New Delhi, Mar 27: The government on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that the installed capacity of nuclear energy in the country will reach 13 GW by 2029-30 from present 8.18 GW, and it will further enhance to 22.5 GW once all sanctioned projects are completed by 2032. This was informed by Minister of State of Prime Ministers Office Jitendra Singh in the House during the Question Hour. In this Budget a nuclear mission has been announcedIm sure in the [] The post Installed Nuclear Energy Capac

KARACHI, Mar 27:Suspected insurgents shot and killed six people from Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in Pakistans restive Balochistan province, officials said on Thursday. While five passengers died on the spot, one succumbed to injuries later. The attack occurred in the Gwadar district of the province when armed men stopped a Karachi-bound passenger bus from Gwadar near the Kalmat area on the Ormara highway late on Wednesday, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hafeez B

ISTANBUL, Mar 27: Police used pepper spray, plastic pellets and water cannon against protesters in Turkiyes capital early Thursday, potentially reigniting tensions after two days of relative calm in the countrys biggest anti-Government protests in over a decade. The demonstrations began last week following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Imamoglu, jailed on corruption charges many see as politically motivated, is also accused of support

SEOUL, Mar 27: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed tests of newly developed reconnaissance and attack drones this week and called for their increased production, state media said Thursday. Kim has been emphasising the development of drones and the tests were the latest display of his countrys growing military capabilities. Photos released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency showed Kim observing what appeared to be a large reconnaissance drone roughly resembling Boeings E-7 W

Mumbai, Mar 27 : Bollywood star Salman Khan says heightened security due to death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has significantly restricted his movements and cramps his style. The security protocol has impacted his daily routine, Khan told reporters on Wednesday night. I cannot do anything about it (security). Khallas. So I go from Galaxy (home) to shoot to Galaxy, no detours. The 59-year-old could earlier be seen cycling around the city unhindered by his security team. In April [] The

Agra (UP), Mar 26: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused the opposition of acting as barriers in the states development. Addressing an event organised to mark eight years of the BJP government in the state, the chief minister said, All those who are above 25 years of age will remember that before 2017, the public system of Uttar Pradesh was ruled by hooliganism and mafia. He emphasised that the situation was especially dire for the youth, farmers, [] The post Congress

New Delhi, Mar 26: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the governments flagship programme to provide maternity benefits to pregnant women is severely underfunded, resulting in a drastic fall in entitlements to beneficiaries. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention in the Rajya Sabha, she said Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has seen a drastic fall in the number of beneficiaries and asked the government why this was allowed to happen. Ga

SEOUL, Mar 24: South Koreas Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nations No 2 official as acting leader Monday while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his shocking imposition of martial law late in December. Many observers said the 7-1 ruling in Hans case did not signal much about the upcoming verdict on Yoon, as Han wasnt a key figure in imposing martial law. But the ruling [] The post South Kore

DEIR AL-BALAH, Mar 24: Israels military struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing two people, wounding others and causing a large fire, the territorys Health Ministry said. The strike hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry said, days after the facility was overwhelmed with dead and wounded when Israel resumed the war in Gaza last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes. Those killed in Sunday nights strike [] The post Gaz

OSLO, Mar 24: A private European aerospace company is set to make the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway on Monday. The launch window for its Spectrum rocket from the island of Andya in northern Norway is 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm local time, said Isar Aerospace, which is headquartered in Munich. The launch is subject to weather, safety and range infrastructure. The company said it also could conduct the test flight later in the [] The post European startup is set to launch o

BANGKOK, Mar 23:In late February, representatives of a Thai Muslim organisation brought a reassuring message to 40 Uyghur men terrified they were going to be sent back to China: The Government had no immediate plans to deport them. Less than 72 hours later, the men were on a plane bound for Chinas far west Xinjiang region, where UN experts say they could face torture or other punishment. Thailand decided to deport the men more than a month earlier, while [] The post Thai officials secretly plan