India is facing increasing power cuts as extreme summer heat pushes electricity demand to record-breaking levels across the country. Several major cities, including Chennai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and parts of northern India, have reported frequent outages due to the massive rise in air conditioner and cooling appliance usage. According to power authorities, India’s electricity demand has...
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May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Weather, Daily Forecast & Alerts
Severe Heatwave Alert Across India: IMD Issues Red Warning in Multiple States
India is witnessing an intense heatwave as temperatures continue to rise sharply across several parts of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red, orange, and yellow alerts for many states in north, central, and eastern India, warning people to take precautions against extreme heat conditions. According to IMD forecasts, states including Rajasthan,...
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May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Politics, Global Politics, National Politics
Karnataka Congress Leadership Crisis Intensifies: Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar Meet High Command in Delhi
A major political development is unfolding in Karnataka as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar arrived in New Delhi for crucial discussions with the Congress high command amid growing speculation over a possible leadership change in the state government. The high-level meeting at Congress headquarters, Indira Bhavan, includes senior party leaders such...
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May 26, 2026May 26, 2026TamilNadu
தமிழகத்தில் புதிய படங்களுக்கு தினமும் 5 காட்சிகள் அனுமதி – அரசு புதிய அறிவிப்பு!
தமிழக அரசு புதிய திரைப்படங்களுக்கு தினமும் 5 காட்சிகள் நடத்த அனுமதி வழங்கி முக்கிய அறிவிப்பை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. இந்த புதிய நடைமுறை மூலம், முதல் வாரத்தில் special shows நடத்த தனியாக அரசு அனுமதி பெற வேண்டிய அவசியம் இனி இருக்காது. முன்னதாக, புதிய படங்கள் வெளியான போது அதிகாலை அல்லது கூடுதல் காட்சிகள் நடத்த திரையரங்குகள் தனி அனுமதி பெற வேண்டியிருந்தது. தற்போது அந்த நடைமுறையில் தளர்வு அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. முக்கிய அம்சங்கள்: சினிமா துறைக்கு என்ன...
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May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Uncategorized
Petrol & Diesel Prices Rise Again Across India
India has witnessed another increase in petrol and diesel prices, creating concern among daily commuters, transport businesses, and middle-class families. The latest fuel price hike comes amid rising global crude oil prices and increasing transportation costs. The new price revision has already started affecting major cities including Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru. Experts say the...
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Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data
The BJP government tabled the Women’s Reservation Bill as the first order of business in the new Parliament House on September 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Bill a historic decision and said that he had been chosen by god for the noble task of giving rights to women. The bill was passed in...
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March 24, 2026March 24, 2026City
Headline numbers mask AGP’s steady slide despite 10 years in power
While an upstart born in the aftermath of the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests manages to hold its own against the principal Opposition party, the one synonymous with regionalism in Assam is in terminal decline even after enjoying the perks of power for the past decade. The Raijor Dal, with party chief Akhil Gogoi its sole...
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March 5, 2026March 5, 2026City
A ‘ballerina’ from Eurosiberia finds a new stage in India
Marie Antoinette’s image has been shaped by words not her own, but consistently put in her mouth through the centuries. Two things she did not say continue to be misattributed to her. One, the suggestion that the poor French peasants could have cakes if they lacked bread. And the other, oddly, has to do with...
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March 5, 2026March 5, 2026City
Comfort fit for conservancy workers: how three Indian cities are getting the ‘measurements’ right
In 2021, when the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs urged all urban local bodies to adopt the new design standards in allotting uniforms to sanitation workers, Indore Municipal Corporation sought an exception. It was not a move of defiance, but one of concern, concern for its safai mitras, as its conservancy workers are called....
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February 15, 2026February 15, 2026City
Chennai RWA shines in TN’s solar race
Bollineni Hillside Phase I in Perumbakkam off Old Mahabalipuram Road sprawls across 45 acres and consists of 1295 dwelling units. For ease of administration, the community is cleaved in the middle, the north side servicing a half of those dwelling units and the south side the other half. Both segments have a separate STP-WTP unit....
