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summer heat in Delhi pushed its peak power demand to an all-time high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. It is the first time in the history of the national capital that its power demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark. Power distribution companies had estimated the power demand to peak at 8,200 MW this summer, the discom officials said. According to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi, the peak power demand of the city was 8,302 MW at 15:36:32 hours. The previous peak power demand was recorded earlier this month, when it touched 8,000 MW on May 22.

Anantnag-Rajouri seat of the Valley voted in the sixth phase of polling on May 25 marking the end to elections in all five seats of Jammu and Kashmir. Four other seats – Udhampur, Jammu, Srinagar and Baramulla – voted in earlier phases of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.Also Read: Kashmir News: Redrawn Anantnag-Rajouri breaks turnout record with over 54% polling in Phase 6, highest after 1984“This active participation is a huge positive for Assembly elections to be held soon so that the democratic process continues to thrive in the Union Territory," said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in a statement.The Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency recorded about 54.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024.Saturday's numbers have surpassed the 49.58 percent turnout recorded in 2014 and the 47.99 percent in 1996 Lok Sabha Elections, officials said. J&K, however, had six Lok Sabha seats in 1996 and 2014, instead of present five.

7th Pay Commission News: The government hiked dearness allowance (DA) for over 1 crore employees and pensioners by 4% for the first half of 2024. With this hike, the DA ceiling hit 50% of the basic pay, triggering speculation about the merger of this allowance into the basic salary.

Heat conditions intensified in Rajasthan where mercury touched 50 degrees Celsius, the local weather office said on Saturday. According to Met Centre Jaipur, the maximum temperature recorded in Phalodi during the day was 50 degrees Celsius, followed by Barmer at 48.8 degrees Celsius.

Rajasthan continues to battle rising temperatures, five deaths due to suspected heat stroke were reported in the state on Thursday. The mercury soared to 48.8 degrees Celsius in Barmer, the highest temperature recorded this summer season, according to Met Centre Jaipur. Five peacocks were also found dead in Khairthal district, officials said. Barmer was followed by Phalodi with maximum temperature at 48.6 degrees degrees, Fatehpur at 47.6 degrees Celsius, Jaisalmer at 47.5 degrees Celsius, Jodhpur at 47.4 degrees Celsius, Jalore at 47.3 degrees Celsius, Kota at 47.2 degrees Celsius and Churu at 47 degrees Celsius, the Met Centre said.

Jaunpur: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday alleged that when the Congress was in power at the Centre, India's borders were insecure and the entire country was in disarray due to scams. He exuded confidence that the BJP would win the Lok Sabha polls with a huge majority and form government for the third time in a row. Addresding a poll rally here, the BJP leader said, «India's borders were insecure during the Congress rule and the entire country was in disarray due to scams.» «Today, the country has become strong under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When Pakistan made a mistake, it was attacked in its own home,» he said and reminded the gathering that it was the BJP government that abrogated Article 370.

Rajasthan continued to reel under the grip of severe heat conditions with Barmer recording the highest temperature at 48 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Looking at the situation, the state government cancelled the leaves of all divisional commissioners, additional divisional commissioners, district collectors, additional district collectors and sub divisional officers till further orders. Health authorities had already cancelled the leaves of all doctors and paramedical staff in government hospitals as temperatures soared in the state. The maximum temperature recorded during the day was 48 degrees in Barmer, 47.8 degrees in Phalodi, 47.6 degrees in Fatehpur (Sikar), 47.5 degrees in Churu, 47.2 degrees in Jalore and Jaisalmer, and 47.1 degrees Celsius in Vanasthali (Tonk).

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Mamata Banerjee accused the Central government of “lying" about granting citizenship to 14 people under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda alleged that Mamata Banerjee has an “unstable mind". Banerjee had accused, “The BJP is publishing advertisements with false information. One such advertisement says migrant Hindu and Sikh communities can apply for citizenship under the CAA.

National Conference's fight during Lok Sabha Elections 2024 was primarily to reclaim what was snatched by them (Centre) on August 5, 2019. Abdullah, who is contesting from Baramulla seat, was referring to abrogation of Article 370 of Jammu and Kashmir by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on August 5, 2019. “For us, it was a fight of principles.

liquidity conditions, the central bank has announced a steep reduction in the quantum of the government’s treasury bill sales and a new selection of bonds for the Centre’s buyback operations to aid freeing up cash for banks. Liquidity conditions in the banking system tightened considerably this month, largely due to a muted pace of government spending amid the ongoing general elections, market participants said. Tight liquidity conditions increase cost of funds for banks, especially at a time when credit growth continues to outpace deposit growth by a long margin. Higher borrowing costs for banks pushes up the cost of borrowing across the economy. So far in May, average daily deficit liquidity as measured by banks’ borrowing from the RBI was at Rs 1.2 lakh crore.

₹28 crore at a valuation of ₹100 crore, said Gambhir, chief executive, Stupa Sports Analytics. “I've seen them (Stupa and its founders) evolve and grow and, in a way, there's a lot of comfort that exists from both sides. We like what Stupa is building and we've seen them transition from what they were initially, a couple of years ago, to where they are right now," Ghouse said.

Also Read: Bomb scare in Delhi again! Tihar Jail gets threat email after schools and hospitals Seven schools, including five private schools and two government run schools, received bomb threat emails in a span of 72 hours. Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chandra said that most schools reported the threat emails to police on Tuesday. The school authorities got to know about the threat mail on Tuesday, as schools were closed on Sunday and Monday.

Farmers' loans will be waived and Minimum Support Price will be guaranteed, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Tuesday while addressing an election meeting in Jalaun, where he sought votes for party candidate Narayan Das Ahirwar. He also attacked the BJP alleging it did nothing for the state despite being in power for the past 10 years. «The people of Bundelkhand overwhelmingly voted for the BJP. For the last 10 years, they (BJP) have been the MPs and their government is there. The Uttar Pradesh government has been in power for seven years. This government did not give anything to the people of Bundelkhand, especially Orai, Jalaun and Kalpi. The government in Delhi (Centre) and the Uttar Pradesh government did nothing for the development of this place,» he said. «The people of Bundelkhand have made up their mind that they will teach a lesson to those who have cheated them,» he added.

Mother's Day auroras? Northern lights show may continue tonight The expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun, known as CMEs are expected to reach Earth late Sunday or early Monday, "causing severe or extreme geomagnetic storms once again," said Keith Ryden, who heads the Surrey Space Centre in England to AFP news agency. But scientists said the intensity of anything seen Sunday night might not reach the level of Friday's show. Why do we get auroras on Earth after eruptions occur on Sun? NASA says THIS Friday saw the first "extreme" geomagnetic storm since October 2003 that caused blackouts in Sweden and damaged power infrastructure in South Africa.

₹98,000 crore in the first three-quarters of FY2024 and are likely to exceed ₹1.3 trillion by FY24-end. "The Centre expects dividend income from the RBI during FY25 to remain consistent, at the same level or slightly more as compared to the last year," the first person mentioned above said, requesting anonymity. "The dividend from PSBs are expected to be over ₹15,000 crore during FY25," the person added.

Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the country need not have to wait till September 2025 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not remain at the helm after June 4, when results of Lok Sabha polls will be declared. Tharoor's comments come a day after AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal claimed Modi is asking for votes for Home Minister Amit Shah, who will be his successor after Modi «retires» on turning 75 in September 2025. «A new government will come to power at the Centre in June. There is no need to wait till September 2025,» Tharoor said while responding to a query on Kejriwal's remarks. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, the Thiruvananthapuram MP alleged Modi has lowered the standard of public discourse and the language being used by him is not good for the country.

Rajya Sabha Harivansh on Saturday dispelled the opposition allegation that the BJP-led government would change the constitution if voted to power saying that the amount of work done in the last ten years to strengthen the constitution had never been done before. «Gandhi had said a person's work speaks for him… It is doubtful that the amount of work to strengthen the Constitution that has been done in this time was ever done before. When did the level of importance which has been given to Baba Ambedkar now accorded to him before? At the time, he did not even get a ticket from one of the most important political parties,» Harivansh said. «Someone should ask when did he (Baba Ambedkar) and Patel sahib receive the Bharat Ratna?» Harivansh added.

Weather update: IMD forecasts rain, thunderstorm in THESE states. Details here The India Meteorological Department said that winds over 50 kmph were reported in Delhi at 10 pm on Friday. With strong winds, a signboard fell and damaged two vehicles, including an ambulance, in the Dwarka More area.

Microsoft Corporation recently acquired 48 acres of land in Hyderabad for a deal valued at approximately Rs 267 crore. The property was purchased from the land aggregator, Sai Balaji Developers, located in Ranga Reddy district, as per the document shared by Propstack, a data analytics firm. «Microsoft has big plans to expand its data centre business and will be developing one of the biggest data centres in the region. The property is located about forty kilometres from the main city of Hyderabad, and the company paid a premium on the land,» said a person aware of the deal.