Adani Electricity cuts AT&C losses with crackdown on power theft

IANS | July 14, 2026 1:08 PM

Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Adani Electricity’s anti-theft drive has succeeded in significantly reducing its Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 4.46 per cent in FY 2025-26 from 4.7 per cent in the previous year, which positions it among the Discoms with the lowest AT&C losses nationwide, according to a company statement issued on Tuesday.

Kerala's jailed BJP councillor takes oath inside Viyyur prison

IANS | July 14, 2026 12:46 PM

Thrissur, July 14 (IANS) In an unprecedented development in the history of Kerala's local self-government, jailed BJP leader R. Sugathan, elected as a councillor to the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, was sworn into office inside the Viyyur Central Prison on Tuesday after the Kerala High Court permitted the oath-taking ceremony to be conducted in jail.

India's WPI inflation stands at 9.87 pc in June

IANS | July 14, 2026 12:39 PM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Wholesale price inflation in India stood at 9.87 per cent in June on a year-on-year basis, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.

Internal friction in NCP post-Ajit Pawar's demise: Ex-general secy Shrivastav cites severe communication void

IANS | July 14, 2026 12:34 PM

Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The simmering discontent within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), where leadership transitioned to Sunetra Pawar following the demise of her husband Ajit Pawar, refuses to die down, with former NCP National General Secretary Brijmohan Shrivastav on Tuesday claiming that a massive communication void has emerged within the party after Ajit Pawar's passing.

Shiv Sena(UBT) rules out merger with Shinde camp, issues warning to defected MPs

IANS | July 14, 2026 12:29 PM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has firmly rejected rumours of a merger with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Arvind Ganpat Sawant, the leader of the Shiv Sena(UBT) Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha, has issued a formal communication to six MPs who defected to the Shinde camp.

'Empowered or Oppressed?': Tracing the feminine fate across the ancient Indian ethos (IANS Book Review)

Vikas Datta | July 14, 2026 11:01 AM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The feminine, leaving aside the sacred feminine motif present in several religions, is not just a concept of the human condition but rather a facet of creation itself, given its role in gestation and nurturing. Even if it is viewed as half of the equation of life, it unfortunately does not reflect in the social configuration, or the infamous patriarchy, which long deprived women of their due status and agency.