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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. He congratulated the Prime Minister on completing 12 years in office and on the West Bengal Assembly election victory. Discussions covered Tripura's development, economic strategies, and organizational strengthening. Saha also presented a photo frame of the Mata Tripura Sundari Temple.

Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai has stirred political debate after urging the Union Education Ministry to reconsider a recent Central Board of Secondary Education notification making a third language compulsory for Class 9 students from the current academic year. In a social media post, Annamalai pointed out that an earlier CBSE notification issued in April 2026 had proposed implementing the three-language policy only from the 2029-30 academic session. He argued that advancing the rollout could place undue academic pressure on students who would suddenly be required to learn an additional language within a short time frame. The remarks are significant given Tamil Nadu's long-standing sensitivity over language politics and the state's continued opposition to the three-language formula under the National Education Policy. Annamalai's intervention has also triggered political speculation, especially as the BJP leader has remained relatively quiet since the party's electoral setback in Tamil Nadu. Observers are now questioning whether the statement is merely a policy concern or an early political signal ahead of a possible comeback in state politics.

NEW DELHI: Following the launch of the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative last year, the foreign ministers' meeting on Tuesday is likely to announce key measures for collaboration to strengthen economic security through diversification of supply chains in a separate joint statement.

Cloud-based productivity firm ClickUp has reduced its workforce by 22%, with founder and CEO Zeb Evans saying the company is restructuring around artificial intelligence and new ways of working. In an over 1000-worded post shared on X, Evans said the decision was not made because of financial pressure, adding that the business is currently "the strongest it's ever been." He stated that the company plans to introduce salary bands of up to $1 million a year for employees who create what he called "outsized impact" using AI systems.