Flint: Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first public appearance since Sunday’s second apparent assassination attempt against him, speaking to an crowd chanting “God bless Trump!” and “Fight, Fight, Fight” as U.S. Secret Service agents surrounded the stage to protect him. “It’s been a great experience,” the Republican presidential nominee said in an … Read more
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court will hear a writ plea challenging the actions of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences in rejecting the readmission of a medical student. Justice T. Vinod Kumar took on file a writ plea filed by Dr Devi Sushma Nallakukala seeking a directive to the university to readmit her so … Read more
The lyrics of Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai? (What is there behind the blouse?) from the 1993 superhit movie, Khalnayak and the camera zooming in on the heroine’s bosom stirred the hornet’s nest in the 1990s. Fast forward to today – bawdy item songs and the lyrics have unapologetically gone below-the-belt. Songs like Oo Antava … Read more
Does India budget for the right results? The answer to this question is a qualified “yes”. The country has excelled in welfare payments since 2020, though the focus on “saturation” targeting encourages large, inefficient spillovers in distribution of free food, free electricity and water supply, cash transfers to all farmers and subsidised “affordable” homes. Nevertheless, … Read more
Even though we are a democracy, many of us feel that our voices are hardly ever heard except when we join forces and make it a point to get heard by the powers that be. Otherwise, it is only the voices of the political leaders that are heard ad nauseam Today, it seems that we … Read more
KALABURGI: Stressing the state government’s commitment to the development of Kalyana Karnataka (Hyderabad Karnataka), Chief Minister Siddaramaiah highlighted various initiatives aimed at transforming the region. He was speaking at the inauguration of Kalyana Karnataka Utsava 2024 at Police Parade Ground in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. After paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and hoisting the … Read more
Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew parallels between British rule and the Congress and said that the people who are trying to “divide and rule” have problems with Ganesh Puja. While addressing an event in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, the Prime Minister alleged that the British, during its rule in India, had problems with Ganesh … Read more
New York: Donald Trump claimed without evidence Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt on his life , despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for jailing or prosecuting his political enemies. With the … Read more
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court will hear writ plea complaining of inaction by the Medchal-Malkajgiri collector pertaining to opening of five schools in Uppal. Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy was dealing with a writ plea filed by Budget Recognised Schools Managements Association and 17 others challenging the operation of schools that allegedly lack permission. The petitioners … Read more
What is today India’s dominant political force, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has had a history of putting a pause on its ideology for political benefit. It also discarded positions that became outdated in time. This aspect has become important today as we will look at towards the end of this column. For instance, in the … Read more