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HC issues summons to Congress leaders on Smriti Irani's defamation suit

The Delhi High Court issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera, and Netta D'Souza on a defamation suit filed by Smriti Irani for allegedly making baseless allegations against her a

Sonia, Irani face-off in Lok Sabha chamber triggers fresh war of words

A bitter face-off between Congress president Sonia and Union minister Irani in the Lok Sabha chamber on Thursday escalated the already raging row of Adhir Chaudhary's alleged slip of tongue

Irani sends notice to Cong over 'malicious allegations' against daughter

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday sent legal notice to the Congress and its senior leaders Pawan Khera, Jairam Ramesh, Netta D'Souza over their "malicious allegations" against her daughter

Cong protests outside Goa restaurant owned by Smriti Irani's daughter

Youth Congress workers on Sunday protested outside a Goa restaurant which the Congress claims is owned by Union minister Smriti Irani's daughter. The Congress on Saturday demanded Irani's sacking, alleging her daughter was running an illegal bar in Goa, but the minister had claimed the "malicious" charge was made at the Gandhi family's behest due to her vocal stand in the National Herald case and vowed to fight back. On Sunday, Goa Youth Congress president Varad Mardolkar and state unit spokesman Amarnath Panjikar led the protest outside the Sully Souls Goa restaurant in Assagao village and demanded that the establishment be shut down. Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar had alleged that the renewal for the restaurant's bar licence has been applied in the name of a dead person. He had claimed that the Excise Commissioner, responding to a complaint against the fraud, issued a show cause notice to the restaurant returnable on July 29. The protesters said Irani cannot run away from her ..

My daughter being targeted for my stand on 'loot' by Sonia, Rahul: Irani

The Congress "assassinated" and "publicly mutilated" her daughter's character, Irani said in a hard-hitting press conference, and dared the Opposition party to show the proof of any wrongdoing.

PM should sack Smriti Irani, her daughter running illegal bar in Goa: Cong

Lawyer of Irani's daughter, Kirat Nagra, said his client is neither an owner nor operating the restaurant called Silly Souls Goa, and has also not received any show cause notice from any authority

Smriti Irani's daughter running illegal bar, PM Modi should sack her: Cong

The Congress demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should sack Union Minister Smriti Irani, alleging that an "illegal bar" was being run in Goa by her daughter, a charge rejected by her

28,663 Indians waiting to adopt a child, trend not declining: Govt

Smriti Irani said 1,030 foreign applicants (including Non-Resident Indians and Overseas Citizen of India) are registered with the Central Adoption Resource Authority for adoption.

Smriti Irani becomes nostalgic while inaugurating Metro station in Kolkata

Union minister Smriti Irani became nostalgic on Monday while recollecting the memories of her maternal grandfather, as she inaugurated the Sealdah Metron station of the East-West Metro corridor.

Smriti Irani likely to inaugurate E-W's Sealdah metro station on July 11

Sealdah, a major station of the East West Metro corridor, will be inaugurated on July 11 for which Union minister Smriti Irani has been invited, an official said here on Saturday. The commercial services between Sector V in Salt Lake and Sealdah will start from July 14, Metro Railway spokesperson Ekalabya Chakraborty said. The Metro authorities are pinning hopes that the extension of services up to Sealdah will significantly increase the number of passengers in the partially operational East West Metro corridor, which is suffering from low patronage. "Sealdah station of East West Metro will be inaugurated on Monday and Union minister Smriti Irani has been invited to inaugurate it," he said. Even if the Union minister of women & child development and minority affairs is unable to make time, the inauguration will still be held on that day, Chakraborty said. The Metro station will link suburban train services to and from Sealdah, one of the busiest terminal railway stations in the .

Smriti Irani to chair conference on WCD ministry's schemes in Patna today

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will chair a conference on the ministry's schemes with stakeholders here on Saturday

Smriti Irani takes additional charge of Ministry of Minority Affairs

Union minister Smriti Irani on Thursday took charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, a day after Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned from the Cabinet. Naqvi, who held the portfolio of Minority Affairs, extended his wishes to Irani on taking the additional charge of the ministry. "Your energetic & dynamic leadership will further strengthen PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's commitment to 'Development with Dignity' of all sections," Naqvi said in a tweet and posted pictures with Irani taking charge at the ministry. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Naqvi, who Rajya Sabha term ends on Thursday. Irani was assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio of Minister for Women and Child Development. She had thanked Modi and said that she will fulfil the given responsibility with full devotion and will continue with her resolve to serve the country through the welfare of minorities.

Scindia gets additional charge of Steel, Smriti Irani of Minority Affairs

Naqvi and Singh quit as Union Ministers on Wednesday - a day before the end of their Rajya Sabha terms.

By not welcoming Modi, KCR has insulted not individual but institution: BJP

Union minister Smriti Irani said it is a usual practice and part of the protocol that a chief minister welcomes the prime minister on arrival in his or her state.

Cong leaders on streets to save Gandhi family's assets, says Smriti Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said that Congress leaders have taken to the streets to pressurize the investigating agency because their corruption has exposed

Congress rolls out protests as Rahul appears before ED for questioning

Slogans such as "down down BJP", and "we want justice" rang out in cities such as Bengaluru, Jammu, Dehradun and Jaipur.

ASCI frames guidelines to ask advertisers to break gender stereotypes

The guidelines are a timely intervention, coming only days after the watchdog suspended controversial ads by body spray brand Layer'r Shot

Smriti Irani hits out at Delhi CM for 'ducking' questions after HC jolt

Union Minister Smriti Irani hit out at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for "ducking" her set of questions regarding Satyendar Jain who was arrested by ED in a money laundering case

Why Congress-ruled states aren't reducing fuel prices, asks Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday questioned why the Congress-ruled states have not been reducing fuel prices further after the Union Government gave relief to consumers last month.

Smriti Irani hits out at Kejriwal for 'giving clean chit' to Satyendar Jain

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday lambasted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for "giving a clean chit" to arrested Cabinet Minister Satyendar Jain