Day: March 15, 2025

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Tamil actor-politician Vijay slams Nirmala Sitharaman over Periyar remarks

TVK chief Vijay defends Periyar, accuses BJP of hypocrisy over language and reservation.

Tamil actor-politician Vijay hit back at BJP for using Periyar to divert criticism. He defended Periyar’s legacy on social justice, and questioned the Union government’s stance on Tamil and the trilingual policy.

Pramod Madhav
UPDATED: Mar 12, 2025 21:15 IST
Written By: Afreen Hussain

In Short

  • Vijay accuses BJP of using Periyar for deflection
  • Sitharaman calls DMK hypocritical over Periyar’s remarks
  • NEP controversy fuels DMK-BJP language policy clash

Tamil actor-politician Vijay came to the defence of social reformer Periyar, accusing the BJP of using the Dravidian leader to divert criticism against the Union government.

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Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Tamil films dubbed in Hindi’ jab gets fiery DMK response

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan’s remarks come at a time when the BJP-led Centre and DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu are engaged in a bitter spat over the ‘three-language formula’ that is a part of the New Education Policy.

India Today News Desk
Chitrada,UPDATED: Mar 15, 2025 13:56 IST
Written By: Abhishek De

In Short

  • Kalyan says Tamil leaders want money from Bollywood but refuse to accept Hindi
  • Says state welcomes labourers from UP, Bihar but rejects the language
  • Remark comes amid raging language row between DMK and Centre

Wading into the language row, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan accused Tamil Nadu of hypocrisy, saying its leaders allow Tamil movies to be dubbed into Hindi for financial gains but oppose the language.

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Storm-raising, witches and the new conspiracist threat to weather research

Downtown Orlando, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit on 10 October 2024. Photograph: Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty

Several US states want to criminalise atmospheric experiments, which could prevent meteorological studies

David Hambling

Conspiracy theories about weather manipulation go back centuries and are more dangerous than you might think.

In the ninth century, St Agobard of Lyon wrote a treatise called On Hail and Thunder attacking the popular superstition that storm-raisers could call up tempests at will.… Read the rest

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Weather tracker: Cyclone Jude causes chaos in Mozambique

Fort San Sebastian on Mozambique Island. More than 200mm of rail fell there in 24 hours. Photograph: Dmitry Malov/Alamy

Faye Hulton (Metdesk)

More than 200mm of rain fell in 24 hours, destroying 900 homes and leaving 40,000 people without power

Cyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted as a depression last Friday to the south-west of the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, it intensified over the next few days to a moderate tropical storm, affecting northern Madagascar on Saturday and killing at least one person.… Read the rest

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Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia

UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns Peace doves fly on the grounds of the historic Hazrat-i-Ali mosque, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. (file)

The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry.

In a message marking Saturday’s International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Secretary-General António Guterres warned of racial profiling and discriminatory policies that violate human rights and dignity, to outright violence against individuals and places of worship.… Read the rest

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