Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a major hub for artificial intelligence, data centres, and cutting-edge technologies such as robotics and drone systems.Addressing the convocation ceremony of Babu Banarasi Das University, the CM urged universities to integrate emerging technologies into their academic framework by introducing short-term, certificate,…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday ordered a ‘special revision’ (SR) of the electoral roll in Assam, due for assembly polls next year, with Jan 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The SR will involve mandatory house-to-house (H2H) verification but differs from the special intensive revision (SIR) in that it will not seek documentation from…
Ayodhya/Lucknow: To minimise inconvenience to local population in view of ‘dhwajarohan’ (flag hoisting) ceremony at Ram temple on Nov 25, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra will use technology and global positioning system (GPS) to provide directions to guests who will attend the event.With over 6,000 guests, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath…
NEW DELHI: A day before scrutiny of nomination papers for the Maharashtra civic body elections is scheduled to begin, Supreme Court on Monday said it would not permit total reservations for SC, ST and OBCs to exceed the 50% limit, and warned that it would stop the nomination process in those constituencies where quota breached…
Lucknow: Around 8-10% of senior citizens in UP are physically weak or suffer from long-term illnesses. This was highlighted by Prof Kauser Usman of Geriatric Medicine at KGMU, who said, “Most of them face problems like heart disease, diabetes, joint pain and poor memory.“He was speaking at the launch of the UP chapter of the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and Rajasthan govt on plea challenging validity of the state’s anti-conversion law and sought response on a petition alleging that the law is only a tool for harassment of the minority communities and to create a chilling effect.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath & Sandeep…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, during his visit to Jhansi, said that the people of Bihar have given a clear message that ‘jungle raj, katta raj and parivarvad are now nearing their end’.He said that ‘booth capturing and looting the country or the state is no longer possible’ and added that stopping the…
NEW DELHI: “This is not how you can treat our judges,” Supreme Court on Monday told a petitioner who sought initiation of contempt proceedings against a district court judge for allegedly “not obeying the order of the apex court.“A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna & R Mahadevan took strong exception to the petitioner for…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt is set to establish a strong footprint in the pharmaceutical sector, with major projects including a 5000-acre pharma park near Lalitpur and a 350-acre medical device manufacturing hub in Noida.This was said by former Drug Controller of India and scientific adviser to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, GN Singh while…
NEW DELHI: With a fight over trademark between two major whisky producers revealing that a major part of their sales is through small tetra packs in south-west India, a startled Supreme Court on Monday wondered why states are permitting such packaging of liquor.“This is very dangerous. It looks like a juice tetra pack. Imagine it…
