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Govt has worked hard on security; sleeper cells and terrorist attacks have disappeared from country, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | File Photo
Youth are the X-factor of today's India; X stands for experimentation, excellence, and expansion, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at the Republic Plenary Summit 2025. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is in the United States for trade talks and the negotiations have to be watched, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's plan to slap reciprocal tariffs looms. Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan was detained for orchestrating a signature campaign in support of the three-language policy promoted by the BJP-ruled central government. The Supreme Court has extended the interim order granting protection against coercive actions to TN Dy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin. During a session titled India's rise and role in the world' at the Chatham House think tank in London on Wednesday evening, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar argued that the US administration under President Donald Trump is moving towards multipolarity which suits India's interests, and the two nations have agreed on the need for a bilateral trade pact.
We see a president and an administration which, in our parlance, is moving towards multipolarity and that is something that suits India, said Jaishankar.
On the India-China relationship, Jaishankar stated that since the past 40 years, the assumption has been that peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential for the relationship to grow. "The key issue is how to create a stable equilibrium and transition into the next phase of equilibriums. We want a stable relationship where our interests are respected, our sensitivities are recognized, and where it works for both of us. That is really the main challenge in our relationship," Jaishankar said.
After being suspended for the entire duration of the ongoing Maharashtra budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi called the suspension "arbitrary" and alleged threats to his life and his family.
Azmi took to the social media platform X to express his concerns, stating, "My suspension is arbitrary on the part of the government, there is a threat to my life and that of my family. Two laws are in force in Maharashtra, if democracy has ended in Maharashtra then the government can do anything to the public and the elected representatives of the public."
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Marathi language of Mumbai, say Fadnavis and Joshi after row over RSS leader's remarks
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday asserted that Marathi is the language of Mumbai and Maharashtra and anyone who lives here should learn and speak it. Fadnavis was speaking in the state assembly after Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Bhaskar Jadhav said the government should clarify its stand on senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi's comments that a person coming to Mumbai may not necessarily learn Marathi.
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Bombay HC upholds arrest of suspended police officer Sachin Waze in Antilia bomb scare case
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ICAI submits suggestions to Parliament's select committee
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NHRC team begins inquiry into Nepalese student's death at KIIT university
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Will have to watch trade talks with US, says FM Sitharaman
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TMC to raise voter ID duplication issue in Parliament's Budget Session: Derek O'Brien
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will raise the issue of voter ID number duplication in the second half of Parliament's Budget Session that starts on Monday, party leader Derek O'Brien said.He has also accused the government of suppressing dissent in Parliament. In a blog post published on Thursday, O'Brien, TMC's parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha, said several opposition parties have conveyed that they want to take up a discussion on issues related to the home ministry first.
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News update: Marathi is Mumbai's language, says RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi
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First Published: Mar 06 2025 | 9:07 AM IST
