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Mumbai: Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), previously known as Adani Transmission Ltd, on Monday announced the commissioning of the Kharghar Vikhroli Transmission Ltd (KVTL) project, a critical infrastructure project that will allow an additional 1,000 MW of reliable power for Mumbai to help meet its ever-growing demand for electricity and mitigate grid failures and power cuts. Mumbai’s daily electricity demand is expected to hit 5,000 MW by FY25 from the current peak demand of 4,000 MW, according to Adani Energy Solutions, so 1,000 MW would constitute 20% the city’s power supply in FY25.

most-wanted list of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), belongs to Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. He had studied mining engineering from the prestigious Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. Among his two accomplices who were nabbed, Mohammed Arshad Warsi – also from Jharkhand – had studied BTech in Mechanical Engineering from Aligarh University.

₹33 to ₹166 – a square foot per month, which is the lowest among world's leading markets, as per a report released by real estate consultancy group Vestian. In contrast, the monthly average rent in New York, London, Miami, Seattle and Boston is $40-80 per sq ft, and in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, it is in the range of $3-8 per sq ft a month, according to the data compiled by Vestian. Among the seven Indian cities – New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bengaluru – the highest average office rentals were observed in Mumbai, the country's financial hub, where it ranges from $1-2.

Delhi Police on Monday arrested one of NIA's most wanted terrorists Mohammad Shahnawaz, accused of having links with an ISIS module, along with his two associates and seized incriminating material including those suspected to be used in IED fabrication, officials said. Shahnawaz was nabbed in Jaitpur in Delhi, while Mohammad Rizwan Ashraf and Mohammad Arshad Warsi were arrested in Lucknow and Moradabad, in Uttar Pradesh, respectively, they said, adding the three have been remanded in police custody for a week.

system that helps distribute heat around the world is weakening. Why do scientists find this so worrying? AMOC is something of a poster child for tipping points, which are notional thresholds beyond which systems that have been responding gradually and incrementally to global warming undergo sudden and dramatic changes. One reason for this is its sheer power and the scope of its influence.

A former Staples Inc. executive whose fraud and bribery convictions in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal were thrown out by an appeals court has been sentenced to six months of home detention for a tax offense

California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike

Maldives President-elect Mohammed Muizzu may give India a headache in its southern neighbourhood in the backdrop of his pro-China leanings and «India out» campaign. However, the new Maldivian President may not be able to push out India's footprints from the archipelago given the historical development partnership and New Delhi's role as the first responder in a crisis. Muizzu was the proxy candidate for jailed former president Abdullah Yameen and may revive China's footprints in Maldives, according to Maldives watchers.

migrants died and 25 were injured early Sunday when a cargo truck clandestinely carrying them overturned on a highway in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, local security officials reported. The accident took place near the border with Guatemala, the report said.

India received 'normal' rainfall during the four-month-long monsoon season despite El Nino conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The country received 820 mm of rainfall against the long-period average (LPA) of 868.6 mm, or 94.4% of LPA, the agency said in its final summer rainfall season briefing. Economists said while kharif sowing has been more than last year, the lesser acreage for pulses and oilseeds because of deficient August rain could cause inflationary pressure. The country as a whole recorded 5.7% less rainfall compared to normal, said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, IMD on Saturday. «The effect of El Nino was countered by other factors, and so it could not affect rainfall too much,» he added. The IMD had forecast 96% rainfall with a model error of plus or minus 4% at the start of the monsoon season. Higher rainfall in September made up some of the high deficit in August with 73% of sub-divisional areas recording normal rainfall and 18% recording deficient rainfall. Economists said the record-high deficit in August will dent agriculture. «Rains in September may not be adequate to offset the dry spell in August.

Tamil Nadu's Marapalam on Saturday evening, police said. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Coimbatore Zone, Saravana Sundar, while speaking to ANI, said, «Around eight people died, while a few were seriously injured in the accident. Further investigation is underway.» PalSamy, Joint Director of Coonoor Government Hospital, also confirmed 8 deaths.

London Underground workers and train drivers across the rail networks are gearing up for strikes in September and October. The strikes are part of an ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions, led by the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport union) and ASLEF (The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen). ASLEF represents train drivers, while RMT represents a wide range of rail industry workers, including station staff and guards. Who and When: RMT members working on the London Underground are scheduled to strike on the following dates, affecting thousands of Tube staff:

endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with «significant additional management intervention,» according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. The US Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated recovery plan Friday for "Canis rufus" — the only wolf species unique to the United States. It calls for spending nearly $328 million over the next 50 years to get the red wolf off the endangered species list. «This final revised recovery plan will help the conservation and survival of the Red Wolf, ensuring these endangered canids endure in the wild for future generations,» Interior Department Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz said in a news release.

(Reuters) — Ukraine's air force shot down 30 out of 40 Iranian-made «Shahed» drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack on central and southern regions, regional and military officials said on Saturday.

FTX Group, with hundreds of auditor independence violations. Between December 2017 and October 2020, Prager Metis improperly added indemnification provisions to engagement letters to clients for more than 200 audits and other work, the SEC said. This prevented the firm from having the independence required by law, the regulator said.

Sam Bankman-Fried's upcoming trial on fraud charges marks a major test for a broader crackdown on white collar crime led by Manhattan's top federal prosecutor: Damian Williams. Upon taking office in late 2021 as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Williams said «rooting out corruption in our financial markets» would be one of his top priorities — a familiar role for an office known as the main enforcer on Wall Street.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, will go on trial next week in the Southern District of New York, facing seven charges of fraud and conspiracy.

2023 saw 38 million sq ft of office space taken up in the top six cities, nearly matching the absorption during the same period in 2022, indicating strong momentum despite global uncertainty, as per a Colliers study. The southern cities accounted for nearly 60% of office space demand in the first nine months of 2023. Among the top six cities, Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR led the way, comprising half of India's total office space demand.

AI-enabled solutions to cut pendency of cases. Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India in collaboration with Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh organised a day-long workshop on "Consumer Protection in Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana" in Vishakhapatnam on Friday.

Elon Musk, assuming the role of a citizen journalist, ventured to the Texas-Mexico border on Thursday, immersing himself in the hotly debated issue of migration. Musk's visit not only delved into the unfolding situation at the Southern border but also served as a platform to advocate for citizen journalism through his social media venture, X.