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Union Minister and BJP candidate from Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency Maneka Gandhi has accused BSP supremo Mayawati of selling party tickets for Rs 15-20 crore each. (Photo: File)

Mayawati sells BSP tickets for Rs 15-20 crore each: Maneka Gandhi

Maneka Gandhi alleged that BJP members who bought BSP tickets, are musclemen and would eventually extract the money from the common people.

04 Apr 2019 10:58 AM

Joshi, 85, had won from Kanpur in 2014 but was told by the party leadership that he would not be fielded in the coming elections. (Photo: PTI/File)

BJP drops MM Joshi, Maneka-Varun swap their seats

Maneka Gandhi will contest from Sultanpur and Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit.

26 Mar 2019 7:01 PM

Gandhi said the government has also introduced in Rajya Sabha a bill to give justice to the women who have been abandoned by their NRI husbands. (File Photo)

45 NRI passports cancelled for abandoning wives: Maneka Gandhi

The government has cancelled passports of 45 non-resident Indians, or NRIs, for abandoning their wives.

04 Mar 2019 2:17 PM

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said her ministry has taken up the case on absolute priority. (File | ANI)

Maneka Gandhi assures help after woman alleges triple talaq by man in US

The woman also sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's help in the matter.

29 Dec 2018 7:15 PM

Some people in BJP can’t see me rise: Mungantiwar

The finance minister had blamed the killing of Avni over BJP.

18 Nov 2018 1:10 AM

Nawab Shafath Ali Khan along with his son Asag Ali, who killed the tigress, Avni

‘My son shot it, out of self defence’

Amid nation-wide protests over the killing of the tigress in an operation, shooter Nawab Shafath defends his son’s decision to gun down the animal.

14 Nov 2018 12:03 AM

The report also raised doubts over the tranquiliser dart, which was seen on the big cat's carcass, suggesting that it was not even released from the tranquilising rifle. (Photo: File)

Violations of guidelines in killing of Avni evident in postmortem report: Official

The postmortem report issued recently stated that the bullet which killed the tigress entered from the rear part of its left fore limb.

12 Nov 2018 2:53 PM

On November 2, T1 or Tigress Avni, who was believed to have killed 13 people in the last two years, was gunned down by Azgher in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district as part of a planned operation. (Photo: ANI)

Tigress Avni's death: Shooter's father says 'thinking of suing Maneka Gandhi'

My son killed Avni in self-defence as attempt to tranquilise failed and tigress was going to attack, sharpshooter Shafath Ali Khan said.

08 Nov 2018 1:45 PM

Maneka Gandhi asks CM Fadnavis to sack forest minister

There were also reports that she has written a letter to Fadnavis asking to sack the state forest minister.

07 Nov 2018 1:25 AM

The Union minister had said she is going to take up the matter 'very strongly' with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. (Photo: File)

Order probe into Avni's killing if you want: Maharashtra forest minister to Maneka

Mungantiwar's statement comes a day after Maneka Gandhi lashed out at Maharashtra government over the 'ghastly murder' of the tigress.

05 Nov 2018 12:30 PM

Union minister Maneka Gandhi (Photo: AP)

Maneka Gandhi raps Maharashtra minister on Avni death

Avni was shot dead by a sharpshooter Asgar Ali, who happens to be the son of a famous hunter Nawab Shafat Ali.

05 Nov 2018 4:41 AM

Union min flays state govt for ‘ghastly murder’

Avni was shot dead by sharpshooter Asgar Ali at compartment no. 149 of Borati forest under the jurisdiction of the Ralegaon police station.

05 Nov 2018 1:03 AM

Regarding taking action against those who are in office, I am really hopeful that the system will react because I believe that these complaints are true: Maneka Gandhi, WCD minister

Maneka Gandhi to set up panel to look into #MeToo charges

Former journalism intern calls out MJ; Rahul backs women’s campaign.

13 Oct 2018 1:22 AM

'Will form four-member committee of retired judges to conduct public hearings of #MeToo cases,' Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said. (Photo: File | PTI)

4 retired judges to hold public hearings of #MeToo cases: Maneka Gandhi

'Proposing committee with senior judicial, legal persons to look into all issues emanating from #MeToo,' Maneka Gandhi said.

12 Oct 2018 3:41 PM

'Men who are in positions of power often do this. And it applies to the media as well as to politics or senior personnel in companies,' Maneka Gandhi told a TV news channel on Tuesday. (Photo: File | ANI)

Take action against sexual allegation: Maneka Gandhi after MJ Akbar named in #MeToo

Maneka Gandhi said when women have started talking, their allegations should be taken seriously.

10 Oct 2018 2:03 PM

'One always remembers the person who molested you and we have written to the Law Ministry that one should be allowed to complain without any time limit,' Maneka Gandhi told reporters. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'Happy' #MeToo started in India, hope it doesn't go out of control: Maneka Gandhi

Maneka Gandhi said she has asked Law Ministry to not keep any age limit to report child sexual abuse.

08 Oct 2018 2:41 PM

CTV inculcates fear in wrong doers which can be used to prevent crimes against women specially in public transport buses,” the chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said

CCTVs create a sense of fear in wrongdoers, says Swati Maliwal

In June, govt approved proposal to install CCTV cameras in DTC buses.

03 Oct 2018 5:34 AM

Hailing Supreme Court judgement on Sabarimala, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said it is a 'wonderful' judgement that paves way to make Hinduism even more inclusive. (Photo: ANI)

Allowing women to Sabarimala makes Hinduism more inclusive: Maneka

Maneka Gandhi said, 'It opens up the way forward for Hinduism to become even more inclusive and not a property of one caste or one sex.'

28 Sep 2018 3:39 PM

Indian has become the ninth country in the world to start such a registry of sexual offenders. (Representational image)

Victims of sexual abuse can now file complaints online

The database will include offenders convicted under charges of rape, gang rape, POCSO and eve-teasing.

21 Sep 2018 5:05 AM

There are 12 cases of alleged sexual harassment before its various internal complaints committee, Air India has informed the Women and Child Development Ministry.

12 sexual harassment cases under probe: Air India tells govt

The Minister requested the CMD of Air India to sensitize the male employees so that the women employees do not feel threatened.

24 Aug 2018 5:50 PM

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