Pune: The Maharashtra government’s language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to revoke the decision of making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5. Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed concerns over the “imposition” of the Hindi language in the state, asserting Marathi will continue to be compulsory. The state…
New York: India has to generate 8 million jobs per year at least for the next 10-12 years and raise the share of manufacturing in GDP as it strives to achieve the vision of becoming a developed country by 2047, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India V Anantha Nageswaran said. “We have a…
The growing unease among large sections of India’s population over the judiciary’s recent actions is no longer a fringe sentiment. When BJP MPs like Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma express frustration with the Supreme Court’s approach under Justice Sanjiv Khanna, they’re not speaking in isolation. Their anger reflects a broader discontent, particularly among the Hindu…
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is currently at the receiving end of some intense social media trolling—and this time, it’s not just political mudslinging. It’s history coming full circle. An old video of Revanth, from his days as an aggressive Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA, has resurfaced and is going viral. In it, he…
Mumbai: Stylish Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma, who set the Wankhede Stadium on fire on Sunday with an unbeaten half-century in the massive win against Chennai Super Kings, said he never doubted his abilities even when he was going through a prolonged bad patch, extending to the period when India were soundly thrashed at home…
Mumbai: Skipper Rohit Sharma (76 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (68 not out) tore apart Chennai Super Kings to hand Mumbai Indians a commanding nine-wicket win in a one-sided Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Chasing a below-par target, the hosts faced absolutely no difficulties on a batting-friendly surface in swatting away the challenge…
Pilbhit (UP): The district administration here on Sunday issued a notice to the caretaker of a mosque allegedly constructed without an approved building map in a city colony, officials said. The notice addressed to Shahid Malik, the caretaker of the mosque in KGN Colony under the jurisdiction of Nagar Kotwali police station, seeks a reply…
New York: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has arrived in the US and began interactions with business and community members. The former Congress president arrived in the US on Saturday. He will visit Brown University in Rhode Island on April 21-22. “Welcome to the USA, Rahul Gandhi! A voice for the youth, for democracy, and…
In no other democracy would this absurdity be allowed to continue. In India, we have the spectacle of elected representatives—those who swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and participate in framing laws—parading into courtrooms the next morning to challenge, bend, or selectively interpret those very laws, often for private clients with vested interests. This…
In the annals of institutional inertia, few stories stand out quite like the one that unfolded at NIPER Mohali during my tenure as Director. I, Dr. Raghuram Rao Akkinepally, tried to sow the seeds of innovation, specifically through various Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing academic and healthcare infrastructure. What followed was a masterclass…
