The first is state capacity and policies that take the fight to the armed cadres of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). On the ideological front, splits within the Maoist leadership, as well as recognition of the futility of “armed struggle”, have weakened the Maoists. The reported surrender of the highest-ranking Maoist, Thippiri Tirupathi alias “Devuji”, along with 20 other cadres in Telangana, marks the near end of the LWE, ahead of the central government’s March 31 deadline. Nearly 2,000 Maoist cadres have surrendered since 2024. Create Free Account Already have an account?

As per the CBDT reply, while Rs 13,800 crore was “brought to tax” in the Panama Papers; the figure was Rs 115 crore for the Paradise Papers; and Rs 686 crore for the Pandora Papers. (AI-Generated image/Gemini)Disclosing collective figures regarding this for the first time, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that Rs 14,601 crore worth offshore assets investigated by The Indian Express have been “brought to tax”. The reply to an RTI by the CBDT includes the Rs 686 crore “brought to tax” following the publication of the Pandora Papers in 2021. What investigations had revealedThe Panama Papers, Paradise Papers and Pandora Papers investigations, published in 2016, 2017 and 2021, respectively, were done over several years by The Indian Express, in collaboration with the International Cons­ortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and media partners from across the world. While the CBDT had earlier provided figures of the “undisclosed tax detected” via the offshore assets investigations, the RTI reply to The Indian Express, dated January 30, 2026, now discloses “the undisclosed investments brought to tax” as well.

A fire broke out in an air conditioner unit on the fourth floor of one of the towers at Urbana housing complex in Anandapur on Monday morning. Two fire tenders rushed to the spot, but staff members of the complex had doused the flames by the time they arrived. Police said the fire was reported in the outdoor AC unit of flat 0406 in Tower IV around 10.40am. ADVERTISEMENTResidents stepped out of their apartments and watched as a staff member, using a safety harness, reached the seat of the fire. A firefighting-trained support staff member used a safety harness to hang from the building and reach the burning AC unit, while another staff member supervised the operation from a fourth-floor staircase landing.

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The halls of the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit in the national capital were not just filled with the usual tech enthusiasts and industry titans. They were packed with students and young innovators. This demographic energy serves as the backdrop for a critical conversation on how India is pivoting from using technology for mere "efficiency" to a new era of "capacity to serve" at a scale previously thought impossible. In a special session of the Mint Podcast, powered by the World Bank Group, industry leaders explored the "AI jigsaw." Hosted by Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, LiveMint, the discussion featured Mahesh Uttamchandani, Regional Practice Director for Digital & AI at the World Bank Group, and Krish...To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please Contact Us

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- As the global dialogue shifts from experimental AI to functional execution, India is emerging as one of the leading laboratories for the rise of agentic enterprise. Moving beyond simple chatbots, Indian companies are now deploying autonomous digital systems capable of reasoning, decision-making and taking independent action. This new face of digital transformation is much more than just a technical upgrade. It represents a fundamental shift in how businesses operate, scale and deliver value in a mobile-first economy. The latest episode of Mint's All About AI, saw Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor at LiveMint, in conversation with top leaders from Salesforce including Arsenio Otero, EVP and COO of Global Sales at Salesfo...To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please Contact Us

More than 5,000 flights were cancelled as a major snowstorm swept across the US east coast, bringing record snowfall and power cuts, the BBC News has reported. Parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts recorded nearly 33 inches (83cm) of snow, while New York’s Central Park saw more than 19 inches, according to the National Weather Service. What exactly happenedThe storm led to “near impossible” travel conditions in parts of New York state, citing a state agency warning. In Providence, 33 inches of snow fell, breaking the previous state record of 28.6 inches set in February 1978. The BBC reported that 98% of flights from LaGuardia Airport in New York were cancelled, along with 91% from JFK Airport.

Your name, your minister's and your friend's names appearing together in the Epstein files, being linked to such a vile criminal -- that is a matter of shame. In his video message, Rahul claimed there was fear in the prime minister’s eyes and that this was why he did not face the opposition in Parliament during the Budget session. He said it was not former Army chief M M Naravane’s unpublished book but the Epstein files and the US case against Adani that kept Modi away from Parliament. The prime minister also described the Congress as “ideologically-bankrupt and impoverished” and accused it of crossing all limits. He said that instead of feeling ashamed, Congress leaders were glorifying those who insulted the country and the prime minister.

Condemnation has been growing across India after three women from Arunachal Pradesh accused their neighbour in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar of calling people from the northeast sex workers. The purported video of the confrontation shows a woman accusing the Arnuachalis of engaging in sex work, while her husband claims they run a massage parlour. The women also claimed that the couple falsely accused them of discriminating against them on the basis of caste. The accused couple, who are also tenants in the same building, allegedly came upstairs and began arguing with them over the debris from the drilling and installation work. Also Read Death in the hillsIn November 2023, students from the northeast reported racial and misogynistic abuse near Delhi University’s North Campus.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel on Wednesday, India on Monday advised all its nationals living in Iran to leave the country by all available means of transport, including commercial flights, in view of the evolving security situation. The latest advisory by the Indian embassy in Tehran comes in the wake of fresh protests and mounting fears of US military strikes on Iran. Students at several universities in Iran held anti-government demonstrations over the weekend — the first such protests since Tehran cracked down on protesters last month.According to official estimates in January, about 10,000 Indians, including students, were living in Iran. “In continuation of the advisory issued by the Government of India on January 5 and in view of the evolving situation in Iran, Indian nationals who are currently in Iran (students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists) are advised to leave Iran by available means of transport, including commercial flights,” the Indian embassy in Tehran said. “All Indian nationals in Iran are requested to also have their travel and immigration documents, including passports and identity cards, readily available with them… They are requested to contact the Indian embassy for any assistance in this regard,” it said.

डिजिटल डेस्क, नई दिल्ली। बांग्लादेश में नई सरकार बन गई है और सरकार बदलते ही एक हैरान कर देने वाला खुलासा हुआ है। राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद शहाबुद्दीन ने बड़ा बयान दिया है, जिसके बाद से ही राजनीतिक हलचल देखने को मिल रही है। उन्होंने पूर्व मुख्य सलाहकार मोहम्मद यूनुस पर निशाना साधा है। उन्होंने कहा है कि यूनुस ने कई बार संवैधानिक परंपराओं का उल्लंघन किया है। साथ ही ये कहा है कि करीब डेढ़ साल तक देश के कई अहम फैसलों से दूर रखा है। राष्ट्रपति शहाबुद्दीन ने बांग्लादेश के अखबार 'कालेर कंठो' को इंटरव्यू दिया है। इंटरव्यू में उन्होंने और भी बातें कही हैं।इंटरव्यू में क्या बोले शहाबुद्दीन? शहाबुद्दीन ने इंटरव्यू में कहा है कि अंतरिम सरकार के समय में कई ऐसे अध्यादेश जारी हुए, जिनकी किसी तरह की जरूरत नहीं थी। मुझसे इनको लेकर किसी भी तरह की चर्चा नहीं की गई है। उन्होंने यह भी कहा है कि संवैधानिक नियमों के तहत मुख्य सलाहकार को किसी भी विदेश यात्रा के बाद राष्ट्रपति को जानकारी देनी होती है, लेकिन यूनुस ने ऐसा नहीं किया। राष्ट्रपति शहाबुद्दीन ने आरोप लगाया कि यूनुस ने करीब 15 विदेश यात्राएं की, लेकिन उनको कुछ भी नहीं बताया है।शहाबुद्दीन ने लगाया आरोपशहाबुद्दीन का कहना है कि बांग्लादेश और अमेरिका के बीच हुई ट्रेड डील को लेकर उन्हें किसी भी तरह की जानकारी नहीं दी गई है। यूनुस ने राष्ट्रपति के संवैधानिक दायित्व को दरकिनार कर दिया है। उन्होंने यह भी दावा किया है कि यूनुस ने उन्हें अंधेरे में रखने की कोशिश की और देश से जुड़े हर फैसले को दूर रखा है और उनसे कुछ भी साझा नहीं किया है।ढाका की राजधानी में हलचल के आसारराष्ट्रपति शहाबुद्दीन के दावों के बाद ढाका की राजनीति में हलचल बढ़ने की संभावनाएं हैं। उनके दावों को मानें तो यूनुस ने संविधान के नियमों का उल्लंघन किया और साजिश रचने की कोशिश की। शहाबुद्दीन ने कहा है कि यूनुस ने राष्ट्रपति की गरिमा को ठेस तो पहुंचाई गई ही है, इसके साथ ही पहचान को भी कमजोर करने की कोशिश की गई है। साथ ही यह भी दावा किया है कि विदेशों में बांग्लादेशी दूतावासों में उनकी फोटो तक नहीं है, वो भी हटा दी गई है।

India faces a growing, largely neglected crisis in child and adolescent mental health, rooted in early vulnerability and worsened by an unregulated digital environment. India faces an acute shortage of trained child and adolescent mental health professionals. India’s research base on child and adolescent mental health, digital behaviour and early intervention has grown steadily. India can strengthen existing platforms — the National Mental Health Programme, school health services under Ayushman Bharat — health and wellness centre initiative, and tele-mental health initiatives — by introducing routine school-based screening, training teachers and frontline workers in early identification of child and adolescent mental health issues, and reinforcing referral pathways. Normalising conversations around mental health within families, schools and health-care systems is not optional; it is a public health imperative.

जागरण ब्यूरो, नई दिल्ली। मतदाता सूची के विशेष सघन पुनरीक्षण ( एसआइआर ) पर कांग्रेस, तृणमूल सहित दूसरे विपक्षी दलों के विरोध को दरकिनार कर चुनाव आयोग ने सोमवार को तमिलनाडु की भी अंतिम मतदाता सूची जारी कर दी है। इस दौरान राज्य में मतदाताओं की संख्या 74.07 लाख से अधिक घट गई है।एसआइआर शुरू होने से पहले राज्य में मतदाताओं की कुल संख्या जहां 6.41 करोड़ थी, वहीं एसआइआर के बाद जारी की गई अंतिम मतदाता सूची में यह संख्या घटकर 5.67 करोड़ रह गई है। हालांकि ड्राफ्ट सूची के बाद मतदाता की संख्या में 23.30 लाख की बढ़ोतरी हुई है। ड्राफ्ट सूची में कुल मतदाताओं की संख्या 5.43 करोड़ थी।10 राज्यों की अंतिम मतदाता सूची जारी चुनाव आयोग ने इसके साथ ही बिहार के बाद 12 राज्यों व केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में शुरू किए गए एसआइआर में से अब तक दस राज्यों की अंतिम मतदाता सूची जारी कर दी है।वहीं बंगाल की भी अंतिम मतदाता सूची 28 फरवरी को जारी हो जाएगी जबकि उत्तर प्रदेश की अंतिम मतदाता सूची अब 10 अप्रैल को जारी होगी।अब तक जिन दस राज्यों की अंतिम मतदाता सूची जारी हुई है, उनमें संख्या के हिसाब से सबसे अधिक 74 लाख से अधिक मतदाता तमिलनाडु में ही कम हुई है।जबकि गुजरात में 68 लाख, मध्य प्रदेश में 34 लाख, राजस्थान में 31 लाख, छत्तीसगढ़ में 24.99 लाख व केरल में 8.97 लाख मतदाता कम हुए है। आयोग के मुताबिक मतदाताओं की संख्या में यह कमी राज्यों में बड़ी संख्या में मतदाताओं के मृत, स्थानांतरित या अनुपस्थिति होने के चलते हुई है।तमिलनाडु में 27.53 लाख मतदाताओं के नाम जोड़े गए आयोग के मुताबिक, तमिलनाडु में ड्राफ्ट सूची जारी होने के बाद दावे-आपत्तियों की अवधि के दौरान करीब 27.53 लाख मतदाताओं के नाम जोड़े गए है, जबकि करीब 4.23 लाख मतदाताओं के नाम उससे हटाए भी गए।

जागरण संवाददाता, रांची। रांची से एक मरीज को इलाज के लिए दिल्ली लेकर जा रही एक एयर एंबुलेंस सोमवार रात चतरा में क्रैश हो गई। इस विमान पर मरीज समेत कुल सात लोग सवार थे, जिनमें सभी की मौत हो गई।रांची के बिरसा मुंडा एयरपोर्ट के निदेशक विनोद कुमार ने बताया कि शाम 7.34 बजे एयर ट्रैफिक कंट्रोल (एटीसी) से विमान का संपर्क अचानक टूट गया। संपर्क टूटते ही तत्काल हाई अलर्ट जारी कर दिया गया। इसी बीच चतरा जिले के सिमरिया थाना क्षेत्र अंतर्गत करमाटांड़ गांव के पास स्थित जंगल में स्थानीय लोगों ने विमान का मलबा देखे जाने की सूचना दी। बाद में चतरा जिला पुलिस-प्रशासन की टीम मौके पर पहुंची स्थानीय लोगों के सहयोग से राहत कार्य चलाया।

Revenue records show that in 1964, the Kamareddy Colleges Educational Society acquired 268.04 acres from private parties for development purposes. According to sources close to him, the lease amounts to government land being handed over to the RSS. Ramana Reddy reportedly challenged Ali to prove the allegations, stating he would resign if found guilty of land grab. Beyond the two-acre lease, the dispute reflects deeper political fault lines in Kamareddy — a constituency that has witnessed high-profile electoral battles. For the Congress, the issue underscores allegations of ideological expansion by the RSS through state-backed land transfers.

With the Tamil Nadu elections fast approaching, the political chessboard is beginning to come alive. Prime Minister Modi, Stalin, EPS, Vijay, Congress and even OPS got into the act in the past few days. First, let us dwell on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invocation of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa during his Mann Ki Baat on Sunday. This comes ahead of the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu where the BJP and AIADMK have forged an alliance to take on the ruling DMK-led front. The Prime Minister made it a point to underline that the very mention of Amma brings a glow to the faces of people in Tamil Nadu.