Lucknow: Hundreds of athletes from across the country will take part in the 14th national Vovinam Martial Arts championship to be held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, from September 8 to 11.Praveen Garg, national president of the Vovinam Association said the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been formally invited to be the chief guest of…
Behrampore (Murshidabad): Moyna Khatun clutched her 11-year-old son’s birth certificate like a lifeline as she jostled in a long queue outside Behrampore municipality office in Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Neighbours had told her even digital records must be “updated”. Only after officials assured her that Asif’s certificate was valid did she leave.Khatun’s anxiety mirrors a wave…
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Thursday expressed concern over the widespread devastation caused by incessant rains, floods and landslides in several states, and urged the central and state govts concerned to adopt humanitarian approach towards those affected and offer immediate help.In a post on X, she said in various states, especially Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday fixed September 10 for hearing a criminal complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over allegations that her name appeared on electoral rolls before she became an Indian citizen.Additional chief judicial magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia scheduled the matter after going through a 230-page complaint…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation announced that Comptroller and Auditor General of India has issued ‘nil comments’ on its financial accounts, indicating transparency and sound financial governance. The company shared this achievement in a statement on Thursday.Annual general meeting of UPMRC adopted financial accounts for year 2024–25. Director of finance, S K Mittal, said…
LMC will construct two commemorative gates in Triveninagar and Rajendra Nagar in the honour of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, mayor Sushma Kharkwal said. She added that besides the road opposite his residence, the gate in Rajendranagar would also bear his name. Triveninagar corporator Dev Sharma and Rajendra Nagar corporator Rajiv Dixit pledged that the gates would…
AI Image used for representative purpose SHAMLI: A retired Punjab police officer was rescued within six hours after being kidnapped in Bareilly, when his wife transferred Rs 1.5 lakh via UPI and secured the kidnappers’ location under the pretext of arranging further payment. On Sept 2, Darshan Singh, 55, a former assistant sub-inspector from Suchethgarh…
Lucknow: The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Niper), Rae Bareli, has secured the 17th position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 under the pharmacy category, scoring 66.05. Prof Shubhini A Saraf, director, congratulated the faculty, students, and staff, highlighting the institute’s dedication to excellence in pharmaceutical education, research, and societal contributions….
Lucknow: A play titled ‘Camp’ was staged on the second day of a 5-day theatre festival Rang-e-Awargi being organised by Rupantran Natya Sanstha at UP Sangeet Natak Akademi. Written and directed by Rameshwar Prem, the play focuses on plight of those displaced in war and surviving miserably after being seperated from their loved ones and…
Veteran filmmaker Samir Ganguly recently opened up about Shammi Kapoor’s attitude after the blockbuster success of Junglee (1961). He revealed that the actor became “egoistic” and demanded eight times his fee for the next project, which ultimately led to him being replaced.According to Ganguly, Subodh Mukerji had written a film, Bluff Master, based on a…
