Heatwave pushes India's peak power demand to all-time high of 270GW

India's peak power demand hit an all-time high of 270.7 GW on Thursday, the fourth consecutive record, as severe heatwaves gripped northwest and central India with temperatures touching 48°C.

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Tesla announces rollout of fully self-driving tech in China

In a post on X, Tesla said that its full self-driving driving system—or FSD Supervised—is now available in several countries, including China.

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US Stock Market Today Live Updates: S&P 500, Dow futures fall; Nvidia in focus

US Stock Market Today Live Updates: S&P 500 futures held mostly steady, up 0.05%, while Nasdaq futures, down 0.025%, struggled to build on the AI-driven rally that has recently pushed stocks to record highs.

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Increase in Atal Pension Yojana payout? PFRDA chairman says evaluation on

The PFRDA is assessing the demand to increase the monthly pension cap under the APY from ₹5,000, according to PFRDA Chairman S Ramann. The subscriber base is projected to exceed 10 crore in FY27, showing an 18% growth.

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Apple adds two major health features in India

Apple has introduce two major health-tracking features in India, allowing Apple Watch users to receive sleep apnoea notifications and AirPods Pro users to perform at-home hearing tests.

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Rahul Gandhi Claims PM Modi 'Sold Off' India's Economic System | WATCH

Rahul Gandhi has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of hypocrisy for urging Indians to cut down on foreign travel and gold purchases while embarking on a five-nation tour himself. Speaking at a public rally, Gandhi warned of an impending economic storm with severe inflation, rising prices, and fertilizer shortages. He alleged that Modi has “sold off India’s economic system” to Adani, Ambani, and #America. Gandhi claimed the Modi government and RSS have damaged the Constitution and that ordinary citizens, especially the youth, will bear the brunt of the coming crisis.

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China’s AI chip push is turning US sanctions into an opportunity

When China faced an AI chip scarcity, it forced Chinese firms to innovate, thus proving once again the age-old proverb, 'Necessity is the mother of invention.'

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India manufacturing likely slowed in May amid Iran war, services resilient

Early PMI data shows manufacturing easing to a multi-month low while services continue to support overall private-sector expansion.

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Saayoni Ghosh claims property linked to allegations belongs to private couple

TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh says a KMC inspection found the disputed property belonged to a private couple with identical names, dismissing allegations linking her and Abhishek Banerjee to the flat as vendetta politics and threatening legal action.

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Sivaramakrishnan Somasegar | Breathing easy in the fast lane

Upon graduation, Somasegar was picked by the Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram, as a research scientist, but chose to head to the US for Microsoft instead.

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