MUMBAI: From smartphones priced over Rs 20,000 to large TV sets, washing machines, premium furniture and AI appliances, Indians splurged on big-ticket purchases and upgrades this Navratri-Dussehra season, keeping up with the premiumisation trend that has been defining festive shopping for quite some time now. Savings made from GST reductions have only allowed more people…
Lucknow: Commuters between Parivartan Chowk and Hussainabad are facing difficulty because of damaged road stretches and broken sewer manhole covers that are making one of the busiest routes in the city risky for motorists and pedestrians alike. This road, connecting the central part of the city with heritage landmarks like Bada Imambara and Rumi Darwaza,…
Lucknow: To ease traffic congestion in the city, a mega infrastructure project is set to take shape. The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for a 14km elevated road from Polytechnic Crossing to Kisan Path and submitted it to the state govt. Setu Nigam will undertake the construction.A senior LDA…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) issued urgent directions to all drug inspectors across the state to collect and test samples of cough syrups. This action follows reports from Madhya Pradesh that a contaminated batch of ‘ColdRif Syrup’, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceutical, was found to contain diethylene glycol, a toxic substance…
JAIPUR: Princely states are long gone, but the ‘Maharaj’ has lingered. Now, Rajasthan high court has drawn a line.Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal directed descendants of the former Jaipur royal family to drop the prefixes “Maharaj” and “Princess” from their ongoing petitions or see their 24-year-old case dismissed. The court set Oct 13 as the final…
Lucknow: Assistant professor of the English department at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU), Alka Singh, has been awarded a prestigious grant by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University).Her visit will be fully sponsored to facilitate her participation in the 7th International Conference, titled “The Magic of Innovation: Linguistics and…
Lucknow: A woman from Kursi road area was duped by online fraudsters who siphoned off Rs 12.21 lakh from her credit card through a fake online traffic challan.A resident of Paradise Apartment, the woman fell victim to hackers who impersonated the traffic police by sending a fraudulent Android Application Package (APK) file. The hackers managed…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) BHOPAL: Three more children died in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara on Sunday after allegedly having cough syrup, taking the toll to 14 on a day a government doctor was arrested, an SIT was formed and the body of a two-year-old girl was exhumed for autopsy – the first among the reported…
Lucknow: In a bizarre case, four people were arrested for concocting a fake kidnapping story to implicate local police and harass political opponents in Gosaiganj. The incident, which initially appeared to be a genuine missing person complaint, unfolded over several days before authorities uncovered the deception.The case began on Sept 28, when Ramkumar Kanaujia, a…
Actor Lakshya Lalwani made a bold career move, leaving behind a successful television career and a daily income of up to Rs 25,000 per day for the world of films. Known for his roles in TV hits like ‘Porus’, the actor chose passion over a steady paycheck. He chose to chase his dream of becoming…
