JAIPUR: A 27-year-old realtor was killed after a group of four men allegedly ran him over with their car following a fight over parking outside a restaurant in Jaipur late Friday, reports Dishank Purohit. The deceased, Shravan Bodalya, who had earlier worked in the merchant navy, was dining with five friends when four men arrived…
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Friday took former national vice-president of the party, Jaiprakash Singh, back into BSP.Singh was expelled from the party in July 2018 for making disparaging remarks against Rahul Gandhi.His comments were not approved by Mayawati, who, at that point in time, was negotiating with the Congress over a possible…
Kerala Blasters have no competition to play after being knocked out of the Super Cup Panaji: India’s top-tier football clubs are bracing for another period of uncertainty after the sale of commercial rights of the Indian Super League (ISL) found no takers.The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had coaxed several hesitant clubs into starting pre-season…
PUNE: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said Saturday his son Parth did not consult legal experts or him before proceeding with the Pune land deal. He defended state government’s decision of not mentioning Parth in the FIR because he was not among the signatories. “I have not yet met Parth since the issue came up. When…
Lucknow: Ensure that all shelter homes across the city are equipped with heaters, blowers, quilts, and blankets before the beginning of severe cold, municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar said during a virtual review meeting with LMC officials on Saturday.All permanent and temporary shelter homes are to be reviewed immediately. Officials were asked to assess resources, identify…
Lucknow: The body of a five-year-old girl was recovered from Gerua river in Uttar Pradesh‘s Bahraich Saturday, 11 days after a boat carrying 22 people capsized in Kaudiyala river near Bharthapur village in the district on Oct 29.While 13 people had swum to safety, a woman’s body was recovered that same day, but eight others…
Public confidence in American higher education is quietly recovering. A recent Gallup–Lumina survey shows that 42% of Americans now express a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in colleges and universities, up from 36% a year ago. Yet the headlines continue to focus on controversies at elite institutions, leaving the achievements and daily…
AKOLA: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar said Saturday Maharashtra government must conduct a fair investigation into the controversial Pune land deal, in which his nephew and now political rival Ajit Pawar‘s son Parth is embroiled. “It is necessary that government conducts a proper investigation and makes facts public,” he told reporters in Akola, breaking his…
Lucknow: Two schoolchildren were injured after a school van overturned near Kumharawan village in the Shivgarh area of Rae Bareli district on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred when the vehicle, carrying children home after school hours, lost control while ascending a slope near Mata Kuti.The van, belonging to a public school located near the Nagar…
PRAYAGRAJ: In a landmark order upholding the rights of transgender persons, Allahabad HC has directed UP education department to issue fresh marksheets and certificates with the required changes to a petitioner who underwent gender transition surgery. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery allowed the petition filed by Sharad Roshan Singh and set aside the order dated April…
