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‘He Nitished me’ to ‘Paltu Chacha’ Nitish Kumar’s ‘swing politics’ sparks humour fest

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Nitish Kumar was the subject, social media the platform and levity the mood for many who used wordplay, snappy one-liners and cartoons to lampoon the Bihar chief minister for forming a new government with the BJP in another political somersault. ‘Paltu Chacha’, ‘Paltu Putra’ and ‘Paltu Ram’… the names were many. As political pundits analysed the JD-U chief’s latest move, humour in its many shades rolled out on Whatsapp, X, Facebook and Instagram with netizens putting on their comic caps, referencing the corporate world, cinema and cricket to make their points. “He Nitished me” went

India’s Modi to bet on popularity over populism in budget ahead of polls

NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to buck a trend of spending big on new welfare programmes in a budget before a general election to instead focus on infrastructure to keep the economy humming while narrowing the budget gap. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the budget for 2024/25 on Feb. 1, which economists say will be heavy on political messaging, drumming up the Modi government’s pitch of inclusive growth, but conservative in its approach to spending. “The government will likely aim to strike a balance between pre-election political messaging, fiscal consolidation needs

Chhattisgarh school headmaster held after making people take pledge not to believe in Hindu gods

Bilaspur, Jan 29 (PTI) A 60-year-old headmaster of a government school in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after administering a pledge to people not to believe in Hindu gods and to embrace Buddhism, police said on Monday. The incident took place on January 22, following which the district education officer suspended Ratalal Sarovar, who was posted as headmaster of a government primary school in Bharari village, an official said. On January 22, when the consecration of Ram Lalla’s idol was held at the Ayodhya temple, Sarovar gathered a group of people including children in

Vaccine hesitancy rising as climate-related disease spreads

Vaccine hesitancy rising as climate-related disease spreads

COVID increased vaccine hesitancy. With immunisation crucial to protect against the impacts of climate change, the test is how to restore vaccine confidence. As climate change causes more extreme weather events, increased rainfall and rising temperatures, it’s increasing the spread of infectious diseases. While this claim might sound like scaremongering, it is not a prediction — it’s already happening now in our cities, as exemplified by news reports of the streets of Paris being fumigated to limit the spread of tiger mosquitoes known to carry Zika and dengue. Vaccines are a key tool in the fight against these diseases. They

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