Patiala: A blistering heatwave and the ongoing paddy sowing season pushed Punjab’s power infrastructure to its limit, with residents and industries across the state reeling under severe, unscheduled power outages.Power experts revealed that while the officially logged demand hovered around the 17,000 MW mark, the actual unrestricted demand breached 18,000 MW. The state utility heavily…
JAISALMER: Wildlife and Great Indian Bustard (GIB) experts have expressed disappointment over the disappearance of the GIB chick that hatched in Naliya (Kutch), Gujarat, from an egg transferred from Jaisalmer. They have demanded a thorough investigation and called for the truth behind the incident to be brought to light. Experts said this initiative had the…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh’s road recarpeting drive has suffered a major setback, with the municipal corporation completing only about 26% of its planned works this summer due to an acute shortage of bitumen. With the monsoon setting in and road works now suspended, nearly three-fourths of the city’s scheduled recarpeting remains pending.MC records show that of the…
Speaking at the Nasscom US CEO Forum in New York, industry leaders said AI is creating fresh growth opportunities for technology services rather than replacing traditional IT work. India’s technology services industry is already generating an estimated $10-12 billion in revenue from artificial intelligence (AI) services, with nearly a quarter of companies moving AI projects…
US Vice President JD Vance has given a detailed account of the chaotic moments inside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after a suspected armed man allegedly attempted to breach security and target President Donald Trump.Speaking in an interview on The Will Cain Show on Wednesday, Vance said that he initially did not understand what…
Mumbai: Six months after being initiated and subsequently stayed, BMC has cancelled the transfers of over 120 civic engineers following allegations of corruption.Last month, mayor Ritu Tawde had asked the civic body to “take note of the issue and take appropriate action” regarding the transfers. She was referring to a letter from Ramakant Bane of…
Palanpur: A 19-year-old youth was kidnapped in broad daylight in a dramatic case of mistaken identity, only to be stabbed and dumped on the roadside after his abductors realised they had targeted the wrong person.Ashwin Thakor, a resident of Ratanpura village in Kankrej taluka, was travelling from Shihori to Patan with his cousin in a…
Water supply leak due to pipe burst in Sector 3, Greater Noida West Noida: Residents of Sector 3 in Greater Noida West have demanded a full replacement of the area’s drinking water pipeline after it developed 10 leakages in a month, flooding roads, disrupting household supply and leading to cave-ins.The ageing pipeline has developed leakages…
Ludhiana: Khannapolice have detained Shiromani Akali Dal’s Hardeep “Honey” Rosha and his nephew, Karan Rosha, following a violent post-election home invasion that targeted a rival candidate’s family, including a pregnant woman, during a victory rally.The police action came on Sunday following a complaint by defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Pradeep Kumar. The violence erupted…
Veteran actor Anupam Kher has come out in support of Alia Bhatt after the actress faced trolling during her recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. Kher, who recently won the Best Supporting Actor award at the UK Asian Film Festival Flame Awards for his Indo-Canadian film Calorie, spoke strongly against online negativity and praised…
