NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin is on a warpath with the BJP-led NDA government. The two major issues at the center of the now almost everyday war of words are delimitation and the Hindi “imposition” row concerning the National Education Policy (NEP). On Friday, Stalin wrote to his counterparts of seven states,…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday once again indulged into a heated argument with an RJD MLC, claiming that women had no issues in the state. This came after the opposition party leader questioned the JDU government over higher education of females in the state.Urmila Thakur was voicing her dissatisfaction with education…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday faced fierce criticism by the BJP as he presented the state budget having multiple pies for the Muslim community.In a blazing attack at the Congress leader, who presented his record 16th budget, the opposition BJP called the fiscal plan a “modern Muslim League budget”.BJP’s…
Jairam Ramesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for being focused on “tareef” rather than addressing tariff issues, questioning the PM’s assertiveness in handling US threats regarding reciprocal tariffs.“Our prime minister wants to hear only ‘tareef (praise)’, he is not concerned about…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah took a swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, saying under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration, the CISF aspirants could write the exam in their respective regional languages.He also asked Stalin to commence engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state. “Earlier, there was no place…
Tahawwur Rana (File photo) NEW DELHI: The United States Supreme Court on Friday rejected the extradition stay request of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people.Rana had approached the US Supreme Court, seeking an emergency stay on his previously allowed extradition. In the appeal application,…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Continuing his alleged anti-Hindu imposition tirade, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday called the Centre’s three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 a “Hindi colonialism“.Stalin, in a post he wrote in English, said Tamil Nadu will not tolerate “Hindi colonialism” replacing “British…
Israeli authorities have rescued ten missing Indian construction workers from the West Bank, where they had been held for over a month after being stripped of their passports. The Indian Embassy in Israel confirmed their recovery and stated, “While the matter is still under investigation, the Embassy is in touch with the Israeli authorities &…
MUMBAI: After a resurgent IPO run in 2024, startups are back to the drawing board, reassessing their listing plans amid choppy markets. Companies are considering reducing the issue size and are resetting their valuation expectations. Some are delaying IPOs and opting for private funding instead. Of the estimated 20 new-age companies planning IPOs this year,…
NEW DELHI: Decisive government actions have cleared Naxalism from jungles but the threat of urban Naxals is growing and they have “rapidly infiltrated” political parties, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The voices and language of urban Naxals are now heard within these parties, indicating their deep-rooted presence, he said.Naxalism is in its final phase,…
