Power outage, residents said, have become an almost nightly occurrence for over a week, disrupting sleep and routine life Mumbai: Power outages continue to haunt Mumbaikars, with residents across the island city reporting fresh disruptions on Bhawani Shankar Road in Dadar West, parts of Lalbaug, Byculla and Grant Road West on Wednesday. The interruptions, residents…
Bengaluru: Amid growing debate over the possible privatisation of electricity distribution in Karnataka after Tata Power sought a distribution licence, energy experts and employees’ unions have traded sharp arguments over the performance of state-run Escoms.Experts and consumer groups have flagged shortcomings in the existing system, including the delay in implementing Solar Time-of-Day (ToD) tariffs mandated…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt has released ₹1,173 crore directly into the bank accounts of nearly one lakh maize farmers as part of its large-scale procurement drive, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said on Wednesday. The transfer is among the largest direct benefit payments linked to crop procurement in the state.The minister said the govt has already…
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NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the family of a 22-year-old NEET aspirant who died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Sikar after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the May 3 NEET-UG 2026 examination over a paper leak.In a social media post on X, Rahul said the Pradeep’s death…
An illegal migrant has been charged with killing four young people after driving the wrong way under the influence (DUI) on an Oklahoma highway.The suspect wasidentified by police as 27-year-old Michael Rosario-Cruz. He was released from hospital and booked into the Canadian County Jail on multiple charges, including four counts of second-degree murder, DUI causing…
Wall Street hovered near record levels on Wednesday as falling crude oil prices eased inflation concerns and boosted investor sentiment, AP reported.The S&P 500 rose 0.1 per cent after closing at a record high in the previous session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 171 points, or 0.3 per cent, while the Nasdaq Composite was…
Nick Jonas may be occupied with promotions for his upcoming film Power Ballad with Paul Rudd, but the global pop star continues to wear his love for Bollywood music on his sleeve.During a recent interaction, Nick was asked to name the one song that can instantly pull him to the dance floor at a wedding….
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday rejected Rahul Gandhi‘s allegations linked to the ongoing controversy over the Class 12 evaluation process and defended the award of a digital evaluation contract to Coempt Edutech.In a tweet in response to Rahul’s post, CBSE said the allegations were “erroneous, misleading and not based on facts”….
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to rewrite IPL history with a season for the ages. The Rajasthan Royals opener shattered a 14-year-old record held by Chris Gayle during the IPL 2026 Eliminator clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in New Chandigarh. Playing in the biggest match of Rajasthan’s season, Sooryavanshi once again…
