Lucknow: The nawabs of Awadh played a key role in shaping Ganga-Jamuni ‘tehzeeb’, the shared Hindu-Muslim cultural tradition that continues to define Lucknow, historian Ravi Bhatt said on Sunday while speaking on the city’s historical development and Lucknow completing 250 years of becoming the capital for the first time.Speaking at an event organised by The…
Lucknow: Delhi Electronic Media lifted the Akhilesh Das Gupta All Media Cricket trophy defeating Uttar Pradesh Sport Journalists Association (UPSJA) by 4 runs at Akhilesh Das Gupta Stadium on Sunday.Batting first, Delhi Electronic Media XI scored 160 off 5 wickets. Nikhil Naz scored 46 off 35 balls with the help of three boundaries and a…
Lucknow: Repertwahr Season 13 turned the spotlight on theatre and comedy as festival goers enjoyed a day filled with thought provoking performances and hearty laughter on Sunday.The ‘Rang’ Theatre hosted Ambaa, directed by Atul Kumar, a sharp and satirical play where women unite under Amba to challenge war, patriarchy and societal norms on Sunday. Through…
There’s a moment in 2019 that MC Parshuraavan still remembers with absolute clarity. The young rapper was at a protest in Rajkot, and his songs were blasting from speakers nearby. A police officer confronted the crowd and asked: Who sang this? “I said I did,” Parshuraavan recalls. “They detained me for one night.” The 29-year-old…
Lucknow: When the Repertwahr festival was launched 13 years ago, it used to be a 1-2 day affair. This year, it was a four-day festival and one of the most talked-about events. “We never thought it would grow this big and be loved by so many people,” said Priyanka Sarkar, the founder. Claiming that the…
Lucknow: Repertwahr Season 13 reached its euphoric crescendo as music lovers moved seamlessly between headphones and high voltage live sound. While ‘Taal’ Silent Disco saw DJ Sangria’s Afro infused melodic techno turned the festival lawns into a glowing dance floor, the night peaked at the ‘Mahol’ Music Arena with Euphoria Band igniting waves of nostalgia….
Lucknow: A 35-year-old woman was brutally murdered inside her home in the Lalganj area of Rai Bareli by her alleged paramour after she refused to elope with him. The accused later consumed poison and died, police said on Sunday.The victim, Seema Kumari, who worked as a panchayat mitra, was alone at her house in Bhichkaura…
Lucknow: Addressing the young cooperative sector workers and ground staff members on Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the previous govts of destroying the cooperative sectors in the state. Introducing the concept of ‘one district, one cooperative bank’, on the lines of ‘one district, one product’, the UP CM said that before 2017, the state…
A seven-year-old daughter of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was burnt to death in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur Sadar upazila as a mob of protestors set his residence ablaze on Sunday, the Daily Star reported.According to the report, the incident occurred at around 1.00am at the residence of Belal Hossain,a businessman and assistant organising secretary of…
Director general of police Rajeev Krishna on Sunday visited Agra to review the law and order situation under the police commissionerate and held a high-level meeting with senior district and police officials, including the commissioner of police and the district magistrate.During the review, the DGP assessed arrangements related to law and order, traffic regulation, women’s…
