New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has achieved the highest generation in its entire operating history -- 56,681 million units of electricity in FY 2024-25, avoiding about 49 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, the government said in a year-end review of Department of Atomic Energy on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 300, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, which labelled it as an extremely unhygienic and polluted air prevails in various cities of Pakistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) Health assistants in Bangladesh staged their sit-in for the 12th consecutive day on Wednesday outside the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), as they continued to press for a six-point charter of demands, a prolonged demonstration that has now begun to disrupt health services across several districts, local media reported.
Islamabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday accused the authorities of using water cannons to disperse protesters, including its founder Imran Khan's sisters, who were holding a sit-in outside Adiala jail after prison authorities did not allow them to meet him.
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) Composer and singer Vishal Dadlani took to social media to mock Parliament following the 10-hour-long debate over Vande Mataram.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal launched a blistering attack on the NDA government in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday while opposing the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, accusing the Centre of systematically destroying the independence of the ECI.
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) At least 156 people were killed and 242 others injured in 276 mob violence incidents across Bangladesh till November this year -- an average of about 14 deaths per month, according to a report by the Dhaka-based Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) For the first time, the Elite senior nationals for men's and women's will be held simultaneously, bringing India’s top boxing talent under the same roof from December 31, 2025, to January 6, 2026, at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The situation in Bangladesh ahead of a very crucial February election remains fluid. Given the current mood in the nation, there is no clear winner, and the scales are tilting at a very rapid pace.
Los Angeles, Dec 10 (IANS) Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who enjoyed huge success early in her career, starring in movies such as Seven, Emma, and Sliding Doors, has talked about why she stepped away from Hollywood.
