Lucknow: The executive committee (EC) meeting of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Thursday ended without any decision once again with Mayor Sushma Kharakwal criticising the civic administration for not acting on resolutions passed earlier.Several proposals cleared by the EC and the LMC House remain pending. EC approvals awaiting action include the removal of illegal…
LUCKNOW: In a landmark judgment aimed at curbing misuse of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a special SC/ST Court in Lucknow Thursday convicted a woman for making a false police complaint in Aug 2019, following which an FIR was filed, and sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months of jail.The court also ruled that…
Achin Gupta (Photo- Cipla.com) Cipla, India’s third largest drugmaker by sales, will see a change of guard from April 1, 2026 with its MD and global CEO Umang Vohra stepping down. The company announced that the chief operating officer, Achin Gupta will succeed Vohra “as part of the company’s structured succession planning’’. Analysts told TOI…
Lucknow: A Hindustani classical music programme ‘Remembering Malika e Ghazal – Begum Akhtar’, organised by Lucknow Bioscope at the Mazaar of Begum Akhtar in Pasandbagh, Thakurganj on Thursday, left audience spell-bound. Begum Akhtar was a legendary singer famously known as Akhtari Bai Faizabadi. She composed more than 400 ghazals and earned the title of ‘Malika…
On this special occasion of Ananya Panday’s 27th birthday, veteran actor Chunky Panday can’t help but joke about the potential ‘one-upmanship’ that might ensue if they ever shared the spotlight on screen. He light-heartedly noted that he’s always believed in giving Ananya the freedom to carve her own path, instead of pushing her towards acting….
BENGALURU: TCS’s $6.5 billion capex blueprint for the AI data centre move goes beyond risk capital—it signals a push to build capabilities and perhaps prevent tech colonisation. Indian firms are increasingly turning to private capital to expand capacity and meet surging digital demand.In a recent interview with TOI, TCS CEO K Krithivasan said it aims…
Lucknow: The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Thursday sentenced an Al Qaeeda operative to 2 years jail, along with a Rs 5,000 fine, in a case related to a terror conspiracy by the banned terrorist organisation. He was in jail since 2021.The sentence was pronounced by the court after Moid pleaded…
Acclaimed actor JD Chakravarthy has opened up about his long-time collaboration with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, sharing that the director once confessed he regretted killing Chakravarthy’s character in the cult gangster film Satya (1998). In a recent interview, JD Chakravarthy opened up on how the film Satya was a milestone in his career. JD Chakravarthy…
MUMBAI: The Rs 6,632-crore initial public offering for Billionbrains Garage Ventures that runs the digital financial services company Groww, is set to open on November 4 and close on November 7. At the upper end of the Rs 95-100 price band for the IPO, the company is valued at nearly Rs 62,000 crore. The shares…
Lucknow: Registrar’s office of Lucknow University on Thursday issued strict directive to all provosts, officers and administrative authorities, prohibiting them from assigning personal or private work to any regular, contractual, or outsourced employees. The circular also instructed employees not to visit officials’ residences for non-official duties, emphasising university’s stance on workplace safety and ethical conduct.The…