NEW DELHI: Will the Electricity Act, which regulates generation and distribution of power produced using hydel, thermal and solar energy sources, apply to electricity generated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) governed under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962?A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan agreed to examine this question and…
New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi is now on a four-day trip to Bhutan to further enhance already close bilateral military ties – which comes at a time that China continues to strengthen its military infrastructure in the Doklam plateau that saw a 73-day face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in 2017.The Army chief will…
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday stepped forward to allay the opposition’s fears regarding “disenfranchisement” on account of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the Bihar electoral roll, saying the objective of the exercise is to simply ensure that no eligible voter is left out, while also keeping the roll…
INDORE: A sad chapter in the world’s largest industrial catastrophe, the Bhopal Gas Disaster, ended on Sunday with the complete incineration of 337 metric tons of toxic waste at the Treatment Storage Disposal Facility (TDSF) in Pithampur of MP’s Dhar district.Hazardous waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, preserved in bags at the factory…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on the international community to stand united against terrorism, stressing that there must be “no impunity to terrorists”, “no treating them as proxies”, and “no yielding to nuclear blackmail”. His comments came while inaugurating a digital exhibition titled “The Human Cost of Terrorism” at the…
Jammu: A Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) resident arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district on Sunday while attempting to infiltrate into India has been identified as a terrorist guide.Officials said 22-year-old Mohammad Arif Ahmed from Dadote-Kotli in POK was apprehended on Sunday afternoon in a forward area in Bimber Gali sector,…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday called on New Delhi to fully honour its obligations under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following a Court of Arbitration supplemental ruling that reaffirmed its jurisdiction to hear Islamabad’s objections over India’s Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.The ruling, announced on June 27, upheld the Court’s competence in the dispute and reiterated…
Mizoram CM Lalduhoma Image: X/@CMOMizoram Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma announced on Monday that the Center has approved a Rajdhani express to connect the northeastern state with Delhi. This comes after Lalduhoma met with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and asked to provide for a Rajdhani that will serve as a direct rail link between Aizawl and…
NEW DELHI: Following the acquisition of JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (JB Chem), Torrent Pharma is set to become India’s fifth-largest pharmaceutical company, capturing a 4.6% share of the Rs 2.3 lakh crore organised retail market.The acquisition boosts Torrent Pharma’s rank from 7th to 5th place, increasing its market share from 3.6% to 4.6%, according to…
File photo of visitors at the Betaab Valley after it was reopened, at Pahalgam in Anantnag, J&K. (Pic credit: PTI) The upcoming BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro is poised to deliver a strong and unified condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack, in a move that aligns closely with India’s longstanding demand for a firm…
