NEW DELHI: BJP Saturday alleged Congress has systematically suppressed freedom of expression and pointed to the disclosure by former Samajwadi Party MP and Urdu journalist Shahid Siddiqui that late Congress neta Ahmed Patel pressured him not to publish an interview with then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and got SP to deny him a ticket for…
Space minister Jitendra Singh, along with Isro chairman V Narayanan and four Indian astronauts at Bharat Mandapam on National Space Day. NEW DELHI: Space minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday revealed during National Space Day that space technology played a significant role during Operation Sindoor.While mentioning the operation during which India launched missiles deep into Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: On the country’s second National Space Day, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India has already reached the Moon and Mars, and now it is time we “must explore deeper regions of space”. Emphasising that these unexplored areas hold vital secrets for the future of humanity, the PM announced, “Beyond galaxies lies…
NEW DELHI: Government has temporarily suspended postal services to the US as US-bound air carriers have denied carrying shipments due to lack of clarity on new norms issued by American customs department, Ministry of Communications said Saturday.However, services will continue for letters, documents and gift items up to $100. The exempt categories will continue to…
Prof Aroop ChakravartiLucknow has always been more than just a city. It is a living museum of tehzeeb — a place where grace, courtesy and harmony blend seamlessly to form what the world revers as Ganga-Jamuni culture.The phrase denoting composite culture itself draws from the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna. Two rivers with their…
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar flagged trade, India-Pakistan mediation and the controversy over India’s purchase of oil from Russia as three issues that have complicated the relationship with the US. The minister ruled out any compromise on the red lines drawn by India in trade negotiations and on mediation while underscoring India’s position on…
Lucknow: The recently promulgated Uttar Pradesh Footwear, Leather, and Non-Leather Sector Development Policy 2025 has extended a unique opportunity to those willing to invest in the underdeveloped regions of Bundelkhand and Purvanchal.“Through the policy, the UP govt has offered special concessions in land cost grants and capital subsidies to encourage footwear industries in these two…
NEW DELHI: Asserting that India is driving global growth, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Centre is ready to unleash an “arsenal of reforms” on multiple fronts, while underlining the need to be self-reliant.“We are working towards quantum jump, not incremental change. Reforms are not a compulsion, nor are they crisis-driven; it is our…
Lucknow: Is the Congress-Samajwadi Party tie-up in Uttar Pradesh over? The speculations have started doing the rounds after UP Congress chief Ajai Rai on Friday announced that the party will go alone in the next year’s Legislative Council polls in the state.“Congress will contest 11 graduate and teachers’ seats in MLC polls and help all…
Anil Ambani’s residence ‘Sea Wind’ at Cuffe Parade, in Mumbai, Saturday, Aug. 23. 2025. MUMBAI: Having registered a case against industrialist Anil Ambani on Thursday, CBI on Saturday carried out searches at his Cuffe Parade residence and Reliance Communications premises in connection with an alleged bank fraud that caused a loss of over Rs 2,929…
