Opposition attacks Maharashtra CM’s report, cites rural distress and farmer suicides

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. | Photo Credit: PTI Opposition parties on Thursday (May 1, 2025) criticised the claims of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding the State’s progress under the Mahayuti government, pointing to a rise in farmer suicides and a perceived lack of substantive measures to address rural distress. The critique came in response…

Centre framing policies, enacting laws only to benefit capitalists, says Thirumavalavan

The BJP government at the Centre is framing policies, enacting laws and implementing them in the name of national development only for the benefit of capitalists, said Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Thursday. In a statement, he said the exploitation against the working class continues all over the world. Capitalism has evolved into…

If you ask ‘Crazy’ Mohan to write dialogues for one film, he will write for four: K.S. Ravikumar

Actor Kamal Haasan, actor Maadhu Balaji, director K.S. Ravikumar and other dignitaries launching the books at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mylapore on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday launched 25 books compiling the works, including plays and short stories, of actor and playwright ‘Crazy’ Mohan. Speaking on the occasion, he…

Service of 9,000 co-workers in cleaning will also be regularised, says CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge during the distribution of appointment letters to pourakarmikas in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Close on the heels of regularising the services of 12,692 pourakarmikas in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on…