KSEB seeks Electricity Regulatory Commission’s nod for long-term power procurement using coal allocation

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has sought the State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s approval for going ahead with its plans for long-term power procurement using its coal allocation under the Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India (SHAKTI). The Commission is expected to conduct a hearing on the KSEB plea in this…

Pahalgam terrorist attack: Terrorists mingled with crowd, herded them towards armed members who killed toursists at Baisaran

Chairs lying around outside a makeshift shops at Baisaran of Pahalgam where 26 people were killed and several others injured on April 22. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR After the first gunshots were fired at the Baisaran meadow in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, two terrorists who had earlier mingled with the tourists, herded…

New Delhi’s plan to ask IMF to review Pak. loans is politically motivated: Islamabad

Supporters of All Parties Hurriyat Conference chant slogans during an anti India rally, in Muzaffarabad, Pakistani on May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) crucial review meeting next week, Pakistan has termed “politically motivated” India’s announcement that it will request the global lender to review Islamabad’s financial support programme…

Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind

BBC Parisian women smile in May 1945 after Germany’s capitulation was signed the previous day “Celebration? What celebration? It feels more like a funeral” – the damning words of a former senior Nato figure to describe this week’s ceremonies marking Victory in Europe Day. The top-level diplomat who spent years at the transatlantic defence alliance…

Bengaluru’s restaurants see self-delivery systems as alternative to aggregators  

Before aggregators came around, many food chains were offering deliveries on their own with the help of phone calls.  | Photo Credit: file photo  As aggregator apps which provide food delivery services continue to increase their commission, restaurants in Bengaluru are looking for alternative channels, including self-deliveries and WhatsApp based-delivery systems in collaboration with technological…