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NEW DELHI: Gas consumption in India jumped 11% annually in 2024, leading to a spike in LNG (liquefied natural gas) imports for meeting rising demand across sectors — a development that is in line with the government’s low-carbon ambitions for the economy but also raises energy security vulnerability amid declining domestic production.While industries and oil […]

Indian stock markets continued to gain on Tuesday’s opening as Trump 2.0 began, with both indices surging in the opening session. The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,421.65 with a surge of 76.90 points or 0.33 per cent, while the BSE Sensex was up by 188.28 points or 0.24 per cent to open at 77,261.72. […]

Soon after taking over as the 47th US President today, Donald Trump signed a record number of executive orders, including one entailing the nation’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation. The executive orders cover a wide range of topics, from requiring federal workers return to the office full-time to revoking birthright citizenship and pulling the […]

A 26-year-old student from Hyderabad has been shot dead in Washington, United States. The victim, identified as K. Ravi Teja, hailed from R.K. Puram in the Chaitanyapuri. He had travelled to the U.S. in 2022 to pursue a Master’s degree and had recently completed his studies. Teja reportedly died on the spot. The circumstances surrounding […]

The Bihar government has ordered a probe into the death of seven persons allegedly after drinking spurious liquor in West Champaran district. The incident occurred at Maithya village under the Lauriya police station in Bettiah. In the last three days, five persons have died, whereas the first death took place on Thursday. Relatives have cremated […]

A 31-year-old teacher, Sumit Kumar, has been educating over 100 slum children at a cremation ground in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, since 2017. Mr. Kumar’s initiative, Appan Pathshala, has transformed the lives of these underprivileged children, offering them a chance to break the cycle of poverty and pursue their dreams. The cremation ground, Mukti Dham, located in […]

Image Source : INDIA TV Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 20, 2024  Hello and welcome to Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma, the only news show with real facts and no noise. In today’s episode: Stage set for Donald Trump to take oath as US President for the second time, External Affairs Minister S […]

Image Source : X Representational picture A Delhi court asked the Centre to sensitise police officials to optimise biological evidence collection to include specimens such as nail clippings and finger swabs in cases of digital rapes. The direction comes while convicting a man for raping a minor.  What is the use of biological evidence? The […]

Image Source : X Deceased Atul Subhash and his in-laws The Supreme Court on Monday declined the appeal of deceased AI engineer Atul Subhash in which she sought the custody of her grandson. The apex court said Subhash’s 4-year-old child will continue to stay with his mother Nikita Singhania. However, the court allowed Subhash’s mother […]

KOLKATA: A sessions court in Kolkata Monday sentenced former traffic police volunteer Sanjay Roy (35) to jail for the remainder of his life for raping and murdering a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9 last year, acknowledging that it resisted “the temptation to bow to public pressure or […]

Representative photo BENGALURU: Three cyber frauds were arrested for digitally arresting a techie for nearly a month in Nov last year and extorting nearly Rs 12 crore from him by posing as customs and enforcement directorate officers.Police also seized Rs 3.7 crore from different bank accounts of the suspects — Karan, 24, and bullion trader […]

(From left) TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, BRS chief KCR and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik NEW DELHI: Regional parties received the lion’s share of their donations in 2023-24 via electoral bonds before they were scrapped by Supreme Court on Feb 15, 2024, as per annual audit reports filed by them with Election Commission. Trinamool Congress received […]