Category: Events

Andy Burnham at Buckingham Palace Andy Burnham has become the UK’s 59th prime minister after winning the Labour leadership unopposed, following Keir Starmer’s resignation. He is also the UK’s 7th PM in 10 years.Burnham, 56, formally accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government after Starmer tendered his resignation at Buckingham Palace....

JPMorgan Chase has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) has helped the bank reduce headcount by up to 40% in some business areas, yet CEO Jamie Dimon remains unconvinced. He stressed that AI is unlikely to give America’s biggest bank a lasting competitive advantage, as other companies are adopting the technology as well. Speaking during JPMorgan’s...

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge hits back at PM Modi NEW DELHI: Congress president and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, has launched a scathing attack on PM Modi on Monday over his vieled criticism of Rahul Gandhi.He condemned the police baton charge on students at Jantar Mantar and demanded accountability from Prime...

Ram temple donation ‘theft’ row: Simple case of crime, don’t politicise it, says SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said the alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement case should not be politicised, observing that it was ‘a simple case of commission of crime’ and that the court’s role was only to ensure a proper...

NEW DELHI: Nearly 18 years after India’s indigenous Kaveri jet engine was dropped from the Tejas fighter programme, the project is showing signs of a revival. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh‘s call for DRDO scientists to develop sixth-generation fighter engines within the next five to seven years, recent successful afterburner tests of the Kaveri engine and...

NEW DELHI: A delegation of Cockroach Janata Party met Union minister JP Nadda on Monday as protesters marched towards Parliament, demanding accountability from the government over the NEET-UG paper leak case.According to CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, the meeting with Nadda was under way, with the Union minister seeking time to consult the government leadership on...

PDP leader Iltija Mufti (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: As the ruling National Conference (NC) staged a protest in Delhi demanding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Monday dismissed the demonstration as a “lacklustre and deliberately understated one-day event.“She argued that had the protest been held...

To begin with, bullet trains will be capable of operating at speeds exceeding 250 kmph and will have a design speed of 280 kmph. India’s first bullet train project is likely to see the launch of its first high-speed train in 2027. India and Japan have jointly decided to operate indigenous bullet trains equipped with...

A decomposed body was found in a locked Dombivli flat after neighbours noticed a foul smell (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) THANE: A woman and her husband allegedly murdered her paramour at their rented flat in Maharashtra’s Thane district, with the woman later allegedly confessing to the crime through a voicemail sent to the...

Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar found dead at police headquarters in Agartala NEW DELHI: Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar was found dead at his office at the state police headquarters in Agartala on Monday, officials said.Following the incident, chief minister Manik Saha, chief secretary J K Sinha and other senior government officials visited...