Smriti Irani is a prominent leader within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Amethi. In the Indian general election 2019, Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi's family had previously represented the constituency for four decades. Prior to this, she was a Member of the Rajya Sabha for Gujarat and held multiple portfolios as a Minister in the Government of India (GOI). Smriti Irani contested the 2014 general elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Irani lost to Rahul Gandhi by 1,07,923 votes, a 12.32% margin.
Read MoreSmriti Irani today said it showed how some Left parties had indulged in politics over the incident related to death of scholar Rohith Vemula.
Senior Congress leader Rashid Alvi found himself at the centre of a controversy after he made controversial remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during India TV conclave ‘SAMVAAD’ which was organised on Monday to assess the performance of two year
India TV Samvaad, IndiaTV’s daylong conclave to analyse the government’s hits and misses, drew to a close with a healthy exchange of ideas and suggestions to the government.
Human Resource and Development minister Smriti Irani today announced that the Modi government will bring a new education policy before the public by May 26.
Stage is set for India TV's 'SAMVAAD' that promises to highlight the hits and misses, opportunities and challenges that will define the next three years of current NDA regime’s mandate.
a former student leader of the Left-affiliated Students Federation of India (SFI) has claimed that the protests in the aftermath of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide were sponsored by political parties which included the Congress, the Left
New Delhi: A day after alleging political interference in the administrartive matters, Allahabad University Vice-Chancellor has now back-tracked on the issue. In a letter to the Vice-President Hamid Ansari, VC RL Hangloo stated that here
New Delhi: The government on Monday said there are plans to introduce as many as 500 free courses in ten languages through open and distance learning mode this year. The government along with the University
New Delhi: On the occasion of Mother's Day, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students union president Kanhaiya Kumar has written an open letter to HRD Minister Smriti Irani, asking how can a "mother" punish her children
New Delhi: The Delhi University on Tuesday told a court here that the documents pertaining to Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s BA course in 1996, as purportedly mentioned by her in an affidavit filed during
New Delhi: Seven out of total 19 Indian Institutes of Management increased their tuition fees in the last two years with IIM Lucknow hiking it by nearly 30 per cent, Government said today. HRD Minister
New Delhi: Government plans to set up a regulatory structure to make 10 public and ten private educational institutions as world-class teaching and research institutions, Lok Sabha was told on Monday. “There is a proposal
New Delhi: There is no privilege notice against HRD Minister Smriti Irani, Chairman of Rajya Sabha’s Privileges Committee P J Kurien said today dismissing reports that the panel decided to seek explanation from her over
New Delhi:Till a few years ago, the criteria to qualify as an assistant professor in universities and colleges meant the candidate had to clear National Eligibility Test (NET)/State Level Eligibility Test (SET). But not anymore.
New Delhi: Launching a tirade against Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani over the Rohith Vemula suicide and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy Tuesday described her as ‘Manu Smriti Irani’. “She is ‘Manu
To encourage women and the differently-abled to pursue research, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has relaxed norms allowing students eight years instead of present six to complete Ph.D and three years instead of two to complete M.Phil degrees.
The Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered an enquiry by Nazir Ahmad Baba, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar into the clashes inside the NIT campus.
Days after a panel approved a three-fold hike in annual fees of IITs, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has promised a fee waiver for all SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students of the 23 branches of the prestigious institution.
Asserting that the safety of the students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar was her prime concern, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that her ministry officials are in the varsity c
Rajkot: A day after India's largest Islamic seminary 'Darul Uloom Deoband' issued a "fatwa" saying Muslims should not say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today said everybody had the right to
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