India's Charge d'Affaires Suresh Kumar refuted all allegations levelled by the Pakistan Foreign Office over the Karnataka hijab controversy. According to sources, the Indian diplomat called Pakistan's claims "baseless" and conveyed to officials that "India is a secular country".
Not only that, even Pakistan's senior ministers and Malala Yousafzai too waded into the ongoing hijab row on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi saying that depriving Muslim girls of education is a grave violation of fundamental human rights.
Hitting out at Pak, AIMIM chief Asaduddin said, "Pakistan should not lecture India on girl education. Malala was shot there. They failed to provide security to their girls and are now lecturing India."
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In her 124-minute speech -- after which the Sensex plunged over 1,600 points before staging a partial recovery -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a higher capital expenditure outlay of Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 and set a fiscal deficit target of 4.3 per cent of GDP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s 140 crore citizens are no longer content with being the world’s fastest-growing economy and want the country to become the world’s third-largest economy “as soon as possible.” He said the Union Budget gives equal importance to multiple sectors and lays the groundwork for achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Highlighting Nari Shakti, Modi praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling the Budget historic for underscoring India’s commitment to women’s empowerment. “As a woman Finance Minister, Nirmala ji has set a new record by presenting the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time,” the Prime Minister said, lauding her leadership and consistency.
