The previous peak power demand recorded was 8,000 MW or 8 Gigawatt. (Representational) The extreme summer heat in Delhi pushed its peak power demand to an all-time high of 8,302 MW or 8.3 Gigawatt on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. It is the first time in the history of the national …...Read More

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin was one of two Covid-19 vaccines available in India (File). The Indian Council of Medical Research, or ICMR, has distanced itself from a follow-up study by two Banaras Hindu University professors that said nearly a third of 926 individuals who received the India-made Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine reported …...Read More

Demand for electricity in India expected to surge by a massive eight per cent this year With demand for electricity in India expected to surge by a massive eight per cent this year, the world's demand is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense …...Read More

Ten students of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad were injured after their vehicle plunged into a 100-foot-deep gorge in Sikkim's Mangan district, police said on Sunday. The accident happened near Pakshep in Forest Dara around 9:30 pm on Saturday when the students were travelling from Lachung to Gangtok, they said. The driver, …...Read More

Bharat Biotech said studies should avoid investigator bias. Several studies on Covaxin have demonstrated an excellent safety track record, said Bharat Biotech on Thursday, after a study raised concerns of stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome (rare autoimmune disorder that affects the nerves) a year after taking the Covid-19 vaccine. The study, …...Read More

A rescue operation by an SDRF team to locate the man is going on, officials said. (Representational) A man was swept away in a strong flow of water and fell nearly 150 feet down from a waterfall in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan on Monday, officials said. A rescue operation …...Read More

India has consistently opposed data exclusivity in trade negotiations. Implementing data exclusivity could impact India's pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors and public health, Ashwani Mahajan, the co-convenor of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, has said. In a blog post on data exclusivity, Mr Mahajan said the topic has been a point of contention …...Read More

A woman allegedly killed her 3-year-old daughter after a fight with her husband in Nagpur. A woman allegedly killed her three-year-old daughter after a fight with her husband in Maharashtra's Nagpur city and walked around for about 4 km with the body before informing the police about the incident, officials …...Read More

Nandanvan police in the city booked Dhananjay Sayre for molestation (Representational) A police inspector from Maharashtra's Akola district has been booked for allegedly molesting a 22-year-old woman in Nagpur, an official said on Sunday. Dhananjay Sayre (53), posted at Khadan police station in Akola district, is an acquaintance of the …...Read More

Adani Wilmar sells edible oils and some other food products under Fortune brands. Edible oil major Adani Wilmar on Wednesday reported a 67 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 156.75 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024. Its net profit stood at Rs 93.61 crore …...Read More