Maneka Gandhi

Locals complain about a dearth of industries in the region, except a few prominent sugar mills

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Dumped by BJP, will Congress field Varun Gandhi from Amethi or Rae Bareli?

Pilibhit Lok Sabha Election 2024: Varun Gandhi's ticket cancellation has sparked intense speculation about his next political move. The possibility of him aligning with the Congress or considering other options has become a subject of considerable interest and discussion among political observers and pundits.

Big Boss OTT winner Elvish reacts to rave party allegations | Maneka Gandhi calls for his arrest

According to several media reports, YouTuber & Bigg Boss OTT2 winner Elvish Yadav with 5 others were booked for allegedly using 20 ml of snake venom for rave parties. But Elvish took to social media to rebuke these claims. In a raid by UP Police 9 poisonous snakes were also recovered from their possession. Now, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi has also called for the arrest of Yadav. Watch for more.

ISKCON says it sent Rs 100-crore defamation notice to Maneka Gandhi

In a video that went viral recently, Maneka Gandhi charged that the ISKCON establishes gaushalas and earns unlimited benefits for the same from the government, in the form of huge lands.

Maneka Gandhi urges govt to bring down LPG cylinder prices too

Maneka Gandhi made the request to the Union government while touring her parliamentary constituency on a four-day visit.

Varun Gandhi, mother Maneka removed from key BJP panel after his criticism of Lakhimpuri Kheri killings

Varun Gandhi, on October 7, posted a video purportedly of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and demanded accountability for "the innocent blood of farmers".

Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre to be shut from August 1, will have complete overhaul, says Maneka Gandhi after animal abuse allegations

SGACC will be closed to any future rescues, and existing animals will be rehabilitated. Maneka Gandhi said it will be rebuilt physically and in terms of staffing

Coronavirus pandemic: Maneka Gandhi urges health dept to not spread panic about touching animals

The BJP leader claimed that due to advisories urging people not to go near live animals, chicken and egg consumption in the country has gone down

Hyderabad encounter horrifying, cannot kill people because you want to: Maneka Gandhi

"Jo bhi hua hai bohot bhayanak hua hai is desh ke liye (What happened was horrifying for the country)... You cannot kill people because you want to. You cannot take law in your hands, they (accused) would have been hanged by court anyhow," the former union women and child development minister told reporters in Parliament complex.

Electioneering ends for 14 UP seats; Akhilesh Yadav, Maneka Gandhi among candidates

For the BJP, campaigning peaked on May 9 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed three back-to-back rallies in Azamgarh, Jaunpur and Allahabad.

After Yogi, Mayawati, EC bans Azam, Maneka from campaigning

Khan was under the poll panel's lens for making derogatory remarks against BJP candidate from Rampur, Jaya Prada, while Gandhi had told Muslims to vote for her as they will need her once the Lok Sabha elections are over.

Mayawati 'saudagar' of tickets, not loyal to anyone: Maneka Gandhi

Maneka Gandhi, who is contesting from Sultanpur parliamentary constituency, also accused the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister of not being loyal to anyone.

Maneka Gandhi might vacate Pilibhit seat for son Varun: Sources

The BJP may have Varun contest from Pilibhit instead of his own seat, Sultanpur, which is next to Amethi, the constituency of his cousin and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

By ensuring women's safety, NDA has set 'very high' benchmark for next govt: Maneka Gandhi

Greeting women on the occasion of International Women's Day, Gandhi noted that women of today are much more aware than they were previously.

Hope Rajya Sabha will pass anti-trafficking bill: Maneka Gandhi

Gandhi had said the legislation did not intend to harass sex workers and it was intended to go after human traffickers and not the victims.

Allegations of sexual harassment should be taken seriously: Maneka Gandhi

Gandhi reaction comes amid Union minister and former editor M J Akbar facing serious allegations of sexual harassment during his stint as a journalist.

SC decision on Sabarimala temple makes Hinduism even more inclusive: Maneka Gandhi

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in its 4:1 verdict, said that banning the entry of women into the shrine is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women.

Government starts amending rules to allow mothers to drop ex-husband's name in child's pan card : Maneka Gandhi

In July, Gandhi had written to the then interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal suggesting that kids of separated or divorced women or those adopted by single mothers must be given the option of dropping the name of their father.

NCPCR mediation cell for women fleeing with kids from abroad to escape domestic violence: Maneka Gandhi

Gandhi said her ministry was desperately looking for a solution for women who have fled from abroad with their child to escape domestic violence or for some other issue.

NRI marriages need to be registered within 7 days: WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi

Officials at the ministry said that the discussions were held for enumerating fine details on ways to resolve the issues related to NRI marriages.

India to join hands with international agencies to combat child porn

The WCD ministry has also proposed to fund training for creating experts who would work in the Home Ministry's special anti-child pornography unit

All NRI marriages to be registered within 48 hours: Maneka Gandhi

She said that a change in the statute by the Law Ministry allowing authorities to hold the properties of NRI offenders in escrow in case they abscond abandoning their spouse is awaited before the databases can be finalised.

Air hostess sexual harassment row: Complete inquiry by June, Maneka Gandhi tells Air India

According to a WCD ministry official, Maneka Gandhi has also taken up the matter with Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Dalit members 'cleanse' Ambedkar statue in Gujarat after BJP leaders offer tributes

After the BJP leaders garlanded the statue and left, members of the Dalit community led by Solanki washed the statue with milk and water in order to 'cleanse' what the BJP had 'polluted'.

CCTVs in buses don't ensure women's safety: Maneka Gandhi

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said installing CCTVs in buses is not effective in preventing incidents of molestation and ensuring women's safety.