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India Building 235 GW Of New Power Capacity As It Races To Double Installed Base By 2036
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (351+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 04: 48 PM GMT+5: 30 India has a staggering 235 Gigawatt of power generation capacity currently under construction across fossil fuel and clean energy sources, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The figures are part of a ten-year resource adequacy plan…...
Sabarimala Case: Centre Tells Supreme Court That Temple Entry Rights Must Be Decided Keeping Devotees' Sentiments In Mind
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (147+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 01: 54 PM GMT+5: 30 The Centre told the Supreme Court that the question of entry into a temple must be weighed against the rights of its devotees, arguing that this dimension has been entirely overlooked so far, the Indian Express…...
Pune Municipal Corporation Plans Two Flyovers On Karve Road To Ease Congestion Ahead Of Metro Spur Development: Report
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (323+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 04: 08 PM GMT+5: 30 The Pune Municipal Corporation has initiated plans to construct two new flyovers at Karve Statue Chowk and Ambedkar Chowk in a bid to reduce traffic congestion along the busy Karve Road, according to an Indian Express…...
US Vice President J D Vance Warns Iran Ceasefire Will Collapse If Strait Of Hormuz Is Not Reopened
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (307+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 03: 37 PM GMT+5: 30 US Vice President JD Vance has warned that America will not honour its fragile ceasefire agreement with Iran unless Tehran follows through on commitments to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Speaking in Hungary…...
CBSE Mandates Third Language Teaching In Class 6 Within A Week, Textbooks Yet To Be Released
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (293+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 05: 22 PM GMT+5: 30 The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued an urgent directive requiring all affiliated schools to implement third language teaching in Class 6 within seven days, despite official textbooks not yet being available. The instruction, delivered through…...
Andhra Pradesh Plans Crackdown On Private Sleeper Buses After Deadly Accidents, Eyes Ban On Converted Coaches: Report
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (383+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 04: 59 PM GMT+5: 30 The Government of Andhra Pradesh is considering a ban on certain private sleeper buses following a series of serious accidents involving such vehicles. The proposal was discussed during a meeting of a cabinet sub-committee tasked with…...
Indian Railways Greenlights 220 Kmph Trains That Will Be Faster Than Vande Bharat
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (321+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 04: 24 PM GMT+5: 30 Indian Railways is gearing up to go beyond the Vande Bharat platform with plans to build two new trainsets designed to hit 220 kmph, a significant leap from the 180 kmph design speed of the current flagship train,…...
India Advances Secure Communication With 1, 000 Km Quantum Network Demonstration
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (210+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 02: 58 PM GMT+5: 30 India demonstrated a 1, 000-kilometre quantum communication network in under three years of launching the National Quantum Mission, Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh was informed during a review meeting on Wednesday (8 April). The milestone,…...
Uttarakhand Govt Sanctions Rs 1, 200 Crore For Kumbh Mela 2027 Infrastructure And District Development Projects
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (344+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 02: 54 PM GMT+5: 30 CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a financial outlay of Rs 1, 200 crore to support infrastructure development ahead of Kumbh Mela 2027 and to strengthen district-level development plans across the state. According to an official release from the…...
Iran Signals It May Have Mined The Strait Of Hormuz As Final Ceasefire With US Hangs By A Thread: Report
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (349+ words) Apr 09, 2026 | Updated 02: 28 PM GMT+5: 30 Semiofficial Iranian news agencies on Thursday (9 April) released a chart indicating that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may have deployed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The move appears aimed at pressuring Washington as a…...