New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India's peak power demand soared to a record high of 256.11 GW on Saturday as the heat wave intensified across the country, which forced both domestic and commercial consumers to step up the use of air conditioners and other cooling devices, data compiled by the Power Ministry showed.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Shreya Mundhra, who won a gold medal at the European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad, on Sunday was grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for acknowledging her win in his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' address.
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi, on Sunday launched a strong attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, alleging that the state is grappling with a serious breakdown of law and order and that public sentiment has decisively turned in favour of political change.
Kabul, April 26 (IANS) Afghanistan has been ranked at the fifth spot among the world's worst affected nations for acute hunger, according to a report, local media reported on Sunday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Pakistan government and its military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, have, as part of their propaganda campaign to woo the US, been presenting the country’s mineral wealth as a source of unlimited riches ready to be reaped at short notice, but the ground realities are far more complex.
Agartala, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the work of a small cottage industry run by entrepreneur Pradeep Chakraborty in Tripura during his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', bringing national attention to grassroots enterprise and women-led livelihoods in the northeastern state.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his fight against terrorism, saying that since he came to power in 2014, India has responded decisively to terror attacks with actions such as surgical and air strikes.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Launching a sharp political attack, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of fostering "institutional corruption, criminality and appeasement politics", claiming these factors have hindered West Bengal's development and created an atmosphere of fear.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has said a leak from a pressure gauge in its crude distillation unit was the likely cause of the fire at its joint venture refinery in Rajasthan, and restoration work is expected to be completed within three to four weeks, after which operations at the refinery will restart in the second half of May.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid a visit to Matua Thakur Mandir in Thakurnagar of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal ahead of his election rally there and recalled his meeting with Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi a few years ago.
