The ex-boyfriend of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has said she felt her deployment to Washington DC was “pointless,” just days before she was fatally shot by an Afghan national.In an interview with CNN, Adam Carr described how his 20-year-old girlfriend grew frustrated with the restrictions placed on her and other Guardsmen. “It was mixed,”…
Lucknow: The state govt has set a target of making all differently abled women in the state digitally literate by 2026.This is part of a larger campaign to make such women self-sufficient and to make the state disabled friendly. In 2017, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath implemented a 4% reservation for disabled persons in the state,…
Lucknow: The Kabir Festival lit up Sangeet Natak Akademi on Saturday with an evening soaked in music, verse and the timeless spirit of Kabir. From soulful bhajans to evocative poetry, the venue turned into an assembly of voices where rhythm and emotion flowed freely.The session Mohabbat Ke Mayne saw Vipul Rikhi cast a spell with…
Lucknow: A 45-year-old school bus driver allegedly died by suicide on Saturday afternoon after jumping in front of a moving Swarna Shatabdi Express in Banthra. Police identified the deceased as Ram Prakash.Police said Ram Prakash was a bus driver at a private public school. He left the home around 6am for duty. After picking up…
Lucknow: About 10,000 residents of Aishbagh’s Bhadeva locality faced drinking water outage on Saturday after a key supply line of Jalkal department ruptured near First Step School.The incident, reported in the morning, halted water supply to Bhadeva and adjoining areas, prompting residents to file multiple complaints. A Jalkal team was immediately deployed to the site,…
Lucknow: Following the court directives, the Gomtinagar Extension police filed an FIR against two people for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 98 lakh on the pretext of selling a heavy-duty drill machine.The complainant, Mohammad Salim Mansoori, owner of AS Traders, said that he met Chennai resident Mohammad Gulab through social media in Dec 2023….
Lucknow: Reels or short videos may be the norm today, but they deprive the audience of a nuanced or deep understanding of a subject or character. These videos also result in attention deficit which is dangerous and can hit creativity badly.The observation was made by actor Rajit Kapur while in conversation with Nishi Pandey during…
Lucknow: ‘Umrao Jaan’ is a film that transcends generations, retaining its vibrancy and allure even today. Based on the 1899 Urdu novel ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ by Mirza Hadi Ruswa, the 1981 cinematic masterpiece by Indian filmmaker Muzaffar Ali continues to receive the same adoration.This enduring appeal was the focal point of the ‘Celebrating Umrao Jaan’…
US and Canadian colleges report sharp drops in international students this fall: Here’s why NAFSA survey cites visas. (AI Image) New international undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) enrolment has declined sharply in the United States and Canada this fall, according to a recent NAFSA survey. The study, conducted in October and involving 461 institutions across…
Lucknow: KGMU referred a case of harassment of a senior woman faculty member allegedly by a male professor to the Internal Complaints Committee after she approached the State Women’s Commission seeking justice.According to the complaint, the incident took place on Oct 17 after a departmental purchase committee meeting, when the male professor allegedly misbehaved with…
