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Smriti takes on Rahul with 'desi' banana jibe
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani took a swipe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for distributing foreign seeds of banana in his constituency. "I have come to know that Rahul Gandhi is getting foreign banana seeds distributed among farmers, b
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Smriti Irani bats for rise in women entrepreneurs
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani has pitched for the need to further empower and encourage women to come forward and work as entrepreneurs, adding that the total number of women entrepreneurs in the country is still less.
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Congress has culture of making low-level remarks against women: Smriti Ira
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday launched a scathing attack against Congress and accused it of making low-level remarks against women.
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Smriti Irani's post on 'DeepVeer' wedding will tickle your funny bones!
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): While fans of actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are waiting to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds, looks like Union Minister Smriti Irani, too, is longing for the wedding pictures to be officially released.
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26% growth registered in Cotton textile export between April-September 201
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 12 (BusinessWire India): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani stated that India held a special place in global textile trade as the 2nd largest textile exporter in the world, with cotton yarn and fabric exports accounting for over 23 per cent of India's to
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Smriti Irani's Instagram has a quirky response to critics
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister Smriti Irani has a quirky reply to the backlash she has been receiving for her comments on the Sabrimala Temple issue.
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Smriti Irani rakes up Zoroastrian traditions to clarify 'blood-soaked pad'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday took to micro-blogging site Twitter to clarify the remarks made in relation to the Supreme Court's stand on the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple.
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Would you take blood-soaked pads to friend's home?: Smriti Irani on Sabari
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Amidst a fierce debate over the quashing of restrictions on the entry of women into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple by the Supreme Court, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani opined that every individual has the right to pray but not to desecrate.
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MeToo: Women sharing their ordeals shouldn't be shamed, says Smriti Irani
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani on Thursday evaded question on alleged harassment charges levelled against Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar.
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Odisha: Smriti Irani hits out at CM for not slashing fuel tax
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday hit out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for not reducing taxes on fuel in the state despite the union government announcing Rs 2.50 per litre cut on petrol and diesel prices.
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PM Modi didn't even shed crocodile tears for Muslims: Majeed Memon
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 07 (ANI): Responding to Union Minister Smriti Irani's remarks on Congress president Rahul Gandhi's participation in the Narmada Puja in Madhya Pradesh, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Majeed Memon said Irani is "sailing in the same
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Opposition's alliance a political nonstarter: Smriti Irani
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday took a jibe at the Opposition's alliance and said that it is a "political nonstarter."
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