Bangladeshi jurists call ordinance on referendum ‘unconstitutional’

Dhaka: Bangladesh overnight issued an ordinance in line with the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus’ proposed referendum on a political charter, drawing immediate rebuttal from jurists who called it “unconstitutional”. President Muhammad Shahabuddin, on late Thursday, signed into ordinance the “July Charter Implementation Order” while the document was drafted by the Yunus-headed National Consensus…

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BJP Slams Opposition’s Hypocrisy Over Probe into Terror Links

Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday came down heavily on the Opposition—particularly the Congress and its allies, along with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)—for their baseless allegations that investigative agencies were “targeting Muslims” in recent terror-related probes. Calling the Opposition’s charge “absurd and irresponsible,” BJP State Chief Spokesperson…

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Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Growth with Guardrails

Moody’s latest projection of India’s GDP at 7 percent for 2025, easing slightly to 6.5 percent in the following years, is both a badge of confidence and a gentle warning. It signals that India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy in a sluggish global environment, but it also reminds us that numbers alone don’t…

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