New power outage darkens half of India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials say the nation's northern and eastern power grids have failed, leaving about half the country without power.

The collapse of the grids Tuesday afternoon came a day after the northern grid failed and left eight states without power for much of the day.

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