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India, Saudi Arabia ink Haj agreement with over 1.75 lakh pilgrim quota for 2024

India and Saudi Arabia sign Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024, allocating 1,75,025 pilgrims for annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024.

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Congress questions Modi’s silence over arrest of BJP men in rape case

Congress questions BJP leadership's silence over arrest of 3 BJP IT cell office-bearers accused of BHU student's rape.

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Disheartened by Union Minister Smriti Irani’s stand on menstrual leave, says BRS leader

Kavitha disheartened by Union Minister's dismissal of menstrual struggles; calls for level playing field for women's struggles.

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Jagan urges Centre to allow Vijayawada as embarkation point for Haj pilgrims

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Smriti Irani to allow Vijayawada as the embarkation point for the Haj pilgrims

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New protocol for Anganwadi workers to track children with disabilities

Grassroots-level data on children with disabilities will become available through Anganwadi workers, and children can be further tracked through the Poshan tracker: Minister for Women and Child Development

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Gandhi family filled its coffers by destroying poor people, alleges Smriti Irani in Chhattisgarh

Union Min. Irani slams Cong. for destroying poor in Chhattisgarh by getting them addicted to betting & liquor. She appeals to people not to support those who insulted Lord Mahadev, made false promises & challenged existence of Lord Ram. Urges them to vote for BJP's Arun Sao.

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Campaigning ends in Mizoram and for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh

Campaigning for Mizoram and Chhattisgarh Assembly elections ends. PM Modi and Congress President Kharge release video appeals for voters. PM Modi cites infra projects and schemes, Kharge claims Congress brought peace and stability to Mizoram.

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BJP accuses of Bhupesh Baghel of receiving hawala money for campaign

BJP accuses Congress of using hawala money to fund Chhattisgarh poll campaign. Union Minister Smriti Irani says CM Bhupesh Baghel has played game of betting while in power. ED claims ₹508 crore paid to CM so far.

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KCR’s family has a hand in every scam in Telangana, thunders Smriti Irani at women’s conclave in Medak

Smriti Irani urges Telangana to oust "corrupt BRS regime" and vote for BJP to ensure clean govt. She accuses KCR of failing to provide water, funds and employment, and cheating people. PM Modi has provided free COVID-19 vaccine, food grains, built highways, etc. Vote for BJP to get free benefits.

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Bill on increasing age of marriage of women gets fresh extension to submit report

Parliamentary committee granted 3-month extension to examine bill increasing women's marriage age from 18 to 21. Committee under Rajya Sabha Secretariat to present report by Jan 24, 2024. Bill seeks to bring parity between men and women, overriding existing laws.

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‘Previous MP visited Amethi only in elections’, U.P. CM slams Rahul Gandhi

The U.P. CM also dedicated and laid foundation stone of development projects worth roughly ₹700 crores

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Centre launches protocol to manage malnutrition in children at Anganwadi

Centre launches new protocol to identify and provide extensive care to malnourished children. It includes 10-step guidelines, appetite testing, nutritional management and follow-up care. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani launched the protocol as part of 'Poshan Abhiyan'. 17 crore activities have taken place during 'poshan maah'.

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Former Congress MLC in U.P. booked for remarks on Union Minister Smriti Irani

Former Congress MLC Deepak Singh booked by Amethi police for derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani. BJP leader Keshav Singh filed NCR in Gauriganj police station. Video circulating of Singh using crass words against MP. Congress calls filing of complaint "nervousness" of BJP, terms ruling dispensation "dictatorial".

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FIR against Amethi district chief of Congress' youth wing for assaulting Dalit man

“A case has been registered against Indian Youth Congress’ Amethi district president Shubham Singh and his associates for allegedly assaulting and threatening a Dalit man,” police said on August 27.

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UP : No development in Amethi during Cong govt at Centre: Smriti Irani

Union Minister and local BJP MP Smriti Irani on Friday attacked the Gandhi family and said that even though Amethi people elected the Congress MP for most of the time, the district remained a laggard in terms of development. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Why has Women’s Bill not been passed in Lok Sabha since 2010, Kavitha seeks answer from BJP, Cong.

The BRS MLC said she would hold another dharna in New Delhi in December demanding the passage of the Bill in Lok Sabha and invite leaders like Priyanka Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Smriti Irani to participate.

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Rahul Gandhi is like family for people in Amethi: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai

"Rahul Gandhi has connected with local people by doing the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and people now believe that it is the Gandhi family." Read further on Dynamite News:

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NDA spokespersons resolve to have a common strategy for most issues in the media

A workshop of spokespersons of NDA constituents was inaugurated by Union Minister Smriti Irani and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan and was mainly organised by BJP’s media cell.

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T.R. Baalu demands expunging of Modi and Smriti Irani’s remarks on Minister E.V. Velu’s speech

DMK's T.R. Baalu demands expunging of "misleading" and "defamatory" remarks made by PM Modi and WCD Minister Irani against TN PWD Minister Velu. Attached video of Velu's speech to prove their remarks were "against records, misleading, casting aspersions, defamatory, and incriminatory". Argued remarks were made without providing advance notice to…

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Letters to The Editor — August 11, 2023

Readers' mail to The Hindu's Letters to The Editor’

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"He should be apologising...": BJP's Anil Antony over alleged 'flying kiss' by Rahul Gandhi

BJP's Anil Antony reacts to Rahul Gandhi's 'flying kiss' in Parliament, calls it "disrespectful" and "ridiculous". Union Minister Smriti Irani and BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad condemn the Congress leader. Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi calls it "affectionate". PM Modi to address Lok Sabha today.

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‘Assassins of Bharat Mata in Manipur’: How newspapers reported Day 2 of no-confidence motion

Day two of the opposition’s no-confidence motion unfolded in the Lok Sabha yesterday. Rahul Gandhi said the BJP government had “murdered Bharat Mata in Manipur”, Amit Shah came to the Manipur chief minister’s defence, and Smriti Irani called Gandhi a misogynist for blowing a “flying kiss”.

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Irani’s remarks over Article 370 tantamount to contempt of court: Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah said the NC was hopeful of a positive outcome in the court.

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Rahul Gandhi ‘flying kiss’ row | Women BJP MPs submit written complaint to Speaker

A complaint to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Rahul Gandhi was signed by more than 20 women parliamentarians, including Union Ministers Shobha Karandlaje and Darshana Jardosh.

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On Sansad TV camera, Rahul Gandhi gets around 40% screen time, Smriti Irani over 90%

The Sansad TV camera focussed on the Lok Sabha speaker for nearly half the time Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke in Parliament on Wednesday. But Union minister Smriti Irani remained in focus for most of her speech.

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