New Delhi,  Amid rising power demand in the country due to a continued heat wave, India is staring at an electricity crisis heightened by a coal shortage at over 150 power plants.

The coal stock position at the Central Election Authority (CEA) supervised 173 power plants stood at 21.93 million tonnes (MT

New Delhi,  Niti Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajeev Kumar has resigned from his post and will be replaced by economist Suman K. Bery from May 1, an official statement said on Friday.

According to a statement issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has acce

Srinagar,   A Railway police officer injured in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Pulwama district, succumbed to critical injuries in a city hospital on Saturday.

J&K Police sources said, "Sub-Inspector Dev Raj, who was injured in Kakapora area of Pulwama district in mili

Mumbai,  An irate mob attacked the vehicle of BJP activist Mohit Kamboj-Bharatiya near the the Bandra East private home of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Accusing that the Shiv Sena was behind the attack, the BJP on Saturday demanded a probe by the the Maha Vikas Aghadi government into the

Srinagar, Weather remained inclement in J&K on Saturday as the MeT department forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain during the next 24 hours, according to a MeT department official.

"Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours with possibility of light

Jammu,  Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Saturday ordered suspension of three policemen and removal of a senior officer for alleged delay in registration of a rape complaint in Samba district.

Station house officer (SHO) Ali Imran, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Rattan Lal and head constable Satwinde

Chennai, The DMK government in Tamil Nadu did not take any precautionary measure in beefing up the coal stock despite knowing that power demand will increase during summer, former Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator O.Panneerselvam claimed on Saturday.

He said the DMK's actionis like doing 'Suryanamaskar

Chennai,  The Tamil Nadu health department will be taking stringent measures to tackle the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state.

As a first step, the health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and violators will be charged with a fine of Rs 500.

State Health Minister

Bengaluru, Hindu organisations in Karnataka are all set to carry out door-to-door campaigns against 'Azan' from Saturday across the state.

The campaign will be kick-started from Shivanahalli Circle in Rajajinagar locality of Bengaluru.

Sri Rama Sena has given out a call for the campaign and

'New Delhi,  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a joint committee headed by Justice S.P. Garg, former Judge of the Delhi High Court, to look into the matter concerning a fire incident at the dumping yard at Ghazipur in east Delhi earlier this week, less than a month after a blaze was reported at the sam