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K.P. Sahadevan, a former CPI(M) State committee member and long-serving trade union organiser in Kerala, has died at the age of 89. His death marks the loss of a prominent figure in the state’s labour movement, where he was closely associated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and its political ecosystem.
Public sector banks and older private lenders have advised customers to complete urgent transactions before a three-day nationwide strike called from September 28 by the United Forum of Bank Unions. The government has already directed public sector banks to remain open on Sunday to reduce disruption and help customers access critical services before the work stoppage begins.
Banks across India are expected to operate normally on September 28 after the proposed strike by bank unions was deferred following talks with the Indian Banks' Association. A high-level committee will now examine unresolved demands, including the long-pending issue of Saturday holiday declarations, while customers are advised to confirm local branch timings before visiting.
India’s Women in Blue enter the next phase of their campaign as clear favourites, with attention now shifting from the shorter format to the demands of one-day internationals. The squad has been forced into a change, with pacer Renuka ruled out and Jintimani drafted in, while Zimbabwe will be hoping to ask a few searching questions of the world champions.
The Department of Expenditure has pressed states to accelerate utilisation of interest-free loans tied to capital investment, warning that only about a quarter of the allocated funds have been used so far. With the Centre having released roughly ₹51,000 crore under the special assistance scheme by October 1, officials are now working closely with states to remove bottlenecks and identify eligible projects.
The Centre’s draft proposal for a new Union Territory-level body in Ladakh places the Lieutenant Governor at the apex of decision-making, according to a document accessed by The Hindu. The draft also raises unresolved questions over how constituencies would be delimited and whether women would be guaranteed one-third or up to half of the seats.
A shuttered downtown San Francisco mall is being considered for conversion into an artificial intelligence data center, according to an exclusive report, underscoring how vacant retail real estate is being reimagined for the infrastructure demands of the AI boom. The proposal, which could also include an AI exhibit and office space, is already drawing pushback from Mayor Daniel Lurie as city leaders weigh the future of a prominent but troubled property.
Microsoft has pulled out of a planned UK data centre deal with Nscale, according to a Telegraph report cited by Reuters, in a setback that could ripple through Britain’s ambitions to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The move underscores how power availability, delivery timelines and execution risk are increasingly shaping the economics of large-scale AI investment. The reported withdrawal adds pressure on the UK’s efforts to position itself as a leading destination for AI infrastructure, even as demand for compute capacity accelerates across global markets.
The Centre is examining a package of financial and fiscal incentives to accelerate the early deployment of sustainable aviation fuel, including viability gap funding for production plants, concessional finance and support for feedstock procurement. The proposed framework signals a push to lower first-mover costs in a sector seen as critical to aviation decarbonisation, but still constrained by high production expenses and limited supply chains.
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