Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri crowned Miss World 2025
Hyderabad, May 31 (PTI): Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned the 72nd Miss World after the grand finale held here on Saturday.
Ethiopia's Hasset Dereje Admassu was declared the runner-up. India's Miss World contestant Nandini Gupta was eliminated before she could reach top 8.
According to the organisers, after a month of purpose-driven activities, cultural immersion, and inspiring challenges across Telangana, 108 contestants from around the world vied for the Miss World crown in a spectacular celebration of beauty, purpose, and unity.
The winner Opal is a student of international relations. She has an interest in Psychology and Anthropology and she would one day like to be an ambassador.
She has volunteered for organisations working in the field of breast cancer. Opal has a special talent for playing the Ukelele backwards and has sixteen cats and five dogs as pets, according to the Miss World website.
Julia Morley CBE, Chairwoman of Miss World, headed the jury and announced the winner of the 72nd Miss World.
Renowned actor Sonu Sood received the prestigious Miss World Humanitarian Award.
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Karnataka BJP labels Siddaramaiah as 'biggest borrowing CM' amid Rs 93,000 cr loan report
Bengaluru (PTI): The opposition BJP on Wednesday called Siddarmaiah the “biggest borrowing CM”, citing reports that the state is likely to borrow Rs 93,000 crore in the fourth quarter from January to March.
The opposition's sharp critique of Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio, comes on the very day he made history as the longest-serving CM of Karnataka.
Accusing the Congress government of “failing Karnataka”, Leader of Opposition in Assembly R Ashoka said Siddaramaiah must realise that history does not honour the hollow record of time spent in office, it will judge the track record of legacy left behind.
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"Siddaramaiah is not the longest serving CM, but the biggest borrowing CM," he said.
“The Difference between a statistic and a legacy is — the title of the longest serving CM is merely a statistic. The title of biggest borrowing CM is a legacy,” Ashoka posted on ‘X’.
He said, “One of these will be forgotten, the other will be permanently remembered in Karnataka’s history books.”
Noting that the latest figure is staggering, Ashoka said, “Rs 93,000 crore borrowed in a single quarter - the biggest Q4 loan haul in India. This cannot be called governance; it is the very definition of panic-driven financial management.”
According to him, this debt surge is driven by a collapsing fiscal structure: borrowing to repay previous loan obligations, borrowing to dangerously fund unsustainable guarantee schemes and borrowing because fundamental economic planning failed, leading to a cash flow collapse.
“When a government is forced to borrow an average of Rs 31,000 crore every month just to stay afloat, it is not a sign of strength, but a clear indicator of fiscal stress,” he added.
The opposition leader further said CM Siddaramaiah must realise that history does not honour the hollow record of time spent in office.
“It will judge the track record of legacy left behind. And what is being left behind today is undeniable: mountain of debt, clear trail of inefficiency, and a mortgaged future, for the state of Karnataka,” he said adding that records fade, legacies remain.
