India

New Delhi, August 1: A day after the biggest blackout in the country, affecting half of India's population, the main distribution company Wednesday said nearly 100 percent of the demand had been restored in all five regions of the country. According to the Power System Operation Corp, a subsidiary of the state-run Power Grid Corp that carries electricity across the national grid, the entire Delhi

New Delhi, August 1: Three electricity grids connecting more than 20 states and the national capital collapsed on Tuesday, triggering what is now being called the country's worst power crisis, and what's worse, it was the second in two days. Even as the Power Ministry scrambles to restore normalcy, inquiry has begun over what caused it. Sources say that the trouble started in the Eastern Grid this

New Delhi, August 1: After a week of fasting, the health of Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai deteriorated on Tuesday. Despite doctors advising hospitalization, the two refused to end their fast and warned the government against any attempt to force-feed them. Tests showed both activists had elevated ketone levels, indicating that the body was breaking down stored fat. Rai, whose

Hyderabad, July 31: Persecuted in their own country, a group of 25 Muslims from Myanmar have reached Hyderabad to take refuge here. The group, fled Myanmar to escape ethnic violence in Rakhine state, have taken shelter at a 'dargah' at Balapur in the old city and were waiting to be recognized as refugees by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). The Confederation of Voluntary

New Delhi, July 31: Home Minister P Chidambaram has been shifted to the Finance Ministry vacated by Pranab Mukherjee, who is now President. Sushil Kumar Shinde, who is the power minister, gets Mr Chidambaram's home portfolio and Veerappa Moily, Corporate Affairs Minister, takes additional charge of Mr Shinde's Power Ministry. A notification on the reallocation of ministries was signed by the

New Delhi, July 31: Triggering a major power crisis, three electricity grids connecting more than 20 states and the national capital collapsed today. While the northern grid failed for the second straight day, the eastern and north-eastern grids too collapsed. These three grids carry about 50,000 MW of electricity. The collapse has left more than half of the country powerless. Essential services

New Delhi, July 31: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has apologised for the scuffle that broke out between Team Anna supporters and mediapersons last night at Jantar Mantar, where anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare is on an indefinite fast. Hazare also said he would end the protest if such violence was repeated and told his supporters to desist from any confrontation with mediapersons. The incident

New Delhi, July 31: An Empowered Group of Ministers on drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, is scheduled to meet on Tuesday for deciding on relief measures to tackle drought-like situation in some states that has led to fodder and water scarcity. As of now, monsoon rains are deficient by 21 per cent across India, affecting sowing of kharif crops. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat

New Delhi, July 31: In a startling revelation, a former MLA of the Samajwadi Party has told the Supreme Court that his party leadership had egged him to file a PIL in the Allahabad high court in 2010 against Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi accusing him of abduction and rape of an Amethi girl. The HC, while dismissing the PIL, on March 7, 2011, had imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on petitioner

New Delhi, July 30: In what was one of the worst power breakdowns in the country, the Northern Grid crashed early Monday morning plunging eight states into complete darkness, disrupting inter-state train services, adversely hitting health services and impacting millions of lives. The tripping of the 400 KV Bina-Gwalior line, which flows into Agra-Bareilly at 2.35 a.m. wreaked havoc on the power