Delhi Power-Hungry. Huge Outages in Record-Setting Heat
New Delhi – Sweltering heat in Delhi and massive power outages have the capital begging for relief. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal called an emergency meeting with top officials in Delhi today to discuss the crisis. The city hit a 10-year high yesterday with 45.5 degrees, six degrees... read more »
Pakistani army airstrikes kill 15 militants
The Pakistani army said it has carried out airstrikes in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least 15 militants. An army statement said the air raids on Tuesday morning pounded nine hideouts of the militants in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal region. The area is part of a... read more »
AAP MLAs stage protest outside Harsh Vardhan’s house
As Delhi continued to face long power cuts, over 20 AAP MLAs on Tuesday staged a protest outside Union Minister Harsh Vardhan’s house in East Delhi demanding urgent steps by the Centre to improve electricity supply in the city. Senior leader Manish Sisodia said it was the responsibility of the... read more »
Reviving economy is priority: Pranab Mukherjee
Putting the economy back on track is of paramount importance for the government, said President Pranab Mukherjee, addressing the first joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Monday. Stressing that the people voted for a “united, strong and modern India,” the speech noted that they were... read more »
PM could have averted coal scam : Former Coal Secretary P.C. Parakh
Former Coal Secretary P.C. Parakh on Monday said the coal scam could have been avoided had Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pushed for reforms, including e-marketing and open auction of coal... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal to reach Varanasi today, likely to stay there till poll day
Varanasi – Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kerjiwal will leave for Varanasi by train on Monday and is expected to stay on till the polling day. Varanasi will go to polls... read more »
Final poll rolls released : 2014 Lok Sabha elections
The final electoral rolls for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to the Puducherry constituency were released on Sunday. The total number of electors has been put at 9,01,357. The number of women... read more »
UN Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis
The U.N. Security Council met late Sunday in emergency session amid growing violence in eastern Ukraine, with Western powers and Russia blaming each other for the deepening crisis. Russia... read more »
Oil slick detected in Malaysian jet MH370 search area
Perth – An Australian ship leading the hunt for missing Malaysian jet MH370 will deploy a mini-sub “as soon as possible”, the head of the search has said. “Ocean Shield will... read more »
