Electricity essential service, people can't be denied without lawful reason: HC

Electricity is an essential service and a person cannot be deprived of it without a cogent and lawful reason, the Delhi high court has said. The court stated that even when there is a dispute over......

Denied MCD ticket, ex-AAP councillor climbs electricity tower

Apparently miffed over being denied a ticket for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Haseeb-ul-Hasan on Sunday climbed an electricity tower in......

Delhi LG orders probe into AAP's free power, Kejri promises scheme in Guj too

Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena has ordered a probe into the alleged irregularities in the power subsidy scheme of the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation, prompting a strong response from Chief Minister......

After violence, locals live in dark in riot-hit Delhi

Scores of people in violence-hit areas of northeast Delhi have been spending their nights in the dark as power lines damaged during the riots remain unrepaired and dangle precariously outside their......

How govt plans to raise Rs 90,000 cr for discoms

LIC, EPFO and PSBs are likely to be asked to subscribe to bonds. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is looking to tap the domestic bond market for supporting the Rs 90,000-crore......

Anil Ambani's RInfra staring at yet another legal hurdle

RInfra’s plan to lease out headquarters property may face legal hurdle. Moreover, PE players with balance sheets that can take on Reliance Centre Office in Santacruz would be limited and......

How India in gearing to welcome electric vehicles

The national budget 2019-20 had an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore for Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles scheme to boost electric mobility and increase the......

As temperature soars, power demand across India hits record high

Northern and western states had the highest power demand, with Uttar Pradesh sourcing 19,082 Mw, Delhi 6,029 Mw, Rajasthan 10,395 Mw, Gujarat 16,825 Mw, and Maharashtra 23,609 Mw. With a heat wave......

India curtails tour of South Africa; T20s postponed

IMAGE: India Test and ODI captain Virat Kohli with head coach Rahul Dravid. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team's tour of South Africa will go ahead but the team's departure has been postponed by a......