Lucknow: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar to withdraw the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025, describing it as detrimental to farmers, consumers, and power sector employees.The Union power ministry had released the draft bill on Oct 9 and invited stakeholders’ feedback within a month. In response, AIPEF…
Which college is joining Trump HE compact: Will low fees outweigh diversity concerns? (Representative Image, Getty Images) New College of Florida has indicated it will be the first university to sign the Trump administration’s higher education (HE) compact. The agreement is designed to encourage institutions to adopt a range of policy changes, with potential financial…
Lucknow: In a bizarre case, a family in Lucknow’s Gomtinagar area has alleged that their 22-year-old son was driven to suicide on September 3 by an AI chatbot.The youth’s father has demanded through a letter to the police commissioner and integrated grievance redressal system, an independent grievance portal governed by the CM’s office, that an…
Lucknow: Lucknow University (LU) has extended the deadline for uploading first-semester student data on the Samarth portal to Oct 31. However, affiliated colleges are seeking further extension, citing a shortage of non-teaching staff and persistent technical glitches that have slowed the process. The Samarth portal is an e-governance platform for higher education institutions aimed at…
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista welcomed their first child, while Rajinikanth’s potential retirement from films is causing a stir. Rashmika Mandanna advocated for reasonable work hours, and Rajesh Kumar clarified Satish Shah’s cause of death was a heart attack, not kidney issues. Enrique Iglesias arrived in Mumbai for his concerts. October 28 was a day…
Lucknow: A case was registered against the president of a residents’ welfare association (RWA) of an apartment in Madiaon and 8-10 other people for allegedly assaulting a woman and her brother following a dispute over parking on Oct 23.A video of the assault went viral in which the accused are seen purportedly slapping the siblings…
With the success of ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ fresh in his mind, Harshvardhan Rane is looking forward to his next adventure alongside director Milap Zaveri. Zaveri has hinted at a new project already in the works for Rane, who also has his sights set on starring in Omung Kumar’s much-anticipated film ‘Silaa’ soon. Harshvardhan Rane‘s…
A motorcyclist accused of fatally shooting a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was captured Monday after crashing into another vehicle during a high-speed chase on the 210 Freeway near Ontario.Authorities say the suspect was wanted in connection with a possible domestic violence incident in Rancho Cucamonga. When deputies responded around 1.30 pm (US time), one…
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Tuesday finalised the terms of reference and the appointment of three members of the Eighth Central Pay Commission, and tasked it with submitting its recommendations within 18 months. The panel will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with IIM-Bangalore professor Pulak Ghosh named a member and…
Lucknow: Ghazal, thumri and dadra were presented in a programme organised in the memory of Padma Bhushan Begum Akhtar by Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at Kala Mandapam in the city on Tuesday. The programme was organised on Begum Akhtar’s 111th birth anniversary celebration.Classical singer Sangeeta Nerurkar, visiting from Pune, said, “Begum Akhtar is my inspiration. She…
