Logo

IANS

Pakistanis, load shedding, daily

Homes in darkness, industries hit as Andhra faces severe power crunch

With power deficit hovering around 40-50 Million Units (MU) per day, the power distribution companies (DISCOMs) have resorted to Emergency Load Relief (ELR). While officially the power cuts are for one hour for the domestic sector in villages and half an hour in cities and towns, people have been complaining of outages for several hours every day.

French, presidential, election

Voting underway in French presidential election

If none of the 12 eligible candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron who is seeking a second term, receive an absolute majority of votes on Sunday, a run-off will be held on April 24 between the top two contenders.

demolition, towers, UP

Noida twin tower demolition test blast today

In its August 31 judgment last year, the Supreme Court had ordered for the demolition of the said towers in Noida. Edifice Engineering, a demolition agency, was given the contract to destroy both the towers and now the countdown of the final days of the twin towers has begun and it will be demolished after 43 days from now, i.e., on May 22.