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U’khand hands out its 40 geothermal sites to Iceland

The Uttarakhand government on Friday handed out its 40 identified geothermal hot spring sites in the Himalayas to Iceland to explore, develop and harness the energy for the state. A pact was inked with Iceland-based firm Verkis Consulting Engineers to trap geothermal power and generate electricity.

Post SC order on Rahul, BJP plans campaign against his statements

As several opposition parties, including Congress, are upbeat after the Supreme Court stayed conviction of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the 'Modi surname' defamation case, BJP too is gearing up to shift its strategy to attack Rahul Gandhi with a view to counter the opposition.

With monsoon rains returns confusion over dengue death toll in WB

With the advent of the monsoon this year the annual confusion over the number of dengue- affected people and deaths in West Bengal has returned. So has returned the political slugfest over allegations against the state government of suppressing the figures of those affected on this count and the counter- allegations against the opposition of creating panic among the people by bloating the numbers.