Amid the ongoing language row between the Union government and Tamil Nadu, Janasena Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday emphasized the need to preserve India's linguistic diversity, saying that the country "needs multiple languages, including Tamil, not just two."

An unidentified man attacked devotees with a rod at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Friday, injuring five people, according to a report by The Indian Express.

Among the injured, a Sikh youth from Bathinda is in serious condition and is receiving treatment in the emergency wing of the Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research.

Central investigative agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are being used to subdue political opponents of the Centre, not just in Kerala but across India, CPI(M) MP K Radhakrishnan alleged on Friday.

Radhakrishnan made the allegation while responding to reporters' queries on an ED notice received by him to appear before the agency in connection with the Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam case.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin-led DMK regime on Friday presented its Budget 2025-26 in the Assembly, a full-fledged exercise ahead of the state election next year, and made big allocations for its flagship welfare schemes which include the fare-free bus travel scheme for women.

Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Assembly as the main opposition AIADMK walked out after attempting to raise alleged graft in state-run liquor corporation TASMAC as the Enforcement Directorate has held searches related to the state-owned company.

Private sector lender IndusInd Bank is likely to get deleted from the benchmark Sensex and the Nifty indices following a 30 per cent drop in its stock price so far this calendar year due to concerns around losses on account of its derivatives portfolio.

However, the increase in foreign portfolio investor (FPI) investment legroom will see IndusInd getting added to a global index over a period of time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public remarks on Ukraine's willingness to negotiate a ceasefire, expressing gratitude to world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for their efforts in addressing the conflict.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday.

Electronics major LG Electronics India (LGEI) has received the green light from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch its maiden share sale, sources said on Thursday.

The Indian arm of the Seoul-headquartered home appliances and electronics company could roll out its Rs 15,000 crore maiden share sale once market conditions turn conducive, they added.

A judge in Maryland has blocked for now the mass firings of probationary federal workers and ordered thousands of fired probationary workers to be reinstated, marking the second decision of its kind in a day.

The order from US District Judge James Bredar came late on Thursday in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.

Two journalists from Telangana, Pogadadanda Revathi, the managing director of Pulse News, and Thanvi Yadav, a journalist from the same channel, were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sharing and promoting abusive content against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, police officials said.

A third person, who runs an X (formerly Twitter) account named ‘NippuKodi’, was also detained for sharing the video.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at several locations in Bengaluru and some other places in Karnataka in connection with a gold smuggling case, which allegedly involves Kannada actor Ranya Rao.

In what marks as the latest development in the case, news agency PTI citing sources reported.

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