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Opposition leaders condemn T.N. Minister’s arrest, call it ‘vendetta’

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said T.N. Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s arrest by ED was a “planned action” to intimidate the Opposition and also expressed the apprehension that he too could be arrested just ahead of the meeting

The Hindu

Removal of two big billboards 'nothing to do with' campaign to remove them

The campaign has been running for two years

Bristol Post

Universal Credit claimants call out 'bizarre' DWP age rule which cuts pay by over £75

One young mum called Olivia told the BBC that the Univeral Credit age rules "discriminate" against young parents as "milk costs the same, nappies cost the same, gas and electricity cost the same"

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Energy-guzzling mistakes to avoid at home during a heatwave

Many of us reach for an electric fan in a bid to keep cool but it could be a waste of electricity

Nottingham Post

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | No political motives, Stalin should check his own previous statements on Minister’s corruption: BJP leader Annamalai

Refuting charges that Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Electricity V. Senthilbalaji’s arrest was politically motivated, Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Wednesday said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin must refer to his own old statement where he had himself made the same allegations against the Minister for which he has been…

The Hindu

Energy bills could rise for almost a million families after major meter change

Hundreds of thousands of homes still have legacy electricity meters fitted - and they will be turned off next Spring

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Nothing but political harassment: Kharge slams TN Minister Balaji's late-night arrest

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the late-night arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) saying that it is "nothing but political harassment and vendetta" by the central government. Read further on Dynamite News:

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Enforcement Directorate did not follow proper procedure: DMK MP N.R. Elango

DMK Rajya Sabha MP N.R. Elango said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) did not follow proper procedure in its action against Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji, and said the action taken was ‘totally illegal and unconstitutional’.

The Hindu

Long-awaited Vietnam energy plan aims to boost renewables, but fossil fuels still in the mix

Vietnam has released a long-anticipated energy plan meant to take the country through the next decade and help meet soaring demand while reducing carbon emissions

The Independent UK

DMK will not be afraid of BJP’s intimidation tactics, says T.N. CM Stalin, after visiting arrested Minister Senthilbalaji in hospital

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin visited Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the early hours on June 14 and then taken to the T.N. Government Multi Super-Specialty Hospital at Omandurar Estate in Chennai.

The Hindu

Many First Nations communities swelter without power. Why isn't there solar on every rooftop?

Over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives.

The Conversation

Senthilbalaji being targeted only because he is a DMK Minister; we will face it legally: Cabinet colleagues

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s Cabinet colleagues said the Union government was targetting him only because he was a DMK Minister. They further added that the DMK was not afraid of the intimidation tactics as they have even face the wrath of the faced Maintenance of Internal Security Act…

The Hindu

Qld leads the way as state basks in budget surplus

Australian states and territories are being urged to follow Queensland's lead as the state basks in a historic $12.3 billion budget surplus.

AAP

ED officials arrest Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji in money-laundering case

After nearly 18 hours of questioning, Enforcement Directorate officials have taken Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji from his home in a car

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California's Latest Tax-the-Rich Scheme: Electric Bills Based on Income

And it undercuts energy efficiency investments already made by millions of Californians.

Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Scorching Heat in Texas

July Nymex natural gas (NGN23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.074 (+3.27%). July nat-gas Tuesday rallied sharply on the outlook for increased power demand in Texas, the largest nat-gas consuming state. The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Tuesday that due to soaring temperatures this week, it expects air-conditioning...

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Opposition leaders flay ‘misuse’ of probe agencies by Union government

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among several Opposition leaders who condemned the raids by the ED on Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji

The Guardian - UK

Why did National Grid use coal to meet surge in electricity demand?

When rising temperatures put a strain on electricity supply on Monday, National Grid turned to coal to ease the pressure, rather than renewables

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KPRS demands withdrawal of circular on linking Aadhaar with farm pumpsets

Activists of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a demonstration outside the headquarters of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Kalaburagi on Tuesday demanding that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) circular on linking Aadhaar with irrigation pumpsets of below 10 HP within six months, be withdrawn.

The Hindu

Power tariff: Stakeholders oppose steep hike, want it rescinded

The hike in power tariff owing to Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) introduced by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has evoked a sharp response from the Federation of Organisations and Associations of Mysuru (FOAM) representing various businesses and traders groups in the city.

The Guardian - AU

Australia set for cheaper solar power as supply of panels soars, says report

Climate Energy Finance calculates the price of systems will fall by 10% thanks to cheaper raw materials and more production in China and US

The Hindu

Bommai says BJP govt. did not give approval to power tariff hike

The former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that that the previous BJP-led government did not give approval to the power tariff hike proposal by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC). Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Tuesday, Mr. Bommai said: “Our government did not hike power tariff. We did…

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu ED raids | Backdoor intimidatory tactics of BJP will not succeed: CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on June 13 questioned the act of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) searching the office of Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji at the State Secretariat even though he had promised to cooperate with the officials of the ED and was ready to give proper reply for…

Daily Mirror

Almost one million households could see energy bills spike as major service to close down

New data from Elexon, the company responsible for managing the electricity balancing and settlement system, shows which energy firms have the most customers with the Radio Teleswitch Service device

The Hindu

Punjab Police removes protesting farmers from outside PSPCL office in Patiala

The protesters were agitating against the state government to stop charging commercial rates on electricity connections for ancillary businesses such as dairying

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