Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Chhath festival is not only a medium of spiritual upliftment but also a symbol of social unity, ancient Indian heritage, and harmony with nature.Attending Chhath celebrations in Lucknow, the CM congratulated devotees in Bhojpuri and promised that soon, no drainage or sewer water would flow into…
Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner, second from right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Bangladesh’s Sharmin Akhter during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Bangladesh at ACAVDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, India. AP/PTI(AP10_16_2025_000211B) Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and her wife Monica Wright on Monday took a jibe at the security arrangements in India.Monica…
US prison authorities will release Sean “Diddy” Combs on May 8, 2028, an online inmate register showed on Monday, following his jailing for more than four years for prostitution-related crimes.Prosecutors had sought 11 years behind bars for the 55-year-old Combs, but District Judge Arun Subramanian handed down a 50-month sentence and a $500,000 fine earlier…
Jeffrey Epstein‘s accuser, late Virginia Giuffre, is back in the headlines, this time over new claims in her posthumously published memoir ‘Nobody’s Girl’.The book reportedly details Giuffre’s account of being lured by Ghislaine Maxwell into Epstein’s clutches. In her book, she alleges that Maxwell worked closely alongside Epstein, helping him build his circles, by presenting…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old law student suffered severe injuries when a pharmacy owner and three others attacked him following an argument over medicine prices in Kanpur’s Rawatpur area on Saturday night. The student’s stomach was split open, two fingers were chopped off, and he sustained head injuries during the violent assault.The incident occurred around 9…
Raipur: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable allegedly died by suicide on Monday morning at the force’s 231st Battalion headquarters in the Jawanga area of Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.Officials identified the deceased as constable Jasveer Singh, 46, a native of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was found hanging inside the washerman’s shop within the battalion campus…
Lucknow: As the sun dipped into the horizon, Laxman Mela ground came alive with the shimmering glow of diyas floating on the Gomti river and the melodic echoes of prayers as a sea of humanity gathered to offer evening ‘arghya’ (offerings) as part of the Chhath festival on Monday.Women, adorned in vibrant sarees and marked…
Lucknow: UP agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Monday accused SP chief Akhilesh Yadav of spreading rumours to incite unrest among farmers for political gains.Shahi alleged that the Samajwadi Party was engaged in “planting” its functionaries among farmers to escalate what he called a “bogus” and “fake” fertiliser crisis. “He (Akhilesh) has developed a habit…
Two climate activists were Monday spared jail by a UK court after they sprayed two planes with orange paint to protest US pop star Taylor Swift‘s use of private jets.Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists Jennifer Kowalski, 29, and Cole Macdonald, 23, attempted to target Swift’s flight with spray paint in June 2024 when the singer,…
Ayodhya: On a visit to Ayodhya, agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi reviewed preparations for the upcoming 14 kosi parikrama and 5 kosi parikrama to be organised on Oct 30 and Nov 1, respectively.Shahi said that the district administration is working to ensure security and facilities for devotees in Ayodhya. He reviewed arrangements of cleanliness, drinking…
