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Hotter, drier weather to push India's power demand 6.5-7.5% this fiscal: Crisil

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- India's power demand is estimated to rise 6.5-7.5 per cent year-on-year this fiscal to 1,825-1,835 billion units (BU), driven mainly by higher cooling requirements amid expectati... Read More


Baloch leader urges global recognition of Balochistan's independence; doubles down on Pak atrocities

Balochistan, Aug. 11 -- Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch urged the international community to recognise the "independence" of Balochistan and slammed Pakistan for its ongoing repression at the hands of th... Read More


BJP MP Nishikant Dubey slams Rahul Gandhi's "double standards" on Jharkhand protests

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- BJP MP from Jharkhand's Deoghar, Nishikant Dubey, on Tuesday slammed the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "duplicitous mindset" and ... Read More


Four Centres of Excellence to be set up in Gujarat to promote natural farming

Gandhinagar, Aug. 11 -- The Gujarat Government has taken the first step towards expanding natural farming by approving Centres of Excellence in four districts. Under the guidance of Governor Acharya D... Read More


Jharkhand Bandh: BJP workers block Ratu Road in Ranchi against alleged police action on students

Ranchi, Aug. 11 -- BJP workers blocked Ratu Road in Ranchi during the state-wide Jharkhand Bandh on Tuesday amid the ongoing JPSC-JSSC protest in the state. Later, the Jharkhand Police intervened to ... Read More


Government undertaking modernisation of CAPF training centres: Nityanand Rai

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- A total of 83 training institutions of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been established across the country, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told Par... Read More


JSFM declares August 14 'Black Day', calls Pakistan's Independence Day a 'Day of Slavery'

Karachi, Aug. 11 -- The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has declared August 14, Pakistan's Independence Day, as a "Black Day", with its chairman Sohail Abro describing the occasion as a "day of sla... Read More


Land a binding constraint in housing sector, needs to be at centre of reform agenda: NITI Aayog member

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on Tuesday organised a National Conference on Affordable Housing Reforms - "Reimagining Affordable Housing: From Scheme to Susta... Read More


"We cannot let this issue go": SP's Ram Gopal Yadav vows to continue raising Ram Mandir donation theft case

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday vowed that they will continue to raise the issue of alleged theft of donations at Ayodhya's Ram Temple as it is connected to the fai... Read More


Financial assistance being provided for conducting high-quality research in Ayush system of medicine, Govt tell Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme namely Ayurgyan Scheme from FY 2021-22 and Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research (ABIHR) components of Ayurgya... Read More