second anniversary in its second term included ensuring a corpus of Rs 10 lakh to such children when they turn 18 and providing for their education. Chairing a meeting to deliberate on steps which can be taken to support such children, he said they will be supported under the "PM-CARES for Children" scheme. Hailing the decision, Irani said this will ensure that these children are not deprived of any opportunity. "Thankful to PM @narendramodi Ji for announcing major measures for protection & empowerment of children who lost their parents to Covid through PM-CARES. This will ensure children are not deprived of any opportunity & will pave the way for a secure future," the

Twitter action validates our stand that BJP manipulated media: Congress

Congress said its stand on the 'Covid toolkit' issue stands validated after Twitter used the 'manipulated media' tag for BJP leaders Sambit Patra's tweets

Toolkit: Cong writes to Twitter seeking suspension accounts of BJP leaders

The Congress wrote to Twitter asking it to permanently suspend the accounts of BJP leaders including party chief JP Nadda and Union minister Smriti Irani for allegedly "spreading misinformation"

Over 1.40 mn anganwadi workers now on Poshan tracker app: Smriti Irani

Over 1.405 million anganwadi workers have downloaded Poshan, the Women and Child Development Ministry's app to track nutrition delivery services which was launched in March this year

Congress is so helpless, taking AIUDF's support to stay alive: Smriti Irani

Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that Congress is so helpless that it is taking AIUDF's support to keep itself politically alive

Bill to amend juvenile justice law comes up for consideration in LS

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday moved an amendment bill in Lok Sabha to strengthen the provisions relating to protection and adoption of children

PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah extend birthday wishes to Smriti Irani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday wishes to Union Minister Smriti Irani and recalled her noteworthy efforts to transform the textiles sector and further women's empowerment

India committed to advance gender equality, women empowerment: Irani at UN

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Friday reiterated India's commitment towards advancing the goals of gender equality and empowerment of all women