A massive northern grid failure left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday.

A massive northern grid failure left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday.

01:23 PM"It took four days to restore power in America ... our power grid is very good."

- Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde

01:17 PMSushilkumar Shinde says 60 per cent of the grid had started functioning.

01:14 PMResponding to a query on whether over-drawal by states led to the grid's failure, Shinde said, "It cannot be said whether over drawing by states is one of the reasons or there is any other reason. The panel will find out.

01:11 PMDelhi goes 'powerless' for about 8 hours

Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours on Monday due to the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected.

01:04 PM200 trains running late

Train movement in north India was disrupted today due to the collapse of the northern grid with around 200 trains running behind schedule.

12:58 PMPower supply has been restored in some parts of Rajasthan, including capital Jaipur, after remaining disrupted since morning due to the collapse of the northern grid.

12:56 PMPicture: Passengers wait for their trains

Stranded passengers wait for their trains at the New Delhi railway station in New Delhi on Monday.

12:39 PM"Quote: The grid would be completely restored in the next two hours, Sushilkumar Shinde says."

- Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde

12:26 PMDelhi: Metro commuters face hardship due to power disruption

Thousands of commuters faced severe hardship in the morning hours on Monday when the Delhi Metro schedule went haywire due to large-scale disruption in services owing to a major power failure in the northern Grid. However, by 9am, the Delhi Metro said 100 per cent services have resumed on all lines.

12:25 PM"The government has set up a 3-member panel to look into the failure of northern power grid."

- Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde

12:24 PMAt least six states, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, were affected after a failure in the northern grid.

12:24 PMPower supply in the northern states, that faced blackout since around 2am on Sunday night, has been partially restored.

12:24 PMA massive grid failure in Delhi and much of northern India left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday in one of the worst blackouts to hit the country in more than a decade.