Suspended Trinamool leader Riju Dutta claims 50 MLAs might defect from party, compares split to Shiv Sena

IANS | June 2, 2026 7:07 PM

Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The political crisis within the Trinamool Congress appears to be deepening as suspended party leader Riju Dutta on Tuesday claimed that around 50 MLAs from the party might split up and form the 'Asli Trinamool Congress'. He said that the situation was similar to that of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, which had split into two factions in 2022.

Energy security: Small modular reactors can ensure reliable power supply for defence manufacturing

IANS | June 2, 2026 6:06 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India’s defence production and data centre ambitions are converging on the same constraint -- reliable power – and small modular reactors (SMRs) can support precision-oriented power supply for defence manufacturing and their deployment in emerging defence corridors could prove transformative for mission-critical operations, experts said here on Tuesday.

India rejects 'unwarranted references’ to J&K in the Pak-EU statement

IANS | June 2, 2026 5:59 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday outrightly rejected "unwarranted references" to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement issued by Pakistan and the European Union (EU), reiterating that the matter is entirely internal to India and that those without any standing on the issue should refrain from commenting on it.

25 Nepali start-ups join India-Nepal innovation programme in Chennai

IANS | June 2, 2026 5:24 PM

Kathmandu, June 2 The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has announced the commencement of the second cohort of the India-Nepal Startup Partnership Network (IN-SPAN) programme, aimed at providing Nepali start-up entrepreneurs with learning and collaboration opportunities within the Indian start-up ecosystem.