New Delhi: The country’s power consumption grew by over 16 per cent to 151.66 billion units in August this year compared to that of the same month last year mainly due to increase usage of cooling appliances during sultry weather. In the year-ago period, power consumption stood at 130.39 billion units (BU), higher than 127.88 BU…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi this week and the delegation will be led by Premier Li Qiang, the foreign ministry announced here on Monday. At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20…
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he is looking forward to his trip to India this week but is disappointed that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 summit in New Delhi. Biden will travel to India on September 7 to participate in the G20 Summit and will have a bilateral…
(……Continued) Our’s was an open house, hospitable and giving shelter to the needy. As it was strategically located some friends coming from Hyderabad by train would stop for the night and proceed to their place next morning. They would have a meal prepared by my mother, but served by us children on plantain or in…
Mathura: The upcoming Janmashtami celebrations at the Sri Krishna Janmasthan temple here will be dedicated to ISRO scientists who brought laurels to the country with the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, members of the temple trust said on Sunday. Kapil Sharma, a member of the Sri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan, said, “The improvised abode of the deity…
Despite the country’s highest judicial body, the Supreme Court (SC), warning over hate speeches, two members of the Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) bloc appear to have dared to challenge it, intentionally or otherwise. The apex court abundantly made it clear that it would not hesitate to take such statements suo moto. If in…
Washington: Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy said on Sunday that while he expects to become the party’s nominee for the November 2024 US elections, but will vote for Donald Trump if the former president secures the nomination. Appearing on a Sunday talk show, the 38-year-old Indian American entrepreneur also expressed his intention to pardon Trump, who…
Washington: The United States will not sell high-end sophisticated chips to the Chinese military, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday. “We are trying to choke their military capacity. So, if they feel that, that means our strategy’s working. Certainly, on my watch, we are not going to sell the most sophisticated American chip to China…
Chennai: Alleging that Sanatana Dharma is against equality and social justice, DMK youth wing secretary and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has said it should be eradicated. Likening Sanatana Dharma to coronavirus, malaria, and fever caused by dengue virus and mosquitoes, he said such things should not be opposed but destroyed. After his remarks…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it is natural for India to hold G20 meetings in every part of its territory as he dismissed Chinese objections over some of the events being organised in Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh. As part of its efforts to showcase India’s cultural and regional diversity at a global…
