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Smriti Irani said her ministry had promised the states a say in the new policy. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Human resources development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani on Friday took a dig at former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian who recently submitted a new education policy (NEP) report, saying she will not make the policy “the legacy of one individual”. The five-member ... Read More »

A file photo of Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani. Photo: Hindustan Times New Delhi: The human resource development (HRD) ministry has roped in experts from leading global universities such as the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to help design and “internationalize” the syllabi of higher education institutions in the country, HRD minister Smriti ... Read More »

I must confess to a soft corner for Smriti Irani. She was such a feisty HRD minister – pungent, tart, ever-ready to fight her corner, articulate in both Hindi and English (and, presumably, her mother tongue, Gujarati), with a sharp repartee always on her tongue, a vocabulary of wit and abuse in equal measure, well-prepared in parliament and a first-class ... Read More »

Prakash Javadekar replaced Smriti Irani as Education Minister in cabinet rejig. NEW DELHI:  The prime challenge that the education sector faces in the country is raising the quality of education and ensuring it reaches all, Education Minister Prakash Javadekar, who took charge, said today. “The major challenge that is there in the education sector is to raise the standard. Quality ... Read More »

Prakash Javadekar is reportedly handpicked by the party leadership for the complete contrast he provides to his aggressive predecessor Smriti Irani. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS With dialogue, there will be no necessity of agitations: Javadekar Prakash Javadekar replaced Smriti Irani as HRD Minister in cabinet rejig Unlike Ms Irani, Mr Javadekar is seen as non-confrontational New Education Minister Prakash ... Read More »

Prakash Javadekar replaced Smriti Irani as the Education Minister in PM Narendra Modi’s cabinet reshuffle. NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Mr Javadekar replaces Mr Irani as Human Resource Development Minister All the good initiatives in last 2 years will be carried forward, he said Ms Irani’s new assignment as Textile Minister is viewed as a demotion Smriti Irani wore a smile as ... Read More »

Smriti Irani has been moved to Textiles Ministry in PM Narendra Modi’s big cabinet reshuffle. (File Photo) NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Smriti Irani removed as head of Human Resources Development Ms Irani, 40, had controversial tenure marked with campus unrest Talk of Ms Irani as BJP’s choice for UP Chief Minister Smriti Irani appears to have missed the mark – by ... Read More »

Smriti Irani has been moved to Textiles Ministry in PM Narendra Modi’s big cabinet reshuffle. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Prakash Javadekar gets HRD portfolio, Smriti Irani moved to textiles Venkaiah Naidu gets Information & Broadcasting, retains Urban Development Ananth Kumar gets Parliamentary Affairs Ministry from Naidu Smriti Irani is no more the country’s Education Minister. In a big cabinet ... Read More »

Smriti Irani said it turned into the first time within the country that an training policy were chalked out after eliciting tips from college students and their parents. (PTI document photograph) NEW DELHI: Union Human resource improvement Minister Smriti Irani today stated the new country wideschooling policy can be made public only after approval from all of the states. “The ... Read More »

college have been on the centre of massive rows that have brought about pupil protests against Smriti Irani. NEW DELHI: HIGHLIGHTS They first attack us, then they put us in this list: JNU scholar chief JNU at variety three within the first ever executive ranking for instructional institutes despite row with Centre, both JNU and Hyderabad college are on listing ... Read More »