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BJP president Nitin Nabin held his first organisational meeting with newly appointed national general secretaries, including Smriti Irani, Vinod Tawde and Satish Poonia. The meeting focused on organisational preparations and the party’s roadmap for upcoming Assembly elections across various states

BJP general secretary Smriti Irani urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to back the implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures. She also asked him to support singing the full version of Vande Mataram at Congress headquarters

BJP leader Smriti Irani said the NDA government in Bihar empowered women through welfare schemes like Jan Dhan and Ujjawala, accusing the RJD of trying to block these benefits. She said women’s confidence will ensure NDA’s return to power in Bihar.

Filmmaker Karan Johar praised Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as the show that transformed Indian television. As the iconic soap returns for a second season, Johar credited Ekta Kapoor for creating a legacy that still resonates across generations.

Smriti Irani, who returns as Tulsi in the reboot of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, says the show was more than a hit — it became a family tradition. She calls Tulsi a lasting emotion, not just a character.

With Friday being the last date of filing of nominations, the party is expected to announce its candidates from the two prestigious constituencies tonight.

Congress District President Pradeep Singhal, who returned after a meeting in Delhi, said Gandhi will be the party candidate from Amethi and his name would be announced soon.

The Union Minister said that the decision to decline the Ram Temple event invitation by the leaders of the INDIA bloc reflects their 'anti-Sanatan' mindset.

"Those who are known for injustice are doing 'dhong' (sham) for justice," Irani, who had defeated Gandhi in Amethi in the last Parliamentary election, said

The BJP recently won elections in three States in Hindi heartland, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, which are considered as a semi-final for the Lok Sabha polls.

Calling out the lack of empathy for women's experiences, Kavitha tweeted: "Disheartened by the dismissal of menstrual struggles in Rajya Sabha. As a woman, it's appalling to see such ignorance. Our journeys, our struggles deserve not consolation, but a level playing field, and that's non-negotiable."

The remarks from the Congress leaders came after Irani accused Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel of fighting the polls not with the support of people but with hawala and betting operators

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajai Rai in a statement said a fake case had been registered against its leader

Smriti Irani attacked the Congress over the suspension of licence of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Amethi, saying instead of supporting the deceased woman's family, the party was "crying" over loss of its profits.

State BJP president D. Purandeswari has alleged that the state was witnessing anarchy and political reprisals.

The issue of licence suspension has taken a political turn and also become a topic of discussion in Amethi with the patients facing problems due to lack of medical facilities in the district

Irani cited the women's reservation bill brought by the UPA government and passed in 2010 by the Rajya Sabha, claiming the Congress' proposal then was to take back the reservation granted to women in 15 years.

The Sharad Pawar-led faction of the NCP questioned Smriti Irani's "silence" over the incident in which a teacher in Uttar Pradesh allegedly asked her students to slap a boy from a minority community.

During the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, commencing on Thursday, the Congress announced its intention to address the issue of Manipur violence.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a lecture at Cambridge University in London recently, said, "Everybody knows and it's been in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack.