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NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday took a sharp swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, accusing him and his party of exploiting the language issue for political gains and to divert attention from corruption allegations. He also said the Tamil Nadu government does not have the courage “to provide medical…
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is one of the most comprehensive global blueprints for advancing women’s rights. India’s progress on gender equality stands as a testament to sustained policy efforts, grassroots movements, and the resilience of women and girls. The Beijing meeting, in 1995, brought together world leaders and 17,000 delegates from 189…
The language debate over the National Education Policy rages on even as the Supreme Court had favoured “linguistic secularism” or the acceptance of the legitimate aspirations of the speakers of different languages in India in a 2014 judgment. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The language debate over the National Education Policy rages on even…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin is on a warpath with the BJP-led NDA government. The two major issues at the center of the now almost everyday war of words are delimitation and the Hindi “imposition” row concerning the National Education Policy (NEP).On delimitation, where Stalin claims that the representation of the South…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday stressed on the importance of quicker implementation of Budget provisions on the ground to make its benefits reach more people. Speaking at the post-Budget webinar on employment, which was attended by key ministers, bureaucrats and policymakers, Modi said the 2025 Budget was a ‘blueprint for India’s future’. The PM…
The latest exchanges between Tamil Nadu and the Centre over Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds have reignited the long-standing language debate. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has reaffirmed the State’s opposition to Hindi imposition and reiterated its commitment to the two-language policy. Meanwhile, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has dismissed allegations of Hindi imposition,…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday upped the ante on alleged Hindi imposition by the BJP-led central government through the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP).Stalin said that unlike in the South, no initiative was taken in the North to propagate Tamil learning.The DMK chief said north Indians were…
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inspecting the work under way to set up the Kalaignar Centenary Boxing Academy in Gopalapuram in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Tamil Nadu government will not accept the three-language policy proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP) in any way or under any circumstance, Deputy Chief…
The DMK and its allies will hold a demonstration in front of the Chennai Collectorate on February 18 to oppose Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s assertion that [Samagra Shiksha] funds would not be released to Tamil Nadu until it accepted the National Education Policy (NEP) as well as the ‘failure’ of Union Finance Minister Nirmala…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday participated in the DMK student wing protest against the UGC draft rules.Addressing the gathering, the Congress leader reiterated his attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) continuous attempt to “eradicate histories” saying, “I have been saying now…
