MEERUT: Roshni (name changed) was 15 when her life was ruined by a man who threw acid on her for breaking off their engagement. She lost an eye and her face was disfigured. It was 1997. What followed were years of pain and trauma, along with a series of corrective surgeries amid huge financial distress….
Lucknow: The All India Bhojpuri Samaj (AIBS) President Prabhunath Rai has urged CM Yogi Adityanath to declare two-day public holiday on Oct 27 and 28 for Chhath. “I met the CM and requested for two-day public holidays since Chhath is a festival of great devotion and an occasion for seeking blessings from Chhathi Maiyya and…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting that at least 3,639 people reportedly died from exposure to cold waves across different states between 2019 and 2023, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the states and union territories from where these cases were reported to take preventive measures to protect homeless and vulnerable people during winter.The commission has…
Lucknow: This Diwali, residents of the city were exposed to decibel levels equivalent to noise made by a food blender switched on for hours. On Diwali night, noise levels exceeded standards at all sites, with highest value of 89.3 decibels (dB(A)) at Vikasnagar and the lowest of 75.8 dB (A) at Chowk on Diwali night,…
GURDASPUR: One person was killed and six others injured after a crude explosive device, allegedly made at home, exploded at Dharmabad village in Gurdaspur district during Bandi Chhor Divas celebrations on Tuesday night.According to Ashok Sharma, SHO, Dera Baba Nanak police station, the victims belonged to the families of brothers Gurnam Singh and Satnam Singh,…
NEW DELHI: Of the total 5.30 lakh inmates lodged in prisons across the country as of Dec 31, 2023, as many as 9,095 inmates (1.7%) were reported to be battling mental illness. Of these, 3,722 (40.9%) were convicts, 5,293 (58.2%) were undertrials and 66, detenues.This data in the ‘Prison Statistics India’ report 2023 of the…
Lucknow: A 28-year-old man who was booked under the Pocso Act for the rape of a six-year-old girl was bobbitised by the survivor’s father before the police caught him and rushed him to Deoria Medical College, from where he was referred to Gorakhpur Medical College due to the severity of his injuries. The crime occurred…
Parmeet Sethi, who is known for his iconic role as the antagonist in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, recently spoke about the challenges he faced in his film career, including being replaced in projects due to lead actors’ insecurities. In a recent interview, Sethi reflected on lost opportunities and the lessons he learned along the way.Speaking…
The University of Virginia (UV.) reached an agreement with the Trump administration on Wednesday, halting a federal investigation that had loomed over the public institution. The deal, announced by the United States Department of Justice, marked the first time a public university had entered into such an arrangement, amid the administration’s broader campaign to influence…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday gave the preliminary nod to a slew of military modernization projects, ranging from amphibious warfare ships and armed swarm drones to Russian S-400 air defence missiles and indigenous Nag anti-tank missile systems, collectively worth around Rs 79,000 crore ($9 billion).The biggest project to get the “acceptance of necessity”…
