Lucknow: A grand ceremony was held at the Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters in Gomtinagar Extension on Friday to mark 150 years of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. The event aimed to deepen patriotism and devotion to the motherland among officers and staff.Senior officers, including DGP Rajeev Krishna, ADG (law and…
PATNA: RJD‘s Tejashwi Yadav, who is opposition alliance’s CM face in Bihar polls, said on Friday BJP is “scared of a 37-year-old youth” and has deployed 30 helicopters to counter him.The star campaigner of Mahagathbandhan, who addressed 18 election rallies during the day, described himself “unstoppable” and declared that neither PM Modi nor any NDA…
Lucknow: A married man was allegedly set afire by his paramour and her siblings in UP’s Siddharthnagar district on Wednesday, police said, adding that the victim succumbed to burns while undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur on Thursday night.Police said that the victim, aged 30, ran a milk business in Delhi and was…
Video Credit: Richa Pinto/TNN MUMBAI: Mumbai’s Central Railway (CR) network descended into chaos as overcrowded platforms and stalled trains collided with a flash protest by railway employees at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Thursday. Commuters, desperate to reach home during peak office hours, found themselves stranded in jam-packed stations, with some forced to walk…
NEW DELHI: Murder case of a Nationalist Congress Party functionary of Chhattisgarh will again haunt Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, as Supreme Court on Thursday revived the case against him, 18 years after his acquittal.The murder of NCP’s Ramavatar Jaggi took place in 2003 and it was alleged that the conspiracy…
Lucknow: Veteran playwright and dramatist Padma Shri Daya Prakash Sinha passed away at his residence in Noida on Friday. He was 90.Sinha passed away peacefully while sitting on a chair, confirmed actor and senior dramatist Anil Rastogi. He was an IAS officer and vice president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). “Daya Prakash ji…
HISAR: A police officer was beaten to death allegedly by hooligans outside his home in Haryana’s Hisar late Thursday. Sub-inspector Ramesh Kumar, 57, tried to stop the assailants from creating a ruckus in the neighbourhood but was allegedly battered with bricks and sticks. The officer’s nephew was also injured in the attack. Police have arrested…
Lucknow: The UP govt’s flagship self-employment initiative, the Mukhya Mantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (MMYUVA), witnessed a surge in participation this financial year, according to official data released on Friday.In just seven months of the 2025-26 financial year, the scheme drew 2,76,824 applications, surpassing its annual target of 1.5 lakh. Of these, 2,26,511 applications were…
Lucknow: Generating additional income for the state coffers, the excise department has managed to collect Rs 30,658 crore till Oct 30 this year.Compared to the previous financial year, the collection was higher by Rs 4,327 crore. Excise minister Nitin Agarwal, during the latest review, said that strict vigilance needs to be maintained to ensure effective…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi alleged Friday that in 1937 “significant verses” of ‘Vande Mataram‘ were dropped, “sowing the seeds of the country’s Partition”, in what was seen as an attack on Congress in the midst of the Bihar elections and months before Bengal goes to the polls. Launching year-long celebrations to mark 150 years of…
