In January, the Chief Minister wrote a letter to the Prime Minister seeking the inclusion of Bangla or Bengali in the list of “Classical Languages” of the country. Back then, the Chief Minister argued that besides being a national language and the official state language in West Bengal, Bengali is also the second most spoken language nationally and the 7th most spoken language globally.
Tamil Nadu Police said that it has detained 600 workers of Samsung Electronics and trade union members for organising a street protest. The demonstration was organized at the home appliances plant of Samsung Electronics as 1,000 workers of the plant in Sriperumbudur, Chennai were on a strike since September 9 demanding higher wages and recognition of the trade union at the factory of the global electronics major.
The Prime Minister said on Tuesday in a post on X: "Today is the third and last round of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. I request all voters to come forward and cast their votes to make the festival of democracy a success. I am confident that apart from the young friends who are going to vote for the first time, women power will also participate in the voting in large numbers."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has been a "trustworthy and dedicated" partner in Jamaica's developmental journey. Addressing a joint presser with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness following their bilateral discussions in New Delhi, PM Modi highlighted the significance of 'people-to-people' ties between the two nations.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Haryana, controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who’s serving a 20-year jail sentence for raping two of his disciples, on Tuesday got 20-day parole, the third time this year. However, he has been barred from staying in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA) in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh on Wednesday (October 2), to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This initiative aims to uplift tribal-dominated villages and will economically empower the tribal population.
