India's Union Minister Smriti Irani took to social media on Thursday and shared a video of Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates cooking khichdi at an event. As part of the Empowerment Through Nourishment campaign, Gates and Irani prepared the millet khichdi, which is a south Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils, in a pan and served it to the guests.

In the caption, she wrote, "Recognising the Super Food of India and its POSHAN component. When @BillGates gave tadka to Shree Ann Khichdi!"&nbsp;

Check out the post below:

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Recognising the Super Food of India and its POSHAN component.. 
 
When <a href="https://twitter.com/BillGates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillGates</a> gave tadka to Shree Ann Khichdi! <a href="https://t.co/CYibFi01mi">pic.twitter.com/CYibFi01mi</a>
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) <a href="https://twitter.com/smritiirani/status/1631308926066073602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Irani, who spearheaded the campaign, praised Gate's culinary skills. She told the media, "Never before has a partner from the women and child development been adventurous enough to venture near the making of khichdi."

Gates lauded the campaign for prioritising the empowerment of women and child nutrition. "I have to say that the Poshan campaign brings together many things that are great priorities. It's nutrition, and it's about helping women," he told a leading English daily.

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This was Gates' first visit to India since the pandemic. Right before his trip started, the Microsoft founder took to Twitter to praise the country and its untapped potential for innovation. "India gives me hope for the future ... as it has proven it can tackle big challenges," he wrote on Twitter.

During his trip, the billionaire met many bigwigs. Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra and Sachin Tendulkar to name a few. He addressed important issues such as climate change, nutrition, health and poverty several times during the trip.

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India's Union Minister Smriti Irani took to social media on Thursday and shared a video of Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates cooking khichdi at an event. As part of the Empowerment Through Nourishment campaign, Gates and Irani prepared the millet khichdi, which is a south Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils, in a pan and served it to the guests.

India's Union Minister Smriti Irani took to social media on Thursday and shared a video of Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates cooking khichdi at an event. As part of the Empowerment Through Nourishment campaign, Gates and Irani prepared the millet khichdi, which is a south Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils, in a pan and served it to the guests. In the caption, she wrote, "Recognising the Super Food of India and its POSHAN component. When @BillGates gave tadka to Shree Ann Khichdi!" Check out the post below: Recognising the Super Food of India and its POSHAN component.. When @BillGates gave tadka to Shree Ann Khichdi! pic.twitter.com/CYibFi01mi — Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 2, 2023 Irani, who spearheaded the campaign, praised Gate's culinary skills. She told the media, "Never before has a partner from the women and child development been adventurous enough to venture near the making of khichdi." Gates lauded the campaign for prioritising the empowerment of women and child nutrition. "I have to say that the Poshan campaign brings together many things that are great priorities. It's nutrition, and it's about helping women," he told a leading English daily. Also read: Emma Stone slapped Willem Dafo 20 times while filming: Know the full story This was Gates' first visit to India since the pandemic. Right before his trip started, the Microsoft founder took to Twitter to praise the country and its untapped potential for innovation. "India gives me hope for the future ... as it has proven it can tackle big challenges," he wrote on Twitter. During his trip, the billionaire met many bigwigs. Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra and Sachin Tendulkar to name a few. He addressed important issues such as climate change, nutrition, health and poverty several times during the trip. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Union Minister Smriti Irani teaches Bill Gates how to cook 'superfood khichdi' at Gates Foundation event

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday called Congress president Rahul Gandhi a "Clown Prince" and the opposition party hit back to dub the senior BJP leader as a "court jester" in bitter personal attacks over Rafale deal, NPAs and waiving loans of industrialists.

As the rival parties accused each other of resorting to falsehood and lies, the Congress also demanded Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation for allegedly "misleading" the people on the Rafale deal. Gandhi accusing the minister of "lying" on HAL's capability to build the jet fighters, saying her position is untenable. 
In a hard hitting Facebook blog titled "Falsehood of a 'Clown Prince'" to reply to&nbsp; 
Gandhi's charges made during his political rallies, Jaitley accused him of "lying" about Modi government waiving Rs 2.5 lakh crore of loans of 15 industrialists. He asserted not a single rupee of any debtor has been waived by the BJP government.

Loans to the country's 12 defaulters were given out prior to 2014 and it was only the present government which was making recoveries, he said, adding defaulters are losing their companies and assets as they are being auctioned to recover dues.

"You lied on the Rafale deal, you lied on the Non Performing Assets(NPAs). Your temperament to concoct facts raises a legitimate question ? do people whose natural preference is falsehood deserve to be a part of the public discourse," he said.

"The world's largest democracy must seriously introspect whether public discourse should be allowed to be polluted by the falsehood of a 'Clown Prince'." 
Jaitley alleged the previous Congress-led UPA government "concealed" the loans despite default by rolling them over and NPAs or bad loans were hidden under the carpet.

"The truth, Mr Rahul Gandhi, is that your Government allowed the banks to be looted. The loans were inadequately securitized. Your Government was in complicity," he wrote.

Jaitley accused Gandhi of "concocting a lie" and repeating it as many times and went on to cite previous arguments he had made to counter the charges on Rafale deal.

"In mature democracies, those who rely on falsehood are considered unfit for public life. Many have been banished from political activity because they were caught lying.&nbsp; 
But this rule obviously can't apply to a dynastic organisation like Congress party," he said.

"If the 'Rafale concoctions' were the first big lie, the second one stated repeatedly is that Mr Modi waived off Rs 2.50 lakh crores of 15 industrialists. Every word of that sentence repeatedly uttered by Rahul Gandhi is false."

The Congress on its part accused Jaitley of "lying" on the issue of NPAs and dubbed him as a "court jester" writing "wasteful" blogs,

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused Jaitley of making desperate attempts at spreading "fake agenda to stay relevant as a court jester" and asked him why he is hiding behind abuse to the opposition and demanded answers from him on the issue of NPAs as well as the Rafale jet fighter deal with France.

He said Jaitley and the Modi government have been "trapped" on the Rafale issue and that is why they are resorting to abuse against the opposition instead of replying to questions asked.

"Arun Jaitley is desperate in his attempt to stay relevant as a ?Court Jester' to ?Modi Sultanate'. 'Abuse, diversion' and deception' are the desperate tools of a 'Lying -Jait-LIE'.

"Instead of hiding behind the cloak of expletives for the opposition, let FM coherently answer politically relevant issues," Surjewala told reporters.

Attacking the government on the issue of NPAs, the Congress leader alleged collusion between NPA's, bank looters and the Modi government.

"Political amnesia and chest thumping cannot obliterate your dismal record of dismantling India's economic progress or as also the surging NPA's resulting out of ?bankruptcy of economic vision' of Modi Government," he alleged.

Gandhi took to Twitter to attack Sitharaman, alleging that her position as the defence minister has become untenable as a former chief of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has "nailed her lie".

"The RM (Rafale Minister) tasked with defending corruption has been caught lying again. The former HAL Chief, T S Raju, has nailed her lie, that HAL didn't have the capability to build the RAFALE. Her position is untenable &amp; she must resign," he tweeted and tagged a media report on the former HAL chief's assertion.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari cited the remarks of former HAL chief T Suvarna Raju to attack Sitharaman over the issue of HAL's capability to build the Rafale aircraft.

Tewari hit out at Sitharaman for alleging that the UPA did not extend support to HAL when the state-run company was engaged in talks with French firm Dassault Aviation for the manufacturer of Rafale jets in India under the offset agreement.

He said the former HAL chief had made certain "extremely pertinent points" that "absolutely demolish" the entire case that the NDA government has been trying to build on the Rafale issue.

Tewari said Raju had made it clear in his statement that HAL and Dassault had signed the mutual workshare contract and given it to the government.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday called Congress president Rahul Gandhi a "Clown Prince" and the opposition party hit back to dub the senior BJP leader as a "court jester" in bitter personal attacks over Rafale deal, NPAs and waiving loans of industrialists.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday called Congress president Rahul Gandhi a "Clown Prince" and the opposition party hit back to dub the senior BJP leader as a "court jester" in bitter personal attacks over Rafale deal, NPAs and waiving loans of industrialists. As the rival parties accused each other of resorting to falsehood and lies, the Congress also demanded Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation for allegedly "misleading" the people on the Rafale deal. Gandhi accusing the minister of "lying" on HAL's capability to build the jet fighters, saying her position is untenable. In a hard hitting Facebook blog titled "Falsehood of a 'Clown Prince'" to reply to Gandhi's charges made during his political rallies, Jaitley accused him of "lying" about Modi government waiving Rs 2.5 lakh crore of loans of 15 industrialists. He asserted not a single rupee of any debtor has been waived by the BJP government. Loans to the country's 12 defaulters were given out prior to 2014 and it was only the present government which was making recoveries, he said, adding defaulters are losing their companies and assets as they are being auctioned to recover dues. "You lied on the Rafale deal, you lied on the Non Performing Assets(NPAs). Your temperament to concoct facts raises a legitimate question ? do people whose natural preference is falsehood deserve to be a part of the public discourse," he said. "The world's largest democracy must seriously introspect whether public discourse should be allowed to be polluted by the falsehood of a 'Clown Prince'." Jaitley alleged the previous Congress-led UPA government "concealed" the loans despite default by rolling them over and NPAs or bad loans were hidden under the carpet. "The truth, Mr Rahul Gandhi, is that your Government allowed the banks to be looted. The loans were inadequately securitized. Your Government was in complicity," he wrote. Jaitley accused Gandhi of "concocting a lie" and repeating it as many times and went on to cite previous arguments he had made to counter the charges on Rafale deal. "In mature democracies, those who rely on falsehood are considered unfit for public life. Many have been banished from political activity because they were caught lying. But this rule obviously can't apply to a dynastic organisation like Congress party," he said. "If the 'Rafale concoctions' were the first big lie, the second one stated repeatedly is that Mr Modi waived off Rs 2.50 lakh crores of 15 industrialists. Every word of that sentence repeatedly uttered by Rahul Gandhi is false." The Congress on its part accused Jaitley of "lying" on the issue of NPAs and dubbed him as a "court jester" writing "wasteful" blogs, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused Jaitley of making desperate attempts at spreading "fake agenda to stay relevant as a court jester" and asked him why he is hiding behind abuse to the opposition and demanded answers from him on the issue of NPAs as well as the Rafale jet fighter deal with France. He said Jaitley and the Modi government have been "trapped" on the Rafale issue and that is why they are resorting to abuse against the opposition instead of replying to questions asked. "Arun Jaitley is desperate in his attempt to stay relevant as a ?Court Jester' to ?Modi Sultanate'. 'Abuse, diversion' and deception' are the desperate tools of a 'Lying -Jait-LIE'. "Instead of hiding behind the cloak of expletives for the opposition, let FM coherently answer politically relevant issues," Surjewala told reporters. Attacking the government on the issue of NPAs, the Congress leader alleged collusion between NPA's, bank looters and the Modi government. "Political amnesia and chest thumping cannot obliterate your dismal record of dismantling India's economic progress or as also the surging NPA's resulting out of ?bankruptcy of economic vision' of Modi Government," he alleged. Gandhi took to Twitter to attack Sitharaman, alleging that her position as the defence minister has become untenable as a former chief of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has "nailed her lie". "The RM (Rafale Minister) tasked with defending corruption has been caught lying again. The former HAL Chief, T S Raju, has nailed her lie, that HAL didn't have the capability to build the RAFALE. Her position is untenable & she must resign," he tweeted and tagged a media report on the former HAL chief's assertion. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari cited the remarks of former HAL chief T Suvarna Raju to attack Sitharaman over the issue of HAL's capability to build the Rafale aircraft. Tewari hit out at Sitharaman for alleging that the UPA did not extend support to HAL when the state-run company was engaged in talks with French firm Dassault Aviation for the manufacturer of Rafale jets in India under the offset agreement. He said the former HAL chief had made certain "extremely pertinent points" that "absolutely demolish" the entire case that the NDA government has been trying to build on the Rafale issue. Tewari said Raju had made it clear in his statement that HAL and Dassault had signed the mutual workshare contract and given it to the government.

Jaitley calls Rahul 'Clown Prince', Congress hits back with 'court jester'

Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday she was willing to pay the price for standing up for her beliefs, asserting that the "true mettle" of politicians is determined on whether they are able to stick to their stand in the face of criticism.&nbsp

The comments by the Information and Broadcasting Minister came in the backdrop of her ministry withdrawing its contentious press release on fake news following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office after wide-spread criticism by media and opposition parties.

"I felt that if belief systems change as per political convenience then what kind of a leader or what kind of a Parliamentarian will that make you? So for me, what is tough possibly is to believe in something, and at times there is cacophony which goes against your very belief," the minister said at a panel discussion.

"Your true mettle as a politician or a leader is then determined as to whether you are swayed by that cacophony or whether you still stand your ground. And I am willing to pay the price for it and I am," Irani said, without elaborating.

Irani was responding to a query by Hero Enterprise Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal who asked how difficult it was for her to get her daily work done when she holds on to her guns despite opposition to her beliefs or action.

She said "I think, in our everyday life, all of us irrespective of our professions or vocations, obviously believe in something. We have the confidence to go that extra mile to implement it.

"Success is not guaranteed, but at least for myself, I always said that there will not be any moment where I will be caught not having fulfilled my destiny because of want of that desire to make it or that desire to achieve that goal," she said.

Irani had come under attack earlier this month after I and B Ministry amended guidelines on accreditation of journalists for, what it said, to check fake news.

The amended guidelines had stated that if the publication or telecast of fake news was confirmed, accreditation of the journalist would be suspended for six months in the first violation, for one year in case of a second violation and permanent cancellation in case of a third violation.

The guidelines were withdrawn following a directive to do so by the PMO.

The comments by the Information and Broadcasting Minister came in the backdrop of her ministry withdrawing its contentious press release on fake news following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office after wide-spread criticism by media and opposition parties

Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday she was willing to pay the price for standing up for her beliefs, asserting that the "true mettle" of politicians is determined on whether they are able to stick to their stand in the face of criticism. The comments by the Information and Broadcasting Minister came in the backdrop of her ministry withdrawing its contentious press release on fake news following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office after wide-spread criticism by media and opposition parties. "I felt that if belief systems change as per political convenience then what kind of a leader or what kind of a Parliamentarian will that make you? So for me, what is tough possibly is to believe in something, and at times there is cacophony which goes against your very belief," the minister said at a panel discussion. "Your true mettle as a politician or a leader is then determined as to whether you are swayed by that cacophony or whether you still stand your ground. And I am willing to pay the price for it and I am," Irani said, without elaborating. Irani was responding to a query by Hero Enterprise Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal who asked how difficult it was for her to get her daily work done when she holds on to her guns despite opposition to her beliefs or action. She said "I think, in our everyday life, all of us irrespective of our professions or vocations, obviously believe in something. We have the confidence to go that extra mile to implement it. "Success is not guaranteed, but at least for myself, I always said that there will not be any moment where I will be caught not having fulfilled my destiny because of want of that desire to make it or that desire to achieve that goal," she said. Irani had come under attack earlier this month after I and B Ministry amended guidelines on accreditation of journalists for, what it said, to check fake news. The amended guidelines had stated that if the publication or telecast of fake news was confirmed, accreditation of the journalist would be suspended for six months in the first violation, for one year in case of a second violation and permanent cancellation in case of a third violation. The guidelines were withdrawn following a directive to do so by the PMO.

Willing to pay price for standing up for my belief: Smriti Irani