Harmanpreet Kaur won India their first Women’s World Cup on Sunday, when they beat South Africa in the final. (Instagram) Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur commemorated her team’s historic ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 victory by getting a special tattoo featuring the World Cup trophy along with the numbers 2025 and 52, representing…
Celebrating 42 years, TOI-Lucknow reflects on its journey as a trusted companion and chronicler of Uttar Pradesh’s growth. LUCKNOW: Forty-two. The number sounds too unglamourous to be celebrated — without the zing of jubilees, or even tens. The sunny side is, it exudes experience, maturity and wisdom.When he was 42, Amitabh Bachchan, our star of…
The Indian Women’s national cricket team made the country proud as they won the World Cup 2025. They played the finals against South Africa and just as they won, the entire nation has been showering love on the team. For many, this is a big achievement also because women were not always welcomed in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address a press conference on Wednesday, stoking speculation about the “hydrogen bomb” he promised to drop in support of his charges on vote theft by the Bharatiya Janata Party.A day ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the leader of the opposition in…
LUCKNOW: With a 361% rise in footfall in the past eight years, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the most preferred destination for domestic tourists. Leading the push is the holy trinity of Kashi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya.Good times seem to have found a new home and definition in the post-pandemic world with Uttar Pradesh becoming its…
NYC’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani, who recently won the New York City mayoral election, will become the city’s youngest and first Muslim mayor, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, as reported by The Times of India. The election saw turnout surge past 2 million voters, marking the highest participation…
Reigning World Champion D Gukesh and Abhimanyu Mishra of the USA — the youngest Grandmaster in chess history (Image credit: FIDE File) Panaji: At 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian-origin player from the US, became the youngest chess Grandmaster in the world. At 10, he was the youngest International Master…
Every year, lakhs of pensioners across India must prove that they are still alive to continue receiving their pension. This verification, known as the Life Certificate or Digital Life Certificate (DLC), is a crucial step in ensuring that pension payments are made only to eligible recipients.Traditionally, this process involved visiting the bank or pension office…
By: Mahendra Kumar SinghLUCKNOW: The city which was caught in a time warp for decades suddenly seemed to have got the escape velocity after 2017, when its MP Yogi Adityanath became the chief minister of the state. It has been a story of total transformation since then…Gorakhpur, nestled on the banks of the Rapti and…
The United States has entered uncharted territory as the ongoing government shutdown surpassed all previous records, becoming the longest-ever on Wednesday, exceeding the 35-day benchmark set during Donald Trump’s first term. The stalemate—rooted in a bitter dispute over healthcare spending—has left federal agencies shuttered, key welfare programmes suspended, and millions of Americans bracing for deepening…
