Mahishasur Martyrdom Day

JNU row, Rohith Vemula's suicide: Decoding HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s speech in Lok Sabha

Just before the Budget Session of Parliament, it was reported in the media, though not officially confirmed, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted his party colleagues to go all out and be aggre

Mar 03, 2016, 21:27 PM IST

Pamphlet quoted by Irani not written by us: Mahishasura event organizer

 Anil Kumar, the organiser of the `Mahishasur Martyrdom Day` event in the JNU, on Friday said that the pamphlet which Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani read in the Parliament was not written by them.

Feb 26, 2016, 20:42 PM IST

Debate over Mahishasur – Discontinued use of textbook a decade ago: Don Bosco School to Smriti Irani

Amid uproar over HRD Minister Smriti Irani's speech in Lok Sabha wherein she had cited some controversial content from a textbook, Don Bosco School in Matunga claims the school had stopped using the textbook a decade ago.

Feb 26, 2016, 17:02 PM IST

BJP MP Udit Raj embarrass​es Smriti Irani, says he attended Mahishasur festival at JNU in 2013

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani created a hullabaloo over 'Mahishasur Martyrdom Day', which takes place in JNU.

Feb 26, 2016, 09:13 AM IST

Irani draws flak for linking 'Mahishasur Martyrdom Day' to JNU row

Union Human Resources Development (HRD) MinisterSmriti Irani on Thursday kicked up a controversy by citing 'Mahishasur Martyrdom Day and Goddess Durga' to support government action against alleged 'anti-national' activities in the JNU campus.

Feb 26, 2016, 00:53 AM IST