Chennai: Electricity generated by windmills in Tamil Nadu reached an all-time high with the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) absorbing 124.34 million units (Mu) into the grid on Friday. This is about 27% of the state’s overall power consumption. On Friday, Tamil Nadu’s power consumption was 452.212 Mu.Previously, 123.85 Mu was the highest single-day…
Anti-cancer drugs sneaked into India from Laos as ‘coolant’ Hyderabad: A suspicious air cargo consignment from Laos, declared as ‘coolant’ but allegedly containing high-value anti-cancer drugs worth crores of rupees, has exposed what investigators believe could be a route used to bring unapproved oncology medicines into India by bypassing regulatory channels.The case has put the…
Under-construction sumpwell collapses after rain in Palam Vihar, raising safety concerns Gurgaon: An under-construction sumpwell in Palam Vihar caved in after heavy rain on Sunday, triggering concerns over the structural safety of the project and prompting an inspection by MCG and the police. The collapse created a large crater around the construction site in Block…
Union home minister Amit Shah and Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s house in Bhowanipore Kolkata: The life of Syama Prasad Mookerjee should be included in Bengal’s syllabus and the Singur movement removed from it, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said at a programme to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the founder…
An e-rickshaw drops off a passenger right next to a construction site with an earthmover at work Ghaziabad: Roads across trans-Hindon have been dug up all at once under the CM-GRID project, leaving the area choked with dust and debris. With the monsoon now here, soil mounds piled along the roads are washing away, turning…
The chief minister said that around 3,500 ‘warkaris’ are registered with state govt at present, but the actual number of those who make the journey to Pandharpur could be around 5,000 Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that state govt has already identified a land two to three kilometers from the temple at…
Varanasi: In a joint action of Chetganj and Ramnagar police, eight looters were arrested in an encounter along Bandargah road in Ramnagar area on Monday morning. One of the looters suffered a bullet injury in his leg in this exchange of fire with police. They had looted Rs 5 lakh cash from a jeweller in…
Gandhinagar: Over a year after its launch, the Gujarat govt is revisiting its Global Capability Centres (GCC) Policy, with plans to enhance incentives such as capital subsidies and manpower-linked benefits to make it more competitive and attract large investors.Official sources said the GCC Policy 2025-30, launched in Feb last year, is being reviewed as it…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: Police have arrested three persons in the double murder case of a man and his brother-in-law in Sector 19 two days ago. They said the incident was the result of an old dispute between the two. The arrested accused, Vipin, Prem Chand, and Sukhpreet Singh alias Lucky were produced in court and…
An autorickshaw cautiously makes its way through a waterlogged stretch near Khadki railway station as heavy rains lash the city Pune: The combined storage in the Khadakwasla dam system shot up to 8.32 TMC (28.5% of total capacity) after receiving an inflow of 2.6 TMC, enough to meet the city’s demand for almost two months,…
