Smriti Irani

Narendra Modi has his way, controversial aide Amit Shah appointed BJP general secretary

Reported by Rohit Bhan; edited by Mala Das | Sunday March 31, 2013

Narendra Modi's growing influence in the BJP is apparent not only in his being appointed today to two key panels, including becoming the only Chief Minister in the party's highest decision-making body, the parliamentary board today. The Gujarat CM ha...

BJP announces Team 2014, Narendra Modi gets lead role

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Sunday March 31, 2013

BJP President Rajnath Singh today announced his 76-member team that will steer the party in the national elections and as expected, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi gets top billing.

Modi inducted into BJP's highest decision-making body

Edited by Mala Das | Sunday March 31, 2013

Narendra Modi has been inducted into the BJP's parliamentary board, the 11-member group of top leaders that is the party's highest decision-making body, in a first sign that the Gujarat Chief Minister could be the party's showstopper in the Lok Sabha...

Smriti Irani: Nothing scares me

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 21, 2013

Actress-politician Smriti Irani, who will soon be seen as one of the naayikas in horror TV show Ek Thhi Naayika, says it is hard for anything in the world to scare her.

Smriti Irani refuses to play nautch girl in TV show

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 4, 2013

Actress-politician Smriti Irani has turned down a role in Ekta Kapoor's promotional series Ek Thi Naayika, as she is reluctant to portray a courtesan.

Ek Thi Naayika's double whammy: Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 28, 2013

Television's favourite bahus Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar are all set to team up for Ekta Kapoor's mega series Ek Thi Naayika.

BJP's Smriti Irani files defamation complaint against Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for using 'indecent language'

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday January 8, 2013

BJP lawmaker Smriti Irani has filed a defamation complaint in a Delhi court against Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam for allegedly using indecent language.

BJP protests Sanjay Nirupam's jibe against Smriti Irani, demands apology from Sonia Gandhi

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Friday December 21, 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi apologise for her party leader Sanjay Nirupam's alleged derogatory remarks against BJP member Smriti Irani during a TV discussion on the Gujarat elections yesterday.

Ekta Kapoor talks to NDTV: Full transcript

NDTV Correspondent | Monday July 9, 2012

Film producer Ekta Kapoor says people have now started taking her "seriously" post Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and The Dirty Picture.

Jayalalithaa supports Narendra Modi's fast, will send reps

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday September 17, 2011

Narendra Modi's three-day fast, which starts today, has provoked debate and in some corners, fierce criticism. Not from Jayalalithaa. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has deputed two senior leaders from her party, the AIADMK, to attend the first day ...

Now, a film on fight for Telangana

NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday December 29, 2010

'Jai Bolo Telangana', a Telugu film based on the struggle for a separate Telangana state, is all set for a January release. The movie tells the story of the hectic political activity in Andhra Pradesh over the last one year. Director N Shankar plans to release the film by the second week of January ...