West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks at the state capitol in Charleston. (AP File Photo, File) West Virginia schools have reinstated a compulsory vaccine mandate, ending the acceptance of religious exemptions after the state Supreme Court issued a stay on a lower court ruling, as quoted by the Associated Press. The move affects children whose…
Lucknow: Road safety fund management committee, chaired by chief secretary S P Goyal, approved projects worth Rs 181.56 crore for transport department and traffic directorate for 2025-26. This includes Rs 3 crore for large-scale sensitisation event proposed under road safety campaign in Feb. Additional funds were allocated for activities such as creating awareness among secondary…
Lucknow: Students played with fervour on second day of the 7-day Lucknow School Games 2025 organised by Pragatisheel Bharati Foundation held at Chowk stadium and KD Singh Babu stadium, simultaneously, on Wednesday. Approximately 600 students from around 20 schools played kabaddi, football, badminton and kho kho at Chowk stadium while volleyball match was held at…
Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin and a major philanthropist who once wrote nine-figure checks, has accused Silicon Valley’s elite donor circles of unknowingly supporting what she describes as hidden agendas pushed by global networks of NGOs, Hollywood figures and Davos-linked institutions like the World Economic Forum. In a recently shared conversation,…
Lucknow: She reached for the golgappa the way countless people do. Opened her mouth wide, but it stayed open — her jaw snapped out of place. No warning. No time to react. One bite at a roadside stall outside the district hospital in UP’s Auraiya sent a 42-year-old woman straight from chaat to chaos Saturday.Family…
Lucknow: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 12.7 kg of high-grade cannabis worth approximately Rs 12.7 crore at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.DRI sleuths intercepted three Indian nationals on Monday who arrived from Thailand on Flight FD-146. During examination of their checked-in baggage, officials found multiple vacuum-sealed packets containing a greenish, lumpy substance. Field…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old woman who went to a local parlour for a quick facial enhancement a week ago ended up with crooked eyebrows as result of Botox procedure performed by an untrained person. “I just wanted to look better in selfies, but now I avoid mirrors,” she said.In a growing trend fueled by social media…
Lucknow: National president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Mayawati announced that she will pay tributes to Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary on Dec 6 at her residence only. The BSP will hold commemorative events on the day in Lucknow and Noida. However, Mayawati will not attend any of them. She posted…
File photo: PM Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Russia’s State Duma has formally approved a major military logistics pact with India just days before President Vladimir Putin lands in New Delhi for his December 4–5 state visit. The Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (RELOS), which was signed on…
Lucknow: Mohammad Shaban, 35, was sleeping near his tricycle under a flyover in Charbagh when someone stole his vehicle’s battery. Left immobile as the tricycle couldn’t function without battery, the man was forced to spend the night under the flyover. Abandoned by his family years ago, Shaban stays in an NGO-run shelter home. But when…
