VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Capricorn Horoscope Today, August 03, 2026: A bold decision early will unlock your full effort and potential E-2-wheelers cross 2L mark as EV sales soar Education needs more capital, fewer curbs: Noel Tata Investments in PE-VC fall 6% to $20.3bn in Jan-July West Asia war uncertainty keeps businesses on edge Ariana Grande to ‘step back from visibility’ post Eternal Sunshine Tour, amid health concerns over appearance in ‘Petal’ music video Scorpio Horoscope Today, August 03, 2026: Day offers a winning pulse with strength in your stride and certainty in decisions Libra Horoscope Today, August 03, 2026: Day brings a positive step and readily available happiness for everyone TVK & Congress not on same page on Cauvery | India News Congress set to stall House over Ram temple donation scam | India News Virgo Horoscope Today, August 03, 2026: Partnership and collaboration offer valuable assistance BJP is hopeful that DMK’s bubbling anger with Congress will help its bid to win over the party’s support for its key legislative measures, especially delimitation, in Parliament NEW DELHI: DMK Sunday mounted a furious pushback against Rahul Gandhi’s describing any support to govt’s widely speculated move to revive the bill to increase Lok Sabha’s strength, coupled with delimitation of constituencies, as a betrayal of Tamil Nadu amid buzz in political circles that the regional party may come around to backing the measure.A day after Rahul, during his visit to Tamil Nadu, said any party supporting the constitution amendment bill in Parliament will be a 21st century Ettappan, a historical figure reviled for treachery, senior DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran came out with a blistering retort. “These are the people who traded our trust in them for mere ministerial berths,” he said, lashing out at “poisonous snakes” which sell trust to “buy” power, a reference to Congress’s decision to snap ties with DMK and TVK.Maran’s strongly worded rejoinder captured the lingering sense of betrayal within the Dravidian party over Congress’s swift embrace of its rival after the national party went to the poll as DMK’s ally and was fully backed by the latter on all key issues, including Rahul’s leadership, in national politics through its years in office.BJP is hopeful that DMK’s bubbling anger with Congress will help its bid to win over the party’s support for its key legislative measures, especially delimitation, in Parliament, even though govt has so far not taken any official step to revive the bill that was defeated by a united Opposition in the last session.DMK has anyway indicated its openness over the issue, saying it will take a call after studying the bill and insisting that the proposed law should not harm south India’s interests.Rahul’s comments are also a nod to the acknowledgement in Opposition camp of the possibility of DMK revising its stand on a bill which, opposition parties have alleged, will allow BJP-led governing alliance to reconfigure constituencies to its advantage for the 2029 Lok Sabha poll.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesTargeting Rahul, Maran added, “Those who come to Tamil Nadu and stay silent about Cauvery rights are traitors. Those who only talk about irregularities in the exam, rather than insisting on completely abolishing NEET are traitors. Those who condemn BJP’s horse-trading but ignore TVK’s disgusting horse-trading are merely continuing that betrayal.”Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Because we thought the students wanted to abolish the quota system. Sheikh Hasina had also agreed to their demands, but ultimately the government fell. Later, we found that jihadis (Islamic fundamentalists) were behind that movement. The fallout has not been good for Bangladesh. Jihadis have taken over power there,” she told reporters.Nasreen, who left Bangladesh in 1994 following threats from Islamic radicals over her work, further stated that the developments in her home country had “reinforced” her concerns about the consequences of such movements.The 63-year-old author added that the 2024 Bangladesh protests should “therefore serve as a lesson.”Nasreen’s remarks came ahead of the second anniversary of Sheikh Hasina’s resignation on August 5. The former prime minister has been living in exile in New Delhi.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe Awami League government was replaced by an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus three days after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.In February this year, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a sweeping victory in a landmark parliamentary election, paving the way for party chairperson Tarique Rahman to become the new prime minister.The protests in Delhi were held demanding the resignation of then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET (UG) paper leak issue and seeking broader examination reforms. After more than five weeks of an indefinite sit-in led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in the national capital, Pradhan resigned on July 25, bringing the agitation to an end.(With PTI inputs)Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorKaran ManralKaran Manral is a journalist at the Times of India. He covers politics, social issues, and international affairs, exploring stories that affect people’s everyday lives. 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