New Delhi: Local reports in Pakistan say the country may lay claim to the name 'India'. This comes after the opposition party claimed that the central government is planning to change the country’s name to Bharat, reports The Week.

On Tuesday a political row erupted over the name of the country after the government sent out a G20 Summit dinner invitation that refers to President Droupadi Murmu as the “President of Bharat”, and not the President of India.

A tweet from the X handle of South Asia Index stated if India derecognises its name at UN level officially, Pakistan may claim on the name ‘India’.

"Pakistan may lay claim on name "India" if India derecongnises it officially at UN level. - local media.Nationalists in Pakistan have long argued that Pakistan has rights on the name as it refers to Indus region in," the tweet said.

The tweet handle also claimed that the government in India is set to change the name of the country from India to Bharat in an attempt to "decolonise" India pointing out that the name Bharat has roots in Sanskrit language & is also the name of a famous medieval era King of this region.

The Indian government has not yet made any official statement on changing the name of the country.

“India refers to Indus region, basin of mighty Indus River, spanning much of modern day Pakistan,” the handle tweeted, adding that “Jinnah had objected to British India adopting "India" as its name for newly independent country & had suggested Hindustan or Bharat instead.”

A month after India's Independence in 1947, Former Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammed Ali Jinnah refused to accept an invitation that used India instead of Hindustan to refer to the country. The invitation was from Louis Mountbatten, who invited him to be the honorary president of an art exhibition.

“It is a pity that for some mysterious reason Hindustan have adopted the word ‘India’ which is certainly misleading and is intended to create confusion,” Jinnah had then written to Mountbatten.

The tweet further claimed that Indian right wing has detested name ‘India’

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Kolar: Tomato prices in Karnataka are likely to surge, with retail rates potentially touching Rs 85 per kg if heavy rains continue to batter Maharashtra and other northern states over the coming days, posing a fresh burden on households that rely on the staple ingredient.

On Sunday, a 15-kg crate of tomatoes at the Kolar APMC market, which is the second-biggest market in Asia, was sold for Rs 750, a sharp increase from Rs 250–Rs 350 just three days ago, The New Indian Express reported.

Traders have warned that if weather conditions do not improve by next week, retail prices of tomatoes would touch Rs 85 per kg in Karnataka.

Kiran, secretary of the APMC market, said that continuous rainfall in Maharashtra, a major tomato-producing state, has disrupted supply to states such as Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu.

CMR Srinath, a tomato farmer and merchant at the APMC market, also added that heavy rain has affected the tomato crop in large areas of Maharashtra. “If showers continue in the neighbouring state for another week, the prices at the Kolar APMC market would touch Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 per crate,” TNIE quoted him as saying.

This disruption has significantly increased the demand for tomatoes from Karnataka, especially from the Kolar region.

“Over 200 vehicles carrying over 2,500 tonnes of the fruit left from the APMC market on Sunday to different destinations,” TNIE quoted Kiran as saying.

Despite the high demand, local supply remains limited, as many farmers in Kolar had reportedly avoided cultivating tomatoes due to poor prices over the last four months.