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UPERC clears state's biggest firmrenewable power deal with NTPC

LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited's (UPPCL) proposal to procure 1,530 mw of firm and dispatchable renewable ... Read More


Rules for determining circlerates to be simplified: Min

LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- The UP government is set to simplify the rules for determining circle rates, paving the way for citizens to register their property without relying on agents or middlemen. Minister... Read More


Encounter data a ploy to misleadpeople on law and order: Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh over the recently released data on police encounters, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesd... Read More


In spite of the tariff roulette

India, Oct. 16 -- "The global economy is in a strange place: we know more about the next seven years than the next seven days," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink wrote in the Financial Times in June. This is a... Read More


Summit that staunched bloodshed in West Asia

India, Oct. 16 -- The Sharm el-Sheikh summit on Monday represents a watershed in Middle East diplomacy, but its legacy is profoundly ambiguous. Co-chaired by the US and Egypt, the gathering of world l... Read More


Where have all the elephants gone?

India, Oct. 16 -- All's not well with India's elephants. A population estimation exercise by the Wildlife Institute of India (Status Of Elephants in India: DNA based synchronous all India population e... Read More


In Bihar, a quiet resurgence that can redefine the future

India, Oct. 16 -- When people think of Bihar, they often recall its colonial past, political dysfunction, and decades of neglect. For years, the state was seen as a symbol of what went wrong in India'... Read More


How multiculturalism shapes Aussie identity

India, Oct. 16 -- In Australia, we value the rich diversity of our multicultural identity, underpinned by a commitment to pluralism and the inalienable right to belonging. We do not take this for gran... Read More


Rajnath doubles financial aid to non-pensioner ex-servicemen

NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved the doubling of financial assistance provided to non-pensioner ex-servicemen (ESM) and their families, with the welfare measu... Read More


Govt sets up distt-level task forces to combat cybercrimes, AI misuse

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- In November 2023, a deepfake video emerged in which a woman dressed in black workout onesie was seen inside an elevator. Her face was edited using artificial intelligence (AI) to... Read More