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Bihar: Intense lobbying for key posts—Home, Speaker

On Tuesday, Nadda was present at the closed-door meeting in which preparations for the formation of the new government, including the allocation of ministerial portfolios, especially candidates for two key posts—Home Minister and the Speaker, were discussed.

India emerging on global maritime map after reforms by Modi govt: Shah

At the inaugural session of the Indian Maritime Week 2025 here, he said the country's naval strength as well as its location is evident from the nation's coastline which is over 11,000 km long, with 13 coastal states and Union territories, while it also possesses an exclusive economic zone.

A House Divided

The recent language row is symptomatic of the fault lines in Centre-State relations as also over-politicisation of sensitive issues. Propelled by the popularity of Hindi films and TV serials, use of Hindi in the armed forces and in the Central Government, Hindi has become the de facto lingua franca for non-English speaking people of all States. On the other hand, Hindi propagandists often damage their own case by insensitive over-promotion of Hindi.