To ramp up nuclear power generation in the country, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to build 10 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. Each reactor will have the capacity to produce 700 MW of electricity. “A total of 7000 MW capacity will be added. It will help produce clean energy,” Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said.
» Read moreA day after the suspended AAP leader Kapil Mishra ended his indefinite hunger strike, he filed a complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over allegations of corruption. “Today (Tuesday) me and Neil (Terrance Haslam) had gone to CBI to file complaint against Kejriwal, for converting black money into white, for concealing the […]
» Read moreThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out raids at several locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram and Chennai, including the residence of Karti Chidambaram, in connection with alleged criminal misconduct in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to a private firm during the UPA regime. While the CBI did not make it clear whether a separate […]
» Read moreCongress president Sonia Gandhi, hospitalised for food poisoning, is progressing well and is likely to be discharged in a day or two, authorities at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said today. Ms. Gandhi, 69, who underwent a shoulder surgery in the same hospital last year, had been admitted on May 7. “The health condition of Sonia Gandhi who was admitted […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi today devised an unusual equation to describe the future of the country. “IT + IT = IT”, he said much to the bafflement of the audience he was addressing at the launch of the Supreme Court’s new digital filing system. The PM then described what he meant: “Information technology + Indian Talent = India Tomorrow.” The […]
» Read moreHours after the Aam Aadmi Party government demonstrated in Delhi Assembly how an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) can be “tampered with”, the Election Commission on Tuesday dismissed the claim stating that it had no relevance as the machine was only a “look-alike”. The Commission said such “so-called demonstration” on extraneous and duplicate gadgets which are not owned by it could […]
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