Lucknow: Prioritising placements for students enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), the state govt has sought support from Deloitte. Vocational education, skill development, and entrepreneurship minister Kapil Dev Agarwal on Wednesday asked officials to expand industry partnerships and organise monthly placement drives in every district with support from Deloitte to ensure employment for youth.Chairing a…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday ordered police to file treason charges against Congress members in Sribhumi district after a video showed a senior party functionary singing Bangladesh’s national anthem at a meeting Monday.Sarma condemned the act as a “grave insult to national sentiments”. “The anthem was sung with the reverence reserved for…
Lucknow: Principal secretary (agriculture) Ravindra on Wednesday said the department has so far issued 57% of farmer identity cards under the Agristack scheme. Against a target of 26,421,350, the state govt has managed to issue ID cards to 15,069,897 farmers.“A special campaign to issue farmer identity cards was launched on Oct 16. During the campaign,…
Today’s top entertainment headlines (October 29, 2025) spanned major celebrity news. The day’s biggest stories included Amitabh Bachchan shooting for Salman Khan’s film ‘Battle of Galwan’, a heartfelt tribute from Matthew Perry’s sister on the anniversary of his passing, and Rajinikanth’s unexpected choice to fly economy class. Read on to know more. The entertainment industry…
Lucknow: As part of the govt of India’s ‘Swachhata Mah’ initiative, the office of the principal commissioner of income tax (Central), Lucknow, organised a special camp for redressal of taxpayers’ grievances at Ayakar Bhawan on Wednesday.The camp was inaugurated by director general (Investigation) Ajay Atri, in the presence of principal commissioner Meenakshi Singh and principal…
Just days ahead of its nationwide release, Paresh Rawal’s film The Taj Story has landed in controversy after two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were filed against it. Breaking his silence, the veteran actor has now responded to the allegations and clarified that the film does not promote any communal agenda.A BJP leader from Ayodhya has…
SRINAGAR: For the law students gathered last week at Tagore Hall — a modest state-run auditorium tucked behind Iqbal Park in Srinagar’s Gogji Bagh — filing RTI applications began as an exercise for their coursework. Soon, though, it became an early education in how power responds to questions. Some received partial replies. Others got silence….
A family of a stampede victim has returned Rs 20 lakh relief from the TVK party, citing deep disappointment. They were angered that the party took estranged relatives to meet their leader, Vijay, instead of offering personal condolences. The family felt their name was misused, leading to the return of the funds via bank transfer….
After his arrival in Australia for the AURA World Tour, renowned Punjabi artist Diljit Dosanjh encountered hurtful online comments, branding him as just ‘an Uber driver’ or a ‘7/11 employee.’ In the face of such slurs, Diljit maintained his composure, promoting a message of universal love and reflecting on his belief in a world free…
SRINAGAR: Several members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Wednesday urged the government to seek the transfer of “hundreds of Kashmiri prisoners” lodged in jails across the country back to the Valley and expressed concern over “deteriorating health of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah”.Outside the Assembly, Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq issued a separate…
