NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of any shortage, govt on Thursday asserted that there was no rationing of petrol and diesel anywhere in the country and attributed long queues at fuel pumps in some parts to bulk diesel consumers, such as industries, shifting to retail outlets due to a price gap of nearly Rs 42 a…
NEW DELHI: Surge in use of air-conditioners amid the scorching heat pushed power demand to an all-time high of 270.8 gigawatt (GW) on Thursday, almost matching the peak projected by the ministry of power for the summer of 2026.It was the fourth consecutive day that national power demand breached the previous record and touched a…
SRINAGAR: Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk will take part Friday in talks with the Centre on Ladakh, doing so as part of a delegation for the first time since such parleys began in 2023 on the political future of the Union territory (UT).LAB, an umbrella group of the region’s political…
NEW DELHI: Pilots operating Air India’s Bengaluru-Delhi flight on Thursday night declared a full emergency after getting engine fire warning in the flight deck. The aircraft landed safely at IGI Airport’s runway 29R at 9.30 pm, where operations were suspended for a while.“Pilots got engine fire warning just before landing. The same was extinguished after…
BENGALURU: Nearly four years after space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) awarded the first private-sector contract worth Rs 860-crore to manufacture five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs), space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is offering full transfer of technology (ToT) of the rocket to industry.If the industry takes up on the…
The 2026 Kerala assembly election marked the return of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) to power after a decade, ending the Left Democratic Front’s two consecutive terms in office.The UDF secured 102 of the state’s 140 assembly seats, delivering a decisive mandate that exceeded most pre-poll projections. Congress emerged as the single largest party…
The Punjab government’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided cashless medical treatment worth over Rs 522 crore to more than 1.59 lakh beneficiaries as of May 16, according to official data. The scheme offers annual health coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per family across government and empanelled private hospitals in the state.Punjab health…
NEW DELHI: NTA director general Abhishek Singh on Thursday told the parliamentary panel that the NEET-UG 2026 paper was not leaked “through their system” and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the matter.Several MPs on Thursday grilled top National Testing Agency (NTA) officials over the alleged NEET paper leak during a meeting…
NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old woman has accused a man and his associates of kidnapping, gang-raping and forcing her into marriage after allegedly coercing her to convert her religion in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, police told new agency PTI. Four of the six accused, including a woman, have been arrested, while the main accused is currently…
The world India built its partnerships on is shifting and shifting fast.Washington is increasingly transactional, with tariffs and trade threats making America a partner India values but can no longer rely on exclusively. China remains India’s largest trading partner, but unresolved border tensions and a deepening strategic rivalry make dependence on China a risk New…
