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Smriti Irani Combined 'Arrogance And Ignorance': Historian Ram Guha
Straight-talking historian Ram Guha today told NDTV that Smriti Irani, removed yesterday from the Ministry of Human Resources Development, was "a deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance".
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'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge...,' Smriti Irani, Textile Minister, Says With A Smile
Smriti Irani wore a smile as she took charge as Textiles Minister on Wednesday afternoon and laughed away questions on why she has been shifted from the more high-profile Education Ministry, quoting from a popular Hindi film song.
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Smriti Irani Shifted In Move Seen As Strong Action From BJP Chief Amit Shah
Smriti Irani appears to have missed the mark - by a wide margin. The 40-year-old minister of Human Resources Development which handles education was on Tuesday transferred to the far quieter and less prestigious Textiles department.
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Smriti Irani Loses Education to Prakash Javadekar In Mega Cabinet Reset
Smriti Irani is no more the country's Education Minister. She has been moved out of the Human Resource Development or HRD ministry and Prakash Javadekar, promoted to cabinet rank this morning, will hold the portfolio now.
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Smriti Irani, 'Powerful Minister, Queen Of Controversies': Foreign Media
When a television journalist asked Smriti Irani what qualities Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw in her to give her the education portfolio, she chose not to answer. Instead, she turned to the studio audience and repeated his question. It was enough to enrage them.
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Manish Sisodia Calls for Entrance Exam In Delhi University
Calling high cut-offs as "anomalies" in admission process of Delhi University, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has written to Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani suggesting an entrance test and seeking extra weightage for city students in government colleges.
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Fee Waiver To Central University Students With Disabilities, Says Smiriti Irani
The government is mulling fee waiver to central university students belonging to economically weaker sections and students with disabilities, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said.
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Will Not Allow Mid-Session Fee Hike By Private Schools: Smriti Irani
Private schools will not be allowed to hike fees in the middle of a session and any increase at the start of the academic year would also need to be consulted with parent-teacher associations, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said today.
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'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' Doesn't Make Me Saffron Demon: Smriti Irani To NDTV
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in a special interview to NDTV talks about the Modi government's two years in power and her experience in Amethi. Here are the highlights:
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Smriti Irani Rejects Demand For Waiving Off Punishment To Students
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani today rejected a demand for waiving off rustication and other punishments meted out to students in universities, terming it a "Pandora's Box" and saying that these institutions have been granted autonomy to handle administrative matters.
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Manu Smriti Irani: Jaipal Reddy's Dig At Union Minister
Taking on Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani over the suicide of Hyderabad university scholar Rohith Vemula and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy has described her as 'Manu Smriti Irani'.
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Copernicus, Pythagorus Not Removed From Text Books: Smriti Irani
Government today denied that the names of historic Western intellectuals like Nicolaus Copernicus and Pythagoras had been removed from school text books, terming reports on the issue as "factually incorrect".
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Row At Allahabad University Escalates, Opposition Targets Smriti Irani
After Hyderabad varsity and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Allahabad University was at the centre of a row that escalated today with eight Opposition parties targeting Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani over alleged harassment of its Student's Union President, accusing her of acting like Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's ...
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Mohammed Salim Gives Breach Of Privilege Notice Against Smriti Irani
CPI(M) Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Mohammed Salim today gave a notice of breach of privilege against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani for "misleading" the House over Rohith Vemula's suicide and JNU episodes.
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Digvijaya Singh Asks PM Modi To Clarify How Much Smriti Irani Is Qualified
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh today raked up the "educational qualification" of Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in the context of her diatribe in Parliament and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear the air on the issue.
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Smriti Irani Combined 'Arrogance And Ignorance': Historian Ram Guha
Straight-talking historian Ram Guha today told NDTV that Smriti Irani, removed yesterday from the Ministry of Human Resources Development, was "a deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance".
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'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge...,' Smriti Irani, Textile Minister, Says With A Smile
Smriti Irani wore a smile as she took charge as Textiles Minister on Wednesday afternoon and laughed away questions on why she has been shifted from the more high-profile Education Ministry, quoting from a popular Hindi film song.
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Smriti Irani Shifted In Move Seen As Strong Action From BJP Chief Amit Shah
Smriti Irani appears to have missed the mark - by a wide margin. The 40-year-old minister of Human Resources Development which handles education was on Tuesday transferred to the far quieter and less prestigious Textiles department.
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Smriti Irani Loses Education to Prakash Javadekar In Mega Cabinet Reset
Smriti Irani is no more the country's Education Minister. She has been moved out of the Human Resource Development or HRD ministry and Prakash Javadekar, promoted to cabinet rank this morning, will hold the portfolio now.
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Smriti Irani, 'Powerful Minister, Queen Of Controversies': Foreign Media
When a television journalist asked Smriti Irani what qualities Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw in her to give her the education portfolio, she chose not to answer. Instead, she turned to the studio audience and repeated his question. It was enough to enrage them.
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Manish Sisodia Calls for Entrance Exam In Delhi University
Calling high cut-offs as "anomalies" in admission process of Delhi University, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has written to Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani suggesting an entrance test and seeking extra weightage for city students in government colleges.
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Fee Waiver To Central University Students With Disabilities, Says Smiriti Irani
The government is mulling fee waiver to central university students belonging to economically weaker sections and students with disabilities, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said.
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Will Not Allow Mid-Session Fee Hike By Private Schools: Smriti Irani
Private schools will not be allowed to hike fees in the middle of a session and any increase at the start of the academic year would also need to be consulted with parent-teacher associations, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said today.
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'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' Doesn't Make Me Saffron Demon: Smriti Irani To NDTV
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in a special interview to NDTV talks about the Modi government's two years in power and her experience in Amethi. Here are the highlights:
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Smriti Irani Rejects Demand For Waiving Off Punishment To Students
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani today rejected a demand for waiving off rustication and other punishments meted out to students in universities, terming it a "Pandora's Box" and saying that these institutions have been granted autonomy to handle administrative matters.
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Manu Smriti Irani: Jaipal Reddy's Dig At Union Minister
Taking on Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani over the suicide of Hyderabad university scholar Rohith Vemula and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy has described her as 'Manu Smriti Irani'.
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Copernicus, Pythagorus Not Removed From Text Books: Smriti Irani
Government today denied that the names of historic Western intellectuals like Nicolaus Copernicus and Pythagoras had been removed from school text books, terming reports on the issue as "factually incorrect".
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Row At Allahabad University Escalates, Opposition Targets Smriti Irani
After Hyderabad varsity and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Allahabad University was at the centre of a row that escalated today with eight Opposition parties targeting Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani over alleged harassment of its Student's Union President, accusing her of acting like Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's ...
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Mohammed Salim Gives Breach Of Privilege Notice Against Smriti Irani
CPI(M) Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Mohammed Salim today gave a notice of breach of privilege against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani for "misleading" the House over Rohith Vemula's suicide and JNU episodes.
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Digvijaya Singh Asks PM Modi To Clarify How Much Smriti Irani Is Qualified
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh today raked up the "educational qualification" of Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in the context of her diatribe in Parliament and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear the air on the issue.
