Lucknow: In yet another case of digital arrest, a 75-year-old retired Food and Safety Department officer was duped of Rs 27 lakh by a caller who impersonated an officer of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The fraudster allegedly trapped the victim, a resident of Jankipuram, by falsely accusing him of involvement…
Lucknow: An orientation programme on work ethics, that brought together over 100 frontline staff—including receptionists, junior reception officers, public relations officials, medical social workers, and nursing staff—was held at SGPGIMS on Saturday.Addressing the gathering, Prof Mukul Srivastava from the mass communication and journalism department at Lucknow University, said: “Discipline, time management and behavioural refinement are…
NEW DELHI: A probe into illegal betting-linked money laundering has led the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to a bike-taxi driver in Delhi, whose bank account saw unexplained deposits of Rs 331.36 crore over eight months.Officials said the agency stumbled upon the Rapido driver while tracking transactions connected to the 1xBet betting network. The deposits — made…
A screen displays delays in IndiGo flights at Delhi’s IGI on Saturday. According to DGCA, 82% of the 338 Indian aircraft had been updated by Saturday evening. IndiGo announced before midnight that it had completed the task of updating its 200 affected jets NEW DELHI: A cosmic curveball forced a frantic fix as Indian operators…
Lucknow: Growing concerns over the increasing number of elderly people being abandoned in India, leading to a rise in old-age homes, took centre stage on Friday evening in the Hindi play Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein at the International Buddhist Research Institute.Written by Jaivardhan, the play sought to remind audiences of the weakening fabric of family…
Lucknow: Book piracy has become a serious threat to India’s cultural and intellectual fabric, said speakers at the Koshala Literary Festival.In the session “Stolen Words: The Hidden Cost of India’s Reading Culture,” publishers Arun Maheshwari, Chander Prakash and economist Jayant Krishna highlighted the scale of the problem. Maheshwari said while the Delhi Book Fair generates…
Lucknow: In a session that echoed with insightful words, poet Chandra Prakash Verma encouraged young writers and shayars to weave their thoughts in a manner that resonates with the masses. “Ghat Rahi Hai Roz Meri Chahergi” unfolded as a poignant reminder that poetry’s true power lies in its ability to capture shared human experiences, transcending…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has quashed the criminal proceedings pending against UP minister Daya Shankar Mishra alias Dayalu Mishra at a Varanasi court for alleged violation of model code of conduct and damage to public property during UP assembly elections in 2012.In an FIR lodged at Kotwali Sadar on Jan 11, 2012, police sub-inspector…
Rahul, Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The economic offences wing of the Delhi police has registered a fresh FIR against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with six other associates and business entities in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy to “fraudulently” acquire Associated Journals Ltd, then a Congress held entity…
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has reignited debate over his long-running market warnings after posting on X that “the biggest crash in history” has already begun. His message paints a picture of an economy under pressure from rapid technological change and widening global instability. Citing an AI-driven erosion of jobs and deepening stress…
