Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Chandrashekar is a Senior Editor at NDTV. A journalist with 15+ years across print and digital media, he also has degrees in Sociology and Economics. He has worked in the political, business, sports, and entertainment news spaces, but is happiest just watching football.
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"Fight Among KG Students": Actor Vijay On DMK-Centre Clash Over Hindi
Tamil actor-politician Vijay on Wednesday waded into the 'Hindi imposition' row between Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and the BJP-led centre, slammed both parties and labelling their bitter back-and-forth "a fight among KG students".
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Telangana's Language Push Amid Tamil Nadu-Centre's 'Hindi Imposition' Spat
The Telangana government has said Telugu will be made mandatory for all schools, including those affiliated with the centre-administered CBSE, as part of a push to ensure students learn the regional language.
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'Janta Darbar', MSP Row Add To Maharashtra Ruling Alliance Rift
Talk of a rift in Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti - between the BJP and the Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena - gathered more steam Monday after the latter's Ganesh Naik announced a second 'janta darbar', or townhall, in Thane, the latter's stronghold.
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"Bihar At The Bottom. Why?" Tejashwi Yadav's 15 Questions Before PM's Visit
Tejashwi Yadav kickstarted the 'battle for Bihar' - the 2025 Assembly election - Monday by firing 15 questions at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata Party is allied with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ruling Janata Dal (United).
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"Kickback Scheme... What Do I Care?" Trump On USAID As BJP Slams Congress
Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism about $21 million in US government funding for India - via global aid agency USAID in 2012 - for 'voter turnout', calling it a "kickback scheme", which prompted the BJP to target Rahul Gandhi.
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"No Question Of Imposing Language But...": Education Minister In Hindi Row
There is "no question of imposing any language" but there is an "over-reliance on foreign languages", and that is what the National Education Policy attempts to correct, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.
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"Tamil Nadu Ready For Language War": Udhayanidhi Stalin Amid Row Over Hindi
The battle between Tamil Nadu's DMK and the BJP - over the 'imposition of Hindi' - ramped up Tuesday after Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin raged that "states that had accepted Hindi today stand to lose their mother tongue".
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"Dirt On Mind": Supreme Court Relief, Scathing Rebuke For Ranveer Allahbadia
The Supreme Court has given YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia - roiled in a row over comments about parents and sex during an episode of stand-up show 'India's Got Latent' - some relief after it said no further police cases could be filed against him.
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Donald Trump To Announce New Reciprocal Tariffs Tonight
US President Donald Trump posted about 'reciprocal tariffs' ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dragging up fear of a trade war between the two countries.
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New Income Tax Bill Tabled In Parliament. Here's What Is Different In It
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the new income tax bill - which she had mentioned in her Budget speech on February 1, and which is expected to reduce the jargon in the Income-Tax Act of 1961, making it easier to understand.
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"You Will Be Removed": US Border Patrol Shares Video Of Indians In Chains
United States Border Patrol has shared a video on X showing deported Indians in chains and shackles as they board a US military aircraft to be flown back to India.
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"Inhuman": Opposition's Shackles-And-Chain Protest Of US' Deportation Flights
Opposition MPs targeted the government Thursday over the US' deportation of 104 illegal Indian immigrants, demanding a discussion in Parliament over their "inhuman" treatment, which included shackling arms and legs while on a military aircraft.
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Big Budget Boost For Middle Class: No Income Tax Up To Rs 12 Lakh
Giant Tax Relief For Middle Class: No Income Tax On Income Up To Rs 12 Lakh
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DeepSeek Mayhem: How Chinese AI Startup Compares With ChatGPT, Others
DeepSeek is the new kid on the Artificial Intelligence-driven chatbot / large language model block, and it is threatening to blow the rest out of the water.
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"Knew My Limits...": What Sonia Gandhi Said About Making Manmohan Singh PM
In 2014 Sonia Gandhi had said she chose Manmohan Singh to be Prime Minister of the Congress-led UPA that had won the 2009 election because she thought he would be the better choice.
