Thiruvananthapuram: V S Achuthanandan, a staunch Marxist known for his sharp rhetoric, anti-corruption stance, and unwavering commitment to social justice, was India’s first communist leader from a working-class background to rise to the office of Chief Minister. A founding figure in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after the 1964 split in the undivided Communist…
Mumbai: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned late Monday night, citing health concerns and the need to prioritise medical care. The resignation, addressed to President Droupadi Murmu, takes immediate effect. Sources told this newspaper that he is unlikely to attend the Parliament session on Tuesday. In his letter, Dhankhar thanked the President for her “unwavering support”…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Revenue Minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the State government will assess the merits of the Bombay High Court order acquitting all 12 accused in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, which killed more than 180 persons, before deciding on whether to challenge it in the Supreme Court. Seven blasts had ripped…
Dhaka: A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school building in Dhaka’s Uttara area on Monday, killing at least 16 people, most of them children, and injuring several others, officials said. The jet, identified as an F-7 BGI, went down shortly after taking off at 1:06 pm and slammed into the Milestone School…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he has received a notice for the removal of High Court Judge Yashwant Varma and asked the Secretary General to take necessary steps. Wads of burnt currency notes were recovered from the official residence of Justice Varma in Delhi in March this year. He was…
Itanagar: In a major push for hydropower development in the Northeast, Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal has reviewed the final stages of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (2000 MW) at Dollungmukh, along the Arunachal-Assam border, and assured central support for the critical infrastructure. Agarwal, accompanied by National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) Chief Managing Director (CMD)…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi to London for the signing of the free trade agreement between India and the UK on July 24, an official said on Monday. The two countries announced the conclusion of the negotiations for the trade agreement on May 6. The trade…
New Delhi: Shares of HDFC Bank went up by over 2 per cent on Monday after the company reported a steady set of quarterly numbers. The heavyweight stock advanced 2.27 per cent to Rs 2,001.90 on both the BSE and NSE. “HDFC Bank reported a steady set of numbers,” VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit…
New Delhi: India needs government incentives and substantial investments in artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen cybersecurity and border security, a report by Nexgen Exhibitions said on Monday. The report, based on a survey of over 200 companies from 15 cities, highlighted that 86 per cent of respondents agree or strongly agree that India needs proactive…
Kolkata: Sharpening her ‘Bengali asmita’ pitch ahead of the 2026 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of unleashing “linguistic terrorism” on Bengalis, asserting that the fight for identity and language will continue until the saffron party is defeated. Addressing a massive Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Banerjee gave a…
