AKOLA: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar said Saturday Maharashtra government must conduct a fair investigation into the controversial Pune land deal, in which his nephew and now political rival Ajit Pawar‘s son Parth is embroiled. “It is necessary that government conducts a proper investigation and makes facts public,” he told reporters in Akola, breaking his…
Lucknow: Two schoolchildren were injured after a school van overturned near Kumharawan village in the Shivgarh area of Rae Bareli district on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred when the vehicle, carrying children home after school hours, lost control while ascending a slope near Mata Kuti.The van, belonging to a public school located near the Nagar…
PRAYAGRAJ: In a landmark order upholding the rights of transgender persons, Allahabad HC has directed UP education department to issue fresh marksheets and certificates with the required changes to a petitioner who underwent gender transition surgery. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery allowed the petition filed by Sharad Roshan Singh and set aside the order dated April…
Lucknow: In a statewide crackdown on illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrup and narcotic-category (NRx) drugs, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) busted an organised supply network involving two sister marketing firms — Aarpik Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Idhika Lifesciences Pvt Ltd —based in Transportnagar, Lucknow.Acting on a tipoff, the department arrested…
Govinda’s wife, Sunita Ahuja, who is known for her frank and unfiltered personality, recently got candid about her marriage and also reflected on her husband’s past mistakes, her journey as a star’s wife, and why she doesn’t want Govinda as her husband in the next life. “It takes a very strong woman to be a…
INDORE: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in MP’s Neemuch district allegedly rammed his SUV into multiple bikes on Friday night, killing a 42-year-old teacher and causing serious injuries to four others, including his wife and two children.The teacher’s 10-year-old son had to undergo amputation of both legs following the crash, reports Karishma Kotwal. Another biker too…
Kanpur: A 21-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide at a hostel in Rawatpur area of Kanpur on Friday, citing “stress about his future”. After returning from namaz, his roommate found the door locked from inside and alerted the police. Police broke open the door and found the body and a suicide note.In the note,…
Lucknow: A businessman from Indiranagar was defrauded of around Rs 2 crore by a cybercrime syndicate which lured him through a fake online gaming scheme and trapped him in a web of blackmail, threats and psychological manipulation for three years.The victim (name withheld), who received persistent calls and WhatsApp messages from unknown numbers since 2022,…
AGRA: A 34-year-old woman, her lover and her lover’s friend were sentenced to life in jail by a court in Agra for murdering her husband after he opposed their relationship. Statements by the couple’s children before the magistrate on their mother’s involvement in an extra-marital affair proved crucial in the case. The court also imposed…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Saturday arrested the co-director of M/s Istanbul International Pvt Ltd, Farhan Nabi Siddiqui, from Kasna in Gautam Budh Nagar for allegedly publishing hate literature aimed at spreading religious enmity, and for receiving crores in foreign funds through hawala networks.“Investigations have revealed that the companies illegally received around…
