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Fire at substation leads to major power outage in Chennai

Several parts of Chennai reeled under a sudden power outage due to a fire incident which caused sequential faults on both feeders at the Manali substation in Chennai. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Kangana says pressured to cut scenes as censors yet to clear her film

Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on Friday said her film Emergency is still stuck with the censor board contrary to rumours that it has been cleared for release. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party MP......

Elon Musk's livestream with Trump hit by massive cyber attack

Elon Musk has announced that a massive DDoS attack hit his livestream with former United States President Donald Trump, forcing X owner to scale down the live audience. IMAGE: A person tries to......

B'desh objects to Mamata's 'offer' to shelter refugees

Bangladesh has communicated to India through diplomatic channels its displeasure over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent remarks on offering shelter to people in distress from the......

UP sub-station fire leaves Delhi 'powerless' for 1 hour, homes of LG, CM hit

Several parts of the national capital, including the area housing the Delhi LG secretariat and Chief Minister's residence, faced outages for varying lengths as a substation of power grid in......

Why Telcos Want Airlines To Replace Altimeters

'If the airlines are not given a clear deadline to change the altimeters by the DGCA, why should they do it voluntarily?''It means that the aircraft will be grounded for a while and lose money.'......

With comfortable coal stocks, no power crisis this festive season

India is unlikely to see a repeat of the 2021 energy crisis this festive season as coal-fired power stations across the country have comfortable levels of the fuel stock to meet electricity demand......

No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal

India always faces a Hobson’s choice as far as feeding coal-fired generators goes — even if the government is reluctant to admit it. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The country......

Power crisis: Gencos may not switch on idle units soon

Power generating companies (gencos) that use imported coal to produce electricity, may find it difficult to switch on their idle units immediately in the wake of high fuel costs, several players......

PMO gets involved, seeks to defuse power crisis

The Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday reviewed the coal supply and power generation scenario as the government looks at ways to defuse the energy crisis being faced by several states. IMAGE: Coal......

Blackout Review: Dumb Charade

Vikrant Massey is a man of undeniable talent. But he too can't rise above Blackout's derailed script that reduces the likes of Jisshu Sengupta, Chhaya Kadam and Mouni Roy to chumps, observes......

Action Packed OTT This Week!

Monsters, sharks, psychopaths, jedis, hybrids, undercover cops, special agents, brace yourself for tons of action on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. Under ParisWhere......

Ajay Devgn, Akshay On OTT In June

Though April didn't see successful films at the box office, one just hopes that the situation is different when they arrive on OTT in June. Not many original Web series or movies have been......

Thank You For Coming Review: Undesirable!

Kanika's problem is so ridiculous, it is surprising she didn't discover till the age of 32 what every teen knows, sighs Deepa Gahlot. For some reason, film-makers believe that drinking is a sign......

How Did Sridevi Die? Boney Kapoor Answers

'It was not a natural death; it was an accidental death.' IMAGE: Sridevi and Boney Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sridevi/Instagram Sridevi's mysterious death in a bathtub in Dubai gave rise to......

I was crying but made sure nobody saw me crying: Ashwin

IMAGE: Hours after taking a landmark 500 Test wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin rushed back to his home in Chennai after coming to know that his mother Chitra had been hospitalised. Photograph: BCCI......

Mom said from hospital bed 'You should go back as Test match is on': Ashwin

IMAGE: R Ashwin opened up about leaving in the middle of the Rajkot Test to meet his ailing mother who was hospitalised just after the veteran spinner picked up his 500th Test scalp. Photograph:......

Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success

Spain's captain Olga Carmona -- the scorer of Sunday's deciding goal -- plays for Real Madrid, where the women's team generated revenues of 1.4 million euros in the 2021/22 season, according to......

Soccer: Spalletti named Napoli coach as Gattuso's successor

Luciano Spalletti has been named the new coach of Napoli, succeeding Gennaro Gattuso, the Serie A club confirmed on Saturday. The vastly-experienced Spalletti left his last role with Inter Milan......

Soccer PIX: Chelsea edge Palace; Leicester hold Arsenal

IMAGES from soccer matches played in the EPL, La Liga and Serie A on Tuesday. IMAGE: Chelsea's Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring the second goal against Crystal Palace during their......

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