Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s young entrepreneurs and innovators are emerging as key drivers of the state’s growth story, with youth-led initiatives taking centre stage at this year’s India International Trade Fair (IITF) underway at Bharat Mandapam these days.Stating this on Thursday, an official spokesperson said, “Rising presence of young talent on national platforms reflects not only…
NEW DELHI: The consolidation of Kurmis and Kushwahas – two intermediary backward castes – behind Nitish Kumar powered his rise two decades back, and as he took take oath for an unprecedented 10th time as Bihar CM on Thursday, their share in the assembly also hit a high.NDA’s social coalition, which joins two ends of…
PBKS reached the 2025 IPL final after a strong run, but fell in the final to RCB. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia says the franchise is in such a stable position after the IPL 2026 retentions that the upcoming auction may hold little more than formality for them. After years…
NEW DELHI: If one moment conveyed NDA’s triumphant mood at the swearing-in ceremony in Patna after its massive poll win, it was the sight of PM Narendra Modi waving a ‘gamcha’ to the crowd of happy supporters, many of whom cheerfully responded by swinging their own ‘gamchas’.A utilitarian accoutrement in everyday life, especially for the…
Lucknow: The Vistadome Train Safari on the 107 km Mailani-Bichia route is fast gaining popularity among tourists in UP.While it was launched in May last year, the service could not take off as Dudhwa tiger reserved closed in June. In April this year, only four passengers boarded the train but by June, the number of…
Actor Vivek Oberoi raised eyebrows once again, this time with his fiery reflections and remarks on fame. The actor, in a rather candid chat, shared his thoughts about the fickle nature of fame. While he was at it, he even suggested that the megastars could just lose their stardom and legacy some years down the…
NEW DELHI: Amid the rumblings triggered by the opposition’s comprehensive defeat in Bihar, Congress said it was committed to INDIA bloc and would double efforts to strengthen the national alliance.AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said the INDIA bloc was put together as an arrangement at the national level for like-minded parties to coordinate their…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: As the swearing-in ceremony ended at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan Thursday, CM Nitish Kumar took PM Modi‘s hand and lifted it with his to greet a large cheering crowd, marking the new dynamic in their relationship since the JDU president rejoined NDA in Jan 2024.The transformation could not have been starker compared to their…
NEW DELHI: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved in dismay a two-judge bench’s decision to use SC’s Article 142 powers to grant ‘deemed assent’ to 10 Bills pending for long with Tamil Nadu governor and said it was a fallacious exercise of powers to achieve a constitutionally impermissible goal. A bench…
From the left: Lorene, 79; Timmy, 46; Betty, 73; Ray, 72; and Larry, 69 (with Ray, Lorene and Timmy later seperated by the state)/ Image: YouTube/Soft White Undderbelly The dirt road into Odd, West Virginia, bends gently between tree lines and a seam of rusted fencing before opening onto the Whittaker property, a scatter of…
