On May 21, India’s power grid hit a number it had never seen before. Demand crossed 270 gigawatts, peaking at 270.73 GW. To put that in context, the entire installed power capacity of the United Kingdom is roughly 80 GW. India was drawing more than three times that in a single afternoon.The reason was heat….
Six-year-old survives fatal crash A six-year-old girl narrowly escaped a tragic road accident that claimed the lives of her Dubai-based father, mother and aunt after she switched to another vehicle during a brief stop just minutes before the crash in Kerala.Dubai-based Indian man, wife killed in Kerala road crash; daughter survives after car switchAccording to…
Ram Gopal Varma praised indie horror ‘Obsession’, made on a $750K budget but earning $170 million worldwide, calling himself obsessed with its unique editing and filmmaking style. However, his remark that every woman has a bit of Nikki in her left the internet fuming, saying he missed the film’s point entirely. ‘Obsession’ has turned out…
CDAC has invited applications for 951 contractual vacancies across its centres in cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Noida, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mohali and Kolkata. The recruitment drive offers opportunities for both freshers and experienced candidates in technical and administrative roles.The vacancies include posts such as Project Associate, Project Technician, Project Support Staff, Project Engineer, Senior…
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: The stage was set for a memorable century for Rishabh Pant, but the India wicketkeeper-batter chose to throw away the opportunity. Pant, who was removed as India’s vice-captain ahead of the series with the role being handed to KL Rahul, fell for 81 off 121 balls when he…
NEW DELHI: Delhi experienced a sudden change in weather, with rain lashing parts of the national capital on Sunday, bringing much-needed relief from the prevailing heat conditions.Visuals from near Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport showed rain lashing several areas around the airpor.The showers led to a noticeable drop in temperature, offering respite to residents who…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Registration Department is set to make its ‘Anywhere Registration’ facility mandatory for select categories of property documents, marking a significant step towards fully digitising the registration process. The process will be rolled out in few weeks.The online system enables citizens to register documents without visiting…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress govt of compromising Telangana’s water rights by linking the proposed Godavari–Nallamala Sagar project with the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme. He demanded the state govt to oppose the Polavaram-Cauvery River linking proposal, convene an all-party meeting, organise protests in Delhi, and pass a resolution in the state…
Dibrugarh: A brief but intense pre-monsoon rain on Sunday morning, for barely three hours, left Tinsukia town flooded, with knee-deep water inundating streets, localities and commercial areas.Rangagora Road, Chaliha Nagar, AT Road, Parbotia Road, Jyotinagar, Bordoloi Nagar, Court Tiniali, Borguri, Raja Ali Road, Thandagarh, Milanpally, Amrit Tamuly Road, VIP Road and West Sripuria were among…
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are set to meet in New Delhi on Monday in what will be the alliance’s first major huddle after recent assembly election setbacks for some of its key constituents and amid growing strains within the coalition.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday that 23 political parties…
