Lucknow: More than 300 scholars, writers and students attended an international discourse titled ‘Understanding language and gender through theatre and cinema’, at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls’ PG College on Thursday. The event was organised by college manager Syed Naved Ahmad and principal Prof Huma Khwaja. Prof Khwaja highlighted the importance of examining cultural productions through…
NEW DELHI: Comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Canada came under attack yet again as unidentified gunmen fired shots at the restaurant in Surrey early Thursday, reports Rajshekhar Jha. This was the second shooting at Kap’s Cafe within a month. Around 9-10 shots were fired at the restaurant, of which at least six hit its walls…
Lucknow: World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1–7) was observed by department of obstetrics and gynaecology at KGMU through a series of awareness activities and student competitions, the theme being ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding – Create Sustainable Support Systems’.Daily awareness sessions were conducted in OPD and postnatal wards by the faculty to inform patients and staff about benefits of…
In the late 1980s, a bright teenager walked the halls of St. Columba’s School in New Delhi with a quiet intensity. Siddhartha Mukherjee wasn’t your usual top student, he was the kind of mind that lingered on questions longer, looked for patterns where others saw facts, and found poetry even in biology. In 1989, he…
KOCHI: In a throwback to the 2007 Malappuram gold heist, where burglars famously drilled through the floor of Kerala Gramin Bank to steal 80kg of gold, a thief in Aluva recently tried the same tactic – this time, to steal coconut oil. Though the digging attempt failed, he still managed to escape with 30 litres…
Lucknow: The wife of a former personal secretary to a union minister alleged sustained harassment, threats, and blackmail by a man claiming to be her former acquaintance, prompting police to register a case under multiple serious charges.The FIR was lodged by her husband at Gomtinagar police station on Thursday.As per the FIR, the accused made…
BATALA : A disturbing video has emerged showing two Punjab Police commandos brutally assaulting a journalist in broad daylight on a busy street in Batala. The incident, which has sparked outrage, was caught on camera and widely circulated on social media.In the 2-minute 16-second clip, two men—one in police uniform and the other in civilian…
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc bigwigs met at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s new official residence for a dinner on Thursday, with the gathering designed to reinforce the message of unity amid joint protests and close coordination during the Parliament session that has brought its proceedings to a halt over the electoral rolls review (SIR) in Bihar.The…
Bengaluru: As AI-driven efficiency gains increasingly impact deal wins, triggering steeper rate cuts, the 25% additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump pose a double whammy to India’s IT sector. Even as the sector anticipated greater trade clarity by Aug-a development expected to boost US consumer spending-the announcement of an additional 25% tariff now…
Lucknow: Lucknow Commissionerate Police, in collaboration with the Cyber Crime Cell, unearthed an inter-state racket involving two class 11 dropouts using fake websites and apps of bank portals to defraud credit card holders of lakhs of rupees.The accused, Rahul Lakheda (28) and Vikas Kumar (28), both residents of Delhi’s Badarpur area, were arrested from a…
