The Vikatan magazine’s website was blocked following publication of a cartoon featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: vikatan.com The story so far: The website of the Tamil magazine, Vikatan, was rendered inaccessible for several readers on February 15, after the BJP’s Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai sent a letter to L. Murugan, the Minister of
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The slogan ‘Sabko Dekha, aa gayi Rekha’ (We have seen many, now Rekha has arrived), reverberated outside Rekha Gupta’s home in Shalimar Bagh on February 19, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) affirmed its faith in her as the next Chief Minister of Delhi. The first-time MLA was sworn in along with her council of
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar speaking at the 65th convocation ceremony of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University on February 22, 2025. Photo: X/@VPIndia Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday (February 22, 2025) claimed that illegal immigrants are interfering in the country’s electoral process, and there should be awareness about this. In apparent reference to the recent
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC on February 13. | Photo Credit: ANI In the last many weeks, several leaders have called the times we live in “the end of an era”. They are pointing to the shape and form geopolitics took
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The International Mother Language Day celebrations reminded me of a conversation sparked by the cricketer R. Ashwin, who mentioned that Hindi is not India’s national language. Article 343 of the Indian Constitution designates Hindi in the Devanagari script as an official language for communication between the Centre and the States rather than as a national
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta chairs a meeting with the officials of PWD department on February 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: @gupta_rekha A day after its formation, the BJP-led Delhi government headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed a summer action plan for water supply and air quality, and sought a report on mohalla clinics.
(Bloomberg) — The Associated Press sued three White House officials after its reporters were banned from covering events at the White House and traveling aboard Air Force One over President Donald Trump’s objection to how the news organization references “Gulf of America” in its style guide. In a suit filed Friday in Washington federal court,
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Amid concerns about a potential slowdown in the personal loans segment, Kumar wants to prop up what’s currently the smallest contributor to the bank’s ‘RAM’ portfolio—industry speak for retail, agriculture, and micro, small, and medium enterprises, or MSMEs. Kumar’s eventual goal is for Indian Bank’s MSME loans to outpace its retail and agriculture loans. Currently,
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A day after post-mortem examinations confirmed the murder of two women and a teenage girl found dead in their Kolkata home, the police said on Friday that they are now focused on identifying the culprits and motive behind the crime. Investigators are also exploring the possible involvement of the two women’s husbands, who are siblings,
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