Lucknow: Adopting a proactive approach, the state govt has decided to involve parents of children studying in state-run schools to achieve foundational literacy and numeracy skills by the end of Grade 3.The basic education department has asked schools to make parents aware of the objectives and importance of Nipun Bharat mission so that they can…
Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan recently attended the trailer launch of his upcoming film Kaal Trighori, alongside co-star Rituparna Sengupta. What began as a routine promotional event took an unexpected turn when a reporter diverted the discussion away from the film to ask about Arbaaz’s brother, Salman Khan. A video capturing Arbaaz’s reaction to the question…
Lucknow: The banks of Gomti were filled with twinkling glow of earthen lamps on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on Wednesday as devotees made a beeline to Kudiya Ghat, Mankameshwar Ghat, Lallumal Ghat and Jhulelal Ghat. At Mankameshwar Upvan Ghat, 2.5 lakh earthen lamps were lit by hundreds of devotees. Mahant of Mankameshwar Temple, Devyagiri,…
Indian-origin politician Zohran Mamdani has made history by being elected as the mayor of New York City, becoming the city’s first Muslim and youngest-ever mayor at 34. His victory celebration turned into a symbol of India’s growing cultural influence when the iconic Bollywood track Dhoom Machale played as he wrapped up his speech—creating an electric,…
ROORKEE: A case has been registered against a teacher of a junior high school near Roorkee for allegedly thrashing a Class 7 student so severely that the boy’s eye and ear were grievously injured, requiring him to undergo critical surgery at AIIMS Delhi.The 13-year-old suffered “loss of vision in the left eye due to damaged…
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati will address her first public meeting in Bihar on Thursday, at Bhabhua in Kaimur district for the second phase of the assembly polls.It will be the start of her election campaign in Bihar. BSP was the first party to declare candidates for the Bihar elections. Bhabhua, along with two other constituencies…
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur has gone down in history as one of Hindi cinema’s most defining cult films, but the journey to get it made was anything but smooth. The filmmaker recently revealed that the production house originally backing the project, UTV, dropped out just three days before the shoot began — all because…
Surdas Ram Bhajan (40), who has been blind since birth, is among those named in FIRs. ‘I have never even seen the forest,’ he says BAREILLY: A blind man was booked for hunting deer, a mentally ill man shackled since childhood was accused of cutting down trees, and a man who cannot walk was charged…
Lucknow: More than a year after it joined the BJP-led NDA bandwagon, the Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal’s organisational membership soared by around 45% in UP. The party also managed to double its membership in other states, including Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab.UP RLD chief Ramashish Rai told TOI that the drive, conducted between Apr 14…
AHMEDABAD: ‘Hard videographic proof’ of three persons – one allegedly wielding an AK-47 – being involved in the 2002 communal riots withered away during trial, with the videographer recanting his statement and the tape disappearing. An Ahmedabad court has finally acquitted the three accused.The trio was booked on a complaint filed by a videographer, Satish…
