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Karnataka Governor withholds assent on Hate Speech Bill, sends for Presidential assent
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (232+ words) Calling the punishment framework "shocking" and "repressive", the Governor pointed out that non-bailable detention combined with severe prison terms raised questions of proportionality and procedural safeguards under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. The Bill also empowers the state government to…...
TN completely betrayed in Union Budget 2026-27: MDMK leader
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (425+ words) MDMK General Secretary Vaiko on Monday strongly criticised the Union Budget for 2026-27, alleging that Tamil Nadu had been "completely betrayed" by the Centre at a crucial political moment, with Assembly elections approaching in the state. Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore,…...
'A budget for PM's cronies': Congress and other oppn party leaders react to Budget 2026
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (374+ words) After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on the morning of Sunday, February 1, opposition leaders across party lines have expressed disappointment, raising questions about a budget that was largely devoid of big announcements. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…...
Just palm oil, no animal fat: What lab reports in the Tirumala laddu row mean
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (482+ words) Follow TNM's'WhatsApp channel'for news updates and story links. The conclusion comes over a year after CM Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan accused the YSRCP and former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy of hurting Hindu sentiments and adulterating…...
If Pope Leo joined Trump’s Board of Peace, it would compromise centuries of ‘positive neutrality’
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1076+ words) By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski Pope Leo XIV is among the world leaders'invited'to join Donald Trump's "Board of Peace. Initially aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, Trump says it will also resolve conflicts globally. The Vatican's secretary of state…...
ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (685+ words) By Erica De Bruin As the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have intensified over the past year, politicians and journalists alike have begun referring to ICE as a "paramilitary force." All this raises a couple of questions: What are…...
How Mark Tully saw the disconnect between elite media and ordinary Indians
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (223+ words) A clear instance of this was when he began questioning the blinkered way in which the English-language media in India covered the Kumbh Mela of 1989. In No Full Stops in India (Penguin Viking, 1991), Tully drew attention to a widening gap…...
‘LDF shifting financial burden to next dispensation:’ Opposition over Kerala Budget
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (411+ words) Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan on Thursday, January 29 launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Budget presented by Finance Minister KN Balagopal, alleging that the State's fiscal credibility had…...
‘On same page’: Shashi Tharoor after meeting with Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (298+ words) Putting speculations about a possible party shift to rest, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said he is on the same page as Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge in serving the people of India. In a post on social media platform X,…...
Telangana Speaker to hear disqualification plea against Danam Nagender on January 30
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (398+ words) Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar will conduct the hearing on January 30 on the petition for disqualification of MLA Danam Nagender who was elected on a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ticket but allegedly shifted loyalties to the ruling Congress party....