Headmistress, teacher transferred in Tirupattur for celebrating marriage anniversary on campus 

The Department of School Education has transferred the headmistress and a teacher of Government Middle School in Chinna Varigam village, falling under Madhanur panchayat union, near Ambur town in Tirupattur, for celebrating marriage anniversary on the campus during school hours a few days ago.  Education officials said headmistress S. Sarojini and teacher K. Sudhakar were transferred…

Maharashtra BJP chief denies credit war among allies over Kashmir rescue efforts  

Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday (April 25, 2025) dismissed reports of a rift within the ruling Mahayuti alliance over credit for the safe return of tourists from Kashmir following the Pahalgam terror attack, asserting that the coalition remains united.   His statement came amid…

Why ‘review committee’ was not being questioned in telephone tapping case, Prabhakar Rao’s counsel asks in High Court

The police were targeting telephone tapping case prime accused and retired IPS officer T. Prabhakar Rao instead of questioning the State government’s ‘review committee’ which was aware and accepted the telephone tapping operations, said senior counsel T. Niranjan Reddy. Presenting contentions for Mr. Rao (who is in USA and sought protection from arrest in the…

Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs

It took the world — and stock markets — a while to grasp that Trump’s tariffs aren’t primarily intended to achieve reciprocal tariff parity. Rather, they focus absurdly on rectifying individual trade deficits with specific countries. Notably, these tariffs target only imbalances in goods, conveniently overlooking America’s substantial surplus in services. Examining the rhetoric of…

Pahalgam terror attack: Baisaran meadow open to tourists for years, police permit never sought, says J&K Government official

Army officials brief Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Pahalgam terrorist attack as he arrives at Baisaran meadow, the site of the attack on tourists, in Pahalgam. File. | Photo Credit: ANI A day after officials from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed an all-party meeting that police permission was not sought for…

‘One From the Many’: Meissner’s Economic History Shines—Until It Doesn’t

The most important thing a book on the economic history of the world must emphasize, again and again, is the incredible, unbelievable, unrivaled improvement in the standard of living since preindustrial times. Economics terms like “growth,” “wealth,” or “division of labor” just never seem to do that shift justice. Up until fairly recently, almost everyone…

Wisconsin judge arrested for aiding immigration evasion; DOJ charges obstruction

Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge | Photo Credit: MIKE DE SISTI/Reuters U.S. officials arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday and charged her with helping a man evade immigration authorities in what appeared to be a dispute between President Donald Trump’s administration and local officials over immigration enforcement. In a criminal complaint, the U.S….