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Thangam Thenarasu is set to present the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 today in the Assembly Hall at Fort St. George. The budget, expected to outline key financial policies and welfare measures, has, however, been overshadowed by a controversy surrounding the removal of the Indian rupee symbol (₹) from the budget’s official logo. In a move that has sparked a political storm, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s government replaced the Devanagari-scripted rupee symbol with the Tamil letter ‘Roo’ (‘ரூ’), representing ‘Roobai’—the Tamil term for rupee. The new logo, accompanied by the slogan “Ellarkum Ellam” (Everything for Everyone), was unveiled on Thursday, drawing sharp reactions from opposition leaders and Union Ministers.

Reality TV star Gabby Windey won ‘The Traitors,’ but she has yet to receive her prize money, media reports said. She spoke about the issue on ‘Watch What Happens Live,’ revealing that she is still waiting for payment. The competition ended nearly a year ago, but the winners have not received their earnings.

delimitation of parliamentary constituencies and said he would attend the Chennai meeting on the issue after taking permission from Congress high command. Reddy made these remarks after a DMK delegation led by Tamil Nadu minister TK Nehru met him in Delhi and invited him to the meeting. «I welcome Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin's stand. I have to get permission from the (Congress) high command to attend the meeting.

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire investor, has again demonstrated his remarkable market acumen as he had predicted that Wall Street would crash after US president Donald Trump came to power, as per a report.

Tejasvi Surya, who was attending Parliament just a day or two after getting married. Union Minister SPS Baghel, a former police officer, humourously remarked that his boss used to say that grooms should be punished if they didn't take their wives to see the Taj Mahal or a beautiful destination, and instead chose to attend Parliament.

For decades, Titan was the undisputed crown jewel of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s legendary portfolio. But in a stunning shift, a new stock has taken its place at the top—Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (IKS).

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi has been cautioned by a Mumbai court to exercise restraint during interviews as any «irresponsible» statement by a senior politician like him can spark riots. Additional Sessions Judge V G Raghuwanshi schooled Azmi while granting him anticipatory bail on Tuesday in a case filed against the SP legislator for his remarks praising Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. The offence concerns some statements made during an interview and it means police do not need custody for seizure of any article or interrogation, the court said in the order, a copy of which was made available on Thursday. Noting that Azmi is a politician and businessman and it was improbable that he would run away from the course of justice, the judge said it was a «fit case to exercise discretion» in his favour. «Before parting with the order I would like to caution the applicant (Azmi) to exercise restraint on himself while giving interviews, having regards to prevailing circumstances. Any irresponsible statement can flare riots and create law and order problems,» the court said. «I hope the applicant, being a senior politician, will understand his responsibility,» it added.

Madhuri Dixit as a «second-grade star» who is «past her prime.» Jully made this statement during a discussion in the Rajasthan Assembly, where he questioned the benefits of the recent IIFA event held in the state. He criticised the government's spending, saying, «In the name of IIFA, over Rs 100 crore of public money was spent. If you saw the hoardings, it was only a promotion of IIFA and not of Rajasthan.» «What did Rajasthan get from IIFA? The stars who came for the event did not visit any tourist place in the state,» he added. Jully further questioned the calibre of celebrities who attended the event, stating, «And which big name from the industry appeared? Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, all others were second-grade stars. No other first-grade actor came.» When some members objected to his comments, Jully continued, «Now, Madhuri Dixit is a second-grade star, her prime has gone. She was a star in the times of her movies like 'Dil' and 'Beta'.»

Elon Musk has once again drawn attention to South Korea’s falling birth rates, calling the situation a “catastrophic population collapse.” The billionaire entrepreneur made the statement in response to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that included a stark visualisation of the country’s demographic crisis. The highlighted portion of the post read: “In South Korea, where the total fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.68, every 200 fertile-age adults can expect to give life to 68 children; those children will produce 23 grandchildren, who will result in only eight great-grandchildren. That’s a 96 percent population decline over the course of three generations, and that’s if fertility stops decreasing and finally holds steady.” A user reacted to the alarming statistics by stating, “This is such an insane thing to visualise.” Musk replied with a brief but pointed response: “Catastrophic population collapse.”

Infosys cofounder N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday sought to calm the «exaggerated» hype around artificial intelligence (AI) in India, noting that many systems being labelled AI were nothing more than old programming. “I think somehow it has become a fashion in India to talk of AI for everything. I have seen several normal, ordinary programs touted as AI,” he remarked at TiECon Mumbai, an annual conference of entrepreneurs. In a conversation with TiE Mumbai founding president Harish Mehta, Murthy explained that there are two fundamental principles behind true AI: the first is machine learning, which enables large-scale correlation to make predictions; the second is deep learning, which mimics how the human brain works, using unsupervised algorithms.

Anand Mahindra reflected on his past interaction with Mark Carney, Canada’s Prime Minister-designate, recalling a meeting at the Mahindra headquarters in Mumbai in 2017. At the time, Carney was serving as the Governor of the Bank of England and was part of a delegation led by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mahindra described Carney as an intellectual with a sharp wit, someone who balances intelligence with a straightforward and pragmatic approach. As Carney prepares to take on the leadership of Canada, Mahindra acknowledged the immense challenges ahead, particularly in today’s complex global landscape. However, he expressed confidence in Carney’s ability to navigate the responsibilities of the role effectively.

TechnipFMC plc to accelerate the delivery of integrated subsea infrastructure for future deepwater projects in India. «The collaboration will leverage TechnipFMC's integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation execution model, driving efficiency and innovation in execution,» the company said in a statement. This alliance will help Cairn advance its deepwater exploration ambitions, tapping into TechnipFMC's extensive expertise and cutting-edge technologies. «The agreement also incorporates the use of integrated front-end engineering and design, where early engagement optimizes project performance utilizing TechnipFMC's subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) work scopes,» it said.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has been stranded in space for more than nine months and is scheduled to return to Earth in mid-March. She and Butch Wilmore have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024. Sunita Williams has dominated headlines after she found herself stranded in space due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6. Following the agency’s decision to return Starliner uncrewed, the duo is currently living and working aboard the space station as part of the Expedition 71/72 crew and will return home in March 2025 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. ALSO READ: Sunita Williams' return to Earth: Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to head to ISS today. Check time, launch details

Later, while interacting with reporters, she said, «My plea was that the time of 'jumma namaaz' cannot be deferred. So, let there be a two-hour break, from noon to 2 pm, during which Hindus shall avoid places in the vicinity of mosques.» «This would enable people from both faiths to carry out their respective practices without any hassles. We understand that Holi comes only once in a year. But we also need to keep in mind that for Muslims, it is the holy month of Ramzan,» the mayor added. Her remarks drew an angry response from Hari Bhushan Thakur Bachaul, a BJP MLA from the adjoining district of Madhubani, who was recently in news for asking Muslims to «stay indoors» if they had a problem with Holi. Talking to reporters on the state assembly premises, he said, «Where are the self-proclaimed secularists who were attacking me? The mayor of Darbhanga has virtually called for 'Ghazwa-e-Hind', to convert India into an Islamic caliphate.»

Kartik Aaryan was recently trolled by actress-influencer Nora Fatehi for his seemingly extensive dating history. At an event, the ‘Dilbar’ hitmaker asked the ‘Bhool Bhulaiyya 2’ star playfully if he had dated everyone in the industry. The amusing moment unfolded at the IIFA 2025 when Aaryan took on the role of co-host alongside renowned filmmaker Karan Johar. During their segment, the duo left the stage and made their way toward Nora Fatehi, who was seated in the front row. Karan initiated the lighthearted exchange by posing a question, «Would you like to travel to London with a first-class ticket?» Nora quipped back wryly, «Am I traveling with you?» Karan promptly clarified, «I was referring to Kartik.»

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that he is not ashamed of thanking the Prime Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister of the country if they have helped J&K in any way. Abdullah, while speaking in the J&K Assembly responded to the opposition remarks regarding his expression of gratitude for the central government. The opposition leader Sajad Lone even referred to the budget as a Love Letter to the BJP and acceptance of everything the National Conference opposed politically in the last five years. “What is wrong in thanking anyone? I am thankful if someone has done something that helped J&K. Should we not acknowledge it? PM, HM, FM have helped J&K. Should I feel ashamed about that?” said Abdullah adding, “I am thankful to them and will do so again. I am thankful that they helped J&K.” The J&K CM urged the opposition to realize the fact that the region does not stand on its own feet and is not financially independent, something the PDP-BJP government has also mentioned in its last budget document of 2018. “For Rs 35000 crore work, we have to spend Rs 70,000 crore as salaries and other things. If we run any private company like this it will also shut in sometime,” said Abdullah. The CM said that J&K is often compared with Delhi, despite the fact that Delhi is financially independent and runs a revenue surplus budget. “When Arvind Kejriwal tried to make a budget. Officers of his own administration issued advertisements in newspapers against the budget. This is the pain of preparing a budget in the UT set up,” said Abdullah.

Mark Kelly on Tuesday trained his guns at Elon Musk, who also heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), after the billionaire slammed his post on Ukraine. In a recent interview, Kelly suggested that the billionaire only owes allegiance to his own «checking account» and «pocket book» and to «ruining the life of veterans».

When the House met for the day on Tuesday, Deputy Chairman Harivansh announced that he has received notices under Rule 267 to suspend listed business and discuss the delimitation, multiple EPICs issued to some individuals, and the three-language issue but was not accepting them. The Opposition members protested, shouting slogans asking for Pradhan's resignation. Later, leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said, «If you talk about hurting the sentiments of one part of the country, the people of that part, if you call them uncultured and uncivilised» then you take the resignation from the minister.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday hit back at Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his remarks against the state and continued his attack on the National Education Policy (NEP). He termed Pradhan's remark «rude» and accused the BJP-led Centre of «blackmailing» the state. «Yesterday, Dharmendra Pradhan said that Tamils are uncivilised without controlling his tongue.

Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said the Centre has failed to bring peace at gunpoint in Manipur and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state and listen to the apprehensions and concerns of the people. Initiating a discussion on the supplementary demands for grants, excess grants and the Manipur budget, he asserted that peace cannot be restored in the northeastern state at the barrel of gun and only a political solution was the way out. Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, said the Manipur budget should have been discussed in the state assembly, but President's Rule has been imposed in the state. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apprise the House about the rationale for imposition of President's Rule in the state. «What is the state of Vidhan Sabha in the state — is it dissolved or in suspended animation,» the Congress leader sought to know. BJP members, including Nishikant Dubey, objected to Gogoi's extensive reference to the situation in Manipur and cited rules to point out that the Congress leader should stick to the demands for grants and the state budget.

«Wow, Jennie’s manager is outright shading the other BLACKPINK members. Lol,» one user reportedly remarked. The review in question was overwhelmingly positive about Jennie’s latest solo album, Ruby, hailing it as not only the strongest effort from a BLACKPINK soloist but also one of the most remarkable individual releases in the K-pop industry. The critique particularly praised the album’s exceptional production, with contributions from renowned producers such as Dem Jointz, Mike Will Made It, and El Guincho.