LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has imposed a 10 per cent fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (FPPAS) on electricity consumers for June.The surcharge, based on fuel and power purchase costs incurred in March 2026, is expected to generate around Rs 1,610.57 crore from consumers across the state.According to a UPPCL order…
The army, when not at war is preparing for it. This statement has been drilled down to every soldier from the initial days of training. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) general Upendra Dwivedi while addressing the Passing Out Parade (POP) at the National Defence Academy stated “India is preparing for Operation Sindoor 2.0”.Following the…
Samrat Choudhary and Rabri Devi NEW DELHI: Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi on Saturday challenged chief minister Samrat Choudhary to remove her from the government bungalow she has occupied for more than a decade, saying she would not vacate the premises voluntarily.The RJD leader reacted sharply when reporters questioned her about a recent order…
Alphabet Inc. and Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai Google CEO Sundar Pichai shifted the AI conversation from to economics at this years’s Google I/O conference. Pichai warned that the companies around the world are blowing through their annual AI budgets by May due to runaway token usage. Pichai said the rapid rise of AI…
3 octagon installations (Reuters photo) Deep in China’s remote desert, a massive military construction project is under way that experts believe is aimed at ensuring the country can still launch a nuclear response even if its nuclear facilities are attacked first by the United States, reported news agency Reuters.China already possesses missiles capable of reaching…
Ask almost anyone to name the highest point on Earth and the answer will likely be Mount Everest. Towering above the Himalayas at 8,848 metres (29,029 feet), Everest has long been celebrated as the world’s tallest mountain. Climbers dream of reaching its summit and geography textbooks have cemented its place in popular imagination.Yet there is…
Russian intelligence agencies are aggressively intensifying efforts to steal Western technology, defence research and industrial secrets across Europe as sanctions linked to the Ukraine war squeeze Moscow’s wartime economy, senior European intelligence officials have said.Officials from Sweden, Finland, Estonia and the United Kingdom said Russia is using fake companies, middlemen, cyber spies and covert procurement…
Looking to buy a Tesla? your ride just got Rs 9 lakh cheaper!Tesla has slashed the price of its Model Y in India by up to Rs 9 lakh as it looks to boost demand in a market where high prices have limited the appeal of its imported electric vehicles. The EV maker has introduced…
Not every cooking task needs the biggest machine in the kitchen. Yet many households reach instinctively for the oven, large mixer, electric cooktop or air fryer even when a smaller appliance would do the job more efficiently. Heating a full oven just to toast one sandwich or warm a small portion of food can waste…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a fresh attack on the Centre after reports emerged that the CUET-UG 2026 examination was cancelled and delayed at several centres across the country due to technical glitches.Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul alleged that the government had failed…