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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the first academic block of Sai University and laid the foundation for the second on the main campus at Paiyanur on Tuesday. The first academic block spans 30,000 sq.ft., while the second will be spread over 2 lakh sq.ft. Over the next 10 years, the university will invest ₹600 crore and have 3,000 students, the university said in a statement. Sai University is promoted by the Sai Education, Medical, Research, and Charitable Trust. Inaugurating the building, Mr. Stalin said it was due to former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s efforts, the State’s gross enrolment ratio was at 51.4% as against the national average of 27.1%. He also recalled Karunanidhi’s efforts to abolish entrance exams for admission to undergraduate engineering and medical courses, backed by the Supreme Court’s approval. The Chief Minister requested Sai University and its management to support the State government’s ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme. K. V. Ramani, founder and … [Read more...] about Stalin inaugurates Sai University’s first academic block

Despite being head of state in 15 countries and the most senior female world leader on the planet, even Queen Elizabeth II has at times been constrained by the whims of fashion and family, according to a new biography . Andrew Morton, best known for his 1992 biography Diana: Her True Story , has recounted in his new book detailing the life of Elizabeth Windsor, how even she is plagued by the fashion issue that concerns most women in the modern age—pockets! In an extract from The Queen published by the Daily Mail , Morton recounts that the queen's "secret wish" for pockets stems not from a functional need but is more related to a sense of freedom which was opposed by her mother and grandmother during her childhood. According to the monarch's dresser and most trusted aide Angela Kelly , the author reported, the queen wished to be photographed with her hands in her pockets following strict instructions from her mother and advisors growing up not to do it. "The queen … [Read more...] about Queen wanted pockets on her dresses but the royals sewed them up

Vladimir Putin's enemies are keeping a close eye on a bird in pointe shoes, because a broadcast of "Swan Lake" may reveal his demise. The ballet—a more-than-century-old staple of our own highbrow culture—is one of Russia's most famous contributions to the arts. It is a work that contains all the pathos and depth of the modern Russian nation, a dark story with a tragic ending. (Or a happy one, if one delves deeper in the ballet's evolution.) It's also a secret key to the state of things in the Kremlin. Swan Lake has all the elements of a modern-day binge-able series: young, scantily dressed women, a winged sorcerer, an evil stepmother, a handsome prince, a double suicide. On March 3rd, Swan Lake played a role in the Ukraine war, when State authorities in Moscow shut down Russia's youth-focused, independent and often Kremlin-critical TV Rain. The staff walked off the set and asserted their power to have the last word through Tchaikovsky's dramatic music and the disciplined dancing of … [Read more...] about Is Putin dead? Pay attention when Russia starts broadcasting “Swan Lake”

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has claimed on Twitter the federal government has spent more on Ukraine in the past six months than it has on road infrastructure annually. Massie was one of 57 members of the House of Representatives who voted against the package, which was later blocked in the Senate by one dissenting vote from Senator Rand Paul . It is still widely expected to pass later this week. The member for Kentucky took to Twitter to justify the grounds for his vote by comparing the U.S.' recent aid spend on Ukraine against its annual commitment to domestic infrastructure. The Claim House Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY) tweeted about his reasoning for voting against the $40 billion aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday, May 10. In the tweet, Massie claimed that Congress had spent more on Ukraine in the past six months than it spends on U.S. road and bridges infrastructure annually. In an emailed response to Newsweek , Massie clarified the tweet: "The … [Read more...] about Fact Check: Did Congress spend more on Ukraine than U.S. roads and bridges?

One day after the draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe vs. Wade leaked, Pennsylvania Democrat Josh Shapiro declared that his bid to become governor was the only thing preventing Republicans from restricting abortion access in the state. “The next governor is going to have a bill on their desk that will restrict or outlaw abortion rights, and they will have a decision as to whether to sign it or veto it,” he told reporters this month. “I will, of course, veto it. My opponents would sign it.” If the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision guaranteeing protection of abortion rights is overturned, abortion policy will be set by states, where Republicans hold the majority of legislatures and governorships. But in a handful of states, particularly Pennsylvania and Kansas, the winner of the November gubernatorial races could have a significant impact, vetoing or signing into law abortion legislation that would affect millions of people of reproductive age both in their … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania governor’s race could have outsize impact on abortion access

December 8, 2015 was not the first time Congress president Sonia Gandhi evoked her mother-in-law and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi while facing a tricky political situation, but the National Herald case could be the one wherein the senior Mrs. Gandhi’s political template may not work for her. After the Congress’s debacle in the 2014 general election, the party president appointed Mallikarjun Kharge as leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, ignoring the claims of many other seniors. Mr. Kharge’s loyalty was unquestioned, quite in the manner of C.M. Stephen in 1977, when he was appointed CPP leader after the Congress lost the elections post-Emergency. The party’s opposition to the NDA’s Land Acquisition Bill and its success in getting it rescinded was similar to how the senior Mrs. Gandhi raised the Dalit massacre in Belchi when the Janata Party was in power. The event and her response to it were considered a turning point in her political recovery. Therefore, the … [Read more...] about Indira Gandhi’s 1978 template may not work for Congress chief now

Many Sri Lankans thronged buses in the main city Colombo on Thursday to return to their hometowns during a brief relaxation in curfew, imposed after the prime minister quit and went into hiding and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa warned of anarchy. The island nation off India's southern tip, which overlooks shipping routes between Europe and Asia, is battling its worst economic crisis since independence. Violence erupted on Monday after supporters of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president's elder brother, attacked an anti-government protest camp in Colombo. Days of violent reprisals against government figures aligned to the powerful Rajapaksa clan followed. The army was called out to patrol the streets and police said 9 people were killed and more than 300 injured in the clashes. Security forces have been ordered to shoot to prevent violence and looting. Hundreds of people thronged the main bus station in Colombo after authorities lifted an indefinite curfew at 7 … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka: Hundreds Flee Colombo as Crisis Persists

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 LONDON (AP) — The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago. Britain says its move to change the legally binding treaty — an apparent breach of international law — is an insurance policy in case it can’t reach agreement with the bloc to end a long-running dispute over post-Brexit trade rules. “Our preference is to reach a negotiated outcome with the EU,” said Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The announcement drew a sharp response from the EU, which has long accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of trying to wriggle out of a deal that his government negotiated and signed as part of the U.K.’s exit from the bloc in 2020. The spat raises the chances of a trade war between Britain and the 27-nation bloc that is — even after Brexit — its major … [Read more...] about UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday amid their push to join NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The White House said they would discuss the two countries’ applications to join the mutual defense alliance, as well as European security broadly. The requests by the long-neutral nations to join NATO have been widely lauded within the alliance as a rebuke of Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, though Turkey has expressed reservations. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told reporters in Berlin that Finland and Sweden had also imposed restrictions on defense sales to Turkey that were “unacceptable.” But NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said his understanding is that Turkey wants to have its concerns over Finland and Sweden addressed but does not intend to block their membership. Nonetheless, Turkey’s raising of its … [Read more...] about Biden to host leaders of Sweden, Finland amid NATO bids

But not all speakers live up to these expectations. National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug aided the Democratic Party’s railroading of bills stripping of investigative powers from prosecutors. Even in that case, the speaker apparently seemed to maintain a balance between the rivaling parties. But the DP in the process of electing the next speaker has demeaned the neutrality principle from the beginning. Five-term lawmakers Kim Jin-pyo, Lee Sang-min, Cho Jeong-sik and four-term Rep. Woo Sang-ho are vying for the position. More candidates could come forward. The candidates all vow to serve the DP. Candidates have usually been coordinated according to seniority and elected term. But the race for the speaker position is looking more like a contest for the floor leader’s title. Kim said the DP must uphold “dream and hope through the National Assembly,” arguing it was the “duty and fate” of the DP as a majority to keep the Yoon Suk-yeol administration with “merciless law … [Read more...] about Speaker’s neutrality is now under threat