NEW DELHI: For the first time since 1977, India will have no Communist-governed state as Kerala voters oust the CPM-led LDF and hand a victory to the Congress-led UDF.The loss presents the Left its biggest challenge – maintaining its relevance at the national level in the face of declining influence.The UDF rode an anti-incumbency wave…
Kolkata: The BJP’s “outsider” tag in West Bengal, which had already weakened over the past one and a half years, ostensibly withered away as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah started campaigning for their party candidates. Both focused on hyper-local issues to move away from the high-decibel “outsider” narrative that hit…
Mumbai: In a relief, 17 years on, to parents who lost their son to a fall from a crowded Mumbai local near Jogeshwari station in June 2009, Bombay high court on Monday directed Western Railway to shell out Rs 4 lakh at 6% yearly interest since the accident, with a cap at Rs 8 lakh….
New Delhi: A thunderstorm triggered by a western disturbance swept across Delhi late on Sunday night, bringing strong winds and scattered rain that disrupted flight operations but sharply improved air quality and weather conditions.Wind speeds touched up to 70 kmph between 11.30 pm and 12.30 am, forcing the diversion of 24 flights from Indira Gandhi…
Chennai: Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (Chola), the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, is looking to double its assets under management (AUM) over the next five years. The NBFC’s AUM stood at Rs 2.4 lakh crore in FY26, marking a growth of 21% compared with nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in FY25. “It…
The Government Engineering College in Bhojpur kicked off an innovative six-day faculty development workshop centered on AI-enhanced pedagogies, collaborating with IIT Patna and the Ministry of Education. A staggering 850 educators from across the country joined forces, delving into AI applications for developing educational content and groundbreaking research. Ara: Government Engineering College (GEC), Bhojpur, on…
Dhanbad: A 54-year-old supervisor of an outsourcing company was allegedly run over by a tipper truck on the premises at Gopalichak in Dhanbad district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Ramswaroop Chauhan, a resident of Godhar.Chauhan was a supervisor (shift in-charge) at the firm for the past four years. Following the accident, he was…
Ranchi: Increased direct and indirect exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy, coupled with a growing preference for caesarean deliveries, is contributing to a surge in asthma cases among children in the state, paediatricians said on Monday.Doctors said expectant women who smoke or receive second-hand exposure at home or workplaces put their children at heightened risk…
NEW DELHI: Rejecting an attempt by SpiceJet and its promoter Ajay Singh to cite the ongoing West Asia crisis as a ground to seek review of an earlier court order to deposit Rs 144 crore in connection with its legal dispute with media baron Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways, Delhi high court Monday dismissed the…
Kolkata: Fifteen years after she stormed Writers’ Buildings, scripting history as Bengal’s first woman chief minister, Mamata Banerjee on Sunday missed another brush with history — to be the country’s longest-serving woman chief minister.Banerjee changed Bengal politics in 2011, ending the Left’s 34-year term. Her Singur’s 2006 anti-land acquisition movement—which later helped reshape India’s land…
