In an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18’s Payal Mehta, Union Minister Smriti Irani opens up ahead of the Bihar Elections 2025 — discussing women’s empowerment, leadership, and the Mahagathbandhan’s poll promises.Smriti Irani speaks candidly about what drives women voters, the NDA’s focus on social welfare, and why she believes Bihar’s future lies in strong, stable governance. She also fires back at the opposition, calling out what she terms as “empty symbolism” in their campaign narrative.As the battle for Bihar intensifies, this one-on-one offers insights into the BJP’s strategy, the political pulse on the ground, and what’s at stake for women in this election. n18oc_india News18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
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NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
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NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
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NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More
FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground
Representative image
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More
Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers
File photo
NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More
Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga
Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More
Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up
“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav
BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More
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