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NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is staring at higher electricity costs after the Supreme Court last week ruled that the national transporter qualifies as a “consumer” under the Electricity Act. As a result, it will remain liable to pay cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) and additional surcharge while buying electricity through open access for its own consumption, impacting railways’ operating ratio.This is likely to increase railways’ power procurement expenses. It had argued that railways should not be treated as a conventional consumer because it distributes electricity across its vast operational network. However, SC rejected this contention and clarified that railways purchases electricity through…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sea of police officers paid tribute to a fallen Chicago cop allegedly killed by a man with a decade-long criminal record who was free on pretrial release at the time of the shooting.About 2,000 police officers, elected officials and law enforcement gathered Friday for the funeral of Chicago Police Department Officer John Bartholomew, who was allegedly killed by Alphanso Talley, 26, a man free on pretrial release at the time of the April 25 shooting. Bartholomew’s partner, Officer Nelson Crespo, was also allegedly shot by Talley at Swedish Hospital on Chicago’s North…

NEW DELHI: A light-hearted exchange between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a mutual fund distributor who described himself as a long-time BJP supporter has gone viral on social media, drawing widespread reactions from users across the political spectrum.The interaction began after X user Muthukrishnan Dhandapani claimed in a detailed post that Gandhi had been his client for mutual fund investments since 2013, when the Congress-led UPA government was in power.Dhandapani, whose X bio identifies him as an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor, said he had consistently supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP publicly between 2014 and 2024, but alleged…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Colorado killer who mocked the court, skipped his own sentencing and forced a judge to order that he be brought in “by any means necessary” now faces spending the rest of his life behind bars.Caesar Lorenzo Wilson, 54, was sentenced to 224 years in prison for the 2024 murder of University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) professor Haleh Abghari, a killing prosecutors say began as a burglary and ended in a brutal stabbing inside her own home.The sentencing capped a case marked by defiance and disturbing behavior.Wilson initially refused to appear…

In the Balikatan military exercise, taking place in the Philippines, troops from the Philippines, US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France have been getting real combat training – and a lot of it. It’s conducted with China in mind – even if nobody will say so. That’s the etiquette. Furthermore, the forces are training in the area that would be part of the “operational area” in the event the People’s Liberation Army moves against Taiwan. This includes the northern Philippines facing the South China Sea and the Luzon Strait, also known as the Bashi Channel, between Taiwan and the…

Guwahati, May 10 (ANI): BJP Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya to stake claim to form the new government at Lok Bhavan, in Guwahati on Sunday. Union Minister JP Nadda, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia, AGP president Atul Bora, and other leaders of National Democratic Alliance also present. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has formally been appointed as chief minister of Assam by governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya under Article 164(1) of the Constitution, paving the way for the formation of the next BJP-led government in the state.According…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal jury in Florida convicted four men Friday for their roles in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a brazen plot organized in the Sunshine State that has plunged the Caribbean nation into unprecedented gang violence.Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages were found guilty of conspiracy to kill or kidnap Haiti’s elected leader, providing material support and violating the U.S. Neutrality Act. The men now face potential life sentences.Federal prosecutors revealed that South Florida served as the central hub for financing and planning the deadly…

When we look at the military landscape today we cannot help but be impressed by the significance of drones on the battlefield. Drones represent an unexpected revolution in military affairs that has dramatically changed the balance of forces on the battlefield and beyond. The rise of the drone as a potent technology for warfare is not the first time that technology emerged to shake up great and small powers alike. Here are two examples from the ancient Near East that were revolutionary. The chariot dramatically changed warfare, particularly as chariot design improved to make its cabin more secure and stable.…

RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale (left) being received at the event Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday attended a programme titled “Priya Kelkar Ji,” organised to mark the birth centenary year of Yashwant Rao Kelkar, the organisational architect and former national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the RSS-affiliated student organisation.The programme was organised by the ABVP’s Delhi unit at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic Centre in the national capital.Addressing the gathering, Hosabale said, “Kelkar ji provided the organisational principles on which ABVP’s strong foundation was built. He ensured that ABVP was not…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly declassified government files detailing “UFO” sightings during NASA’s Apollo missions are challenging long-running conspiracy theories that the moon landings were staged.The conspiracy theories that claim NASA faked the Apollo 11 moon landing July 20, 1969, and subsequent missions to win the space race, often alleging the events were filmed in a studio, have persisted for decades.The newly released files, however, provide additional context and previously unpublished material from the missions, including astronaut transcripts and archival imagery.GOT A TIP? Conspiracy theories about the moon landings have proved worryingly persistent in the 50…