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PM Modi's bid for a blackout could trip power grids — Here's what happened the last two times India had a massive power outage
This Sunday on April 5 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the country’s 1.3 billion peo…
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India's power grids gear up for 1.3 billion people switching of their lights on April 5
There have been concerns that the blackout may impact the electricity grid due sudden drop in peak …
PTI
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268 million people had their internet shut off by government-imposed blackouts in 2020, up 49% from 2019
Per a report from digital security and rights group Top10VPN, 93 major internet shutdowns took plac…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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India registers 2,59,170 new COVID-19 cases in a day, pushing the tally to 1,53,21,089 cases
Registering a steady increase for the 41st day in a row, the active cases increased to 20,31,977…
PTI
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To prevent Coronavirus from spreading in jails, Tripura and Mizoram release 900 prisoners on bail
According to an official release of Mizoram government, a high powered committee headed by Gauha…
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India's iconic 'Common Man' wears a facemask in Mumbai to raise awareness around Coronavirus
R.K. Laxman’s daily comic strips about the ‘Common Man’ has always represented the average Indian’s…
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Kanika Kapoor tests negative for Coronavirus — but she’ll have to clear it one more time just to be sure
The event had over 200 high profile guests in attendance — including former Rajasthan chief mi…
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India issues new guidelines for passengers arriving from the UK, Brazil, Europe and Middle East countries
In the wake of a new strain of coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued new gui…
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See the pitch deck for a new startup focused on preventing disease outbreaks
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for April 29.
Allison DeAngelis
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Three Indian photojournalists win Pulitzer price for covering Jammu and Kashmir after it lost its special status
Three photojournalists — Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand — who work at Associated Press …
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Transgender people in Kashmir are leading an 'invisible life' as security crackdowns and discrimination come to a head
Kashmir's transgender community was already living in the shadows before coronavirus restrictions m…
Robert Leslie
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Siemens to continue investment in R&D to be ready for post-COVID scenario
"The decline in demand for power, which has been almost 20 per cent in few countries due to the imp…
PTI
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Social media comes down on those who burst crackers in response to PM's candlelight vigil call
Modi had called for a nine-minute candlelight vigil on Sunday as a means to dispel the darkness spr…
PTI
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Electricity demand falls 24 pc in April due to lockdown: Crisil
The agency noted that there was some offset in the demand because about 1.4 billion people stayed …
PTI
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Advertising FCT grew by 9% in week 13 of COVID-19 disruption on the back of social advertisements: BARC-Neilsen
Toiletries (190X), Social organisations (66X), ice cream (11X) were the highest contributors.