Tamil a sweet language; PM wants every language to get its due respect: Union Minister Vaishnaw

Chennai: Hailing Tamil as a ‘sweet’ language, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said it is one of the assets of the country and the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi always ensured that every Indian language gets its due respect, the Union Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology Minister said at an event…

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Rekha Gupta shares ‘brother-sister’ bond with Parvesh Verma, says ‘doesn’t matter who’s Delhi CM’

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said she shares a brother-sister bond with her Cabinet colleague Parvesh Verma, son of former chief minister late Sahib Singh Verma. Pointing out that it didn’t matter who held the chief minister’s chair, Gupta vowed to fulfil the late BJP leader’s dreams for Delhi together with…

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Who Ruined Hyderabad Cricket? – Part VI

As previously discussed, recent developments suggest that selection for state teams and elections for office bearers now come at a steep price. The sport has transformed into a business of influence rather than merit. Worse, some politicians are attempting to seize control of existing clubs, using their ill-gotten wealth to buy power—treating the Hyderabad Cricket…

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India slams Pakistan for ‘unjustified’ reference to Jammu and Kashmir in UNGA

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for its “unjustified” reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the UN General Assembly, with New Delhi asserting that such remarks will neither validate the country’s claim nor justify its practice of cross-border terrorism. “As is their habit, the former foreign secretary of Pakistan today has made an unjustified reference…

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Karnataka Cabinet approves amendment to KTPP Act for 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday gave its nod for amending the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act aimed at providing 4 percent reservation in tenders to Muslim contractors, official sources said. The Cabinet also approved the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide ‘B’ khatas to all unauthorised…

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