Lucknow: In a statewide crackdown on illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrup and narcotic-category (NRx) drugs, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) busted an organised supply network involving two sister marketing firms — Aarpik Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Idhika Lifesciences Pvt Ltd —based in Transportnagar, Lucknow.Acting on a tipoff, the department arrested…
Govinda’s wife, Sunita Ahuja, who is known for her frank and unfiltered personality, recently got candid about her marriage and also reflected on her husband’s past mistakes, her journey as a star’s wife, and why she doesn’t want Govinda as her husband in the next life. “It takes a very strong woman to be a…
INDORE: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in MP’s Neemuch district allegedly rammed his SUV into multiple bikes on Friday night, killing a 42-year-old teacher and causing serious injuries to four others, including his wife and two children.The teacher’s 10-year-old son had to undergo amputation of both legs following the crash, reports Karishma Kotwal. Another biker too…
Kanpur: A 21-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide at a hostel in Rawatpur area of Kanpur on Friday, citing “stress about his future”. After returning from namaz, his roommate found the door locked from inside and alerted the police. Police broke open the door and found the body and a suicide note.In the note,…
Lucknow: A businessman from Indiranagar was defrauded of around Rs 2 crore by a cybercrime syndicate which lured him through a fake online gaming scheme and trapped him in a web of blackmail, threats and psychological manipulation for three years.The victim (name withheld), who received persistent calls and WhatsApp messages from unknown numbers since 2022,…
AGRA: A 34-year-old woman, her lover and her lover’s friend were sentenced to life in jail by a court in Agra for murdering her husband after he opposed their relationship. Statements by the couple’s children before the magistrate on their mother’s involvement in an extra-marital affair proved crucial in the case. The court also imposed…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Saturday arrested the co-director of M/s Istanbul International Pvt Ltd, Farhan Nabi Siddiqui, from Kasna in Gautam Budh Nagar for allegedly publishing hate literature aimed at spreading religious enmity, and for receiving crores in foreign funds through hawala networks.“Investigations have revealed that the companies illegally received around…
NEW DELHI: On a long standing litigation between Mumbai and Bengaluru factions of Iskcon over control of Bengaluru temple, Supreme Court had kept the verdict reserved for more than a year and gave judgment favouring the Bengaluru branch in May just prior to the retirement of presiding judge Justice A S Oka. The bench of…
Lucknow: Month-long trial of potentiometers in buses, conducted by UPSRTC to develop a mechanism to check revenue loss due to fuel theft, has produced encouraging results.Installed inside fuel tanks, potentiometers record sudden dips in diesel level and report to the control room in real time.Fuel theft is one of the major reasons for revenue loss,…
Lucknow: The Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, Uttar Pradesh, has strongly opposed the proposed privatization of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal electricity distribution corporations, which is reportedly tied to conditional financial aid from the central govt. VKSSS has labelled this move as “blackmail” and issued a red alert to all power employees and engineers across the state,…
