NEW DELHI: In what could be a positive outcome of India’s growing renewable energy footprint, a new analysis based on official monthly data has shown the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector fell by 1% year-on-year in first half of 2025 and by 0.2% over past 12 months – this is only…
SRINAGAR: After a 20-day closure, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway (NH-44) reopened for traffic Wednesday, enabling hundreds of trucks to move towards Jammu. The day saw only “down” traffic — movement from Kashmir towards Jammu — as vehicles are allowed to ply on each route every alternate day.National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, meanwhile, dismissed any…
SRINAGAR: J&K separatist leader, academic and former chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Prof Abdul Gani Bhat died Wednesday evening at his home in north Kashmir’s Sopore. He was 89.Born in 1935 in Sopore, Bhat studied Persian, economics and political science at Srinagar’s Sri Pratap College before earning a postgraduate degree in Persian and…
NEW DELHI: In a move to ensure quality project execution and reduce delays, NHAI has tightened the norms to check “unathorised” subcontracting of works by main highway builders. It has said that any “unauthorised sub-contracting and subcontracting beyond permissible limits will be classified as ‘undesirable practice’ and thereby attracting penalties on par with fraudulent practices”.The…
NEW DELHI: Terming the plea as a “publicity interest litigation”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to reconstruct and reinstall a seven-foot idol of Lord Vishnu at the Javari Temple, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Khajuraho temple complex in Madhya Pradesh.A bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Army for Operation Sindoor after a Jaish-e-Mohammed commander admitted that Masood Azhar’s family was killed during the strike. On his 75th birthday, world leaders from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni extended greetings to PM Modi, with Trump revealing a “wonderful” call with him. Meanwhile, a daring Rs…
Union home minister Amit Shah (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured safety of borders through surgical strike and gave befitting reply to Pakistan with Operation Sindoor.Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the Jaish-e-Muhammed commander’s confession video and lauded the military for the success…
NEW DELHI: Two women Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police in Maharashtra‘s Gadchiroli district on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI, citing officials.In Chhattisgarh, Naxalites hacked a 36-year-old man to death in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, suspecting him of being a police informer, an official said on Wednesday.Dashru Ram Oyam was murdered on the intervening…
BENGALURU: A comprehensive analysis of 213 heatwaves across 63 countries, including eight from India, between 2000 and 2023, has revealed how human-induced climate change, driven by emissions from major fossil fuel companies, has made these events far more frequent and intense.The study shows that, globally, the likelihood of such heatwaves increased by about 20 times…
PM Modi’s birthday: Journey from RSS to BJP’s face; charting the rise of a tall leader (Pics credit: Modi Archive’s X account) NEW DELHI: From a tea seller in Vadnagar to one of the most dominant figures in Indian politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s journey spans grassroots activism, state leadership, and a three-term run as…
