Lucknow: A Gomtinagar resident was duped of Rs 2.34 lakh by a fraudster on the pretext of a job in a Gulf country. Police registered a case on the complaint of the victim, Mohammed Fakhre Alam of Vinaykhand, on Saturday and have launched an investigation.According to reports, the accused, Akash Kumar, asked Fakhre to facilitate…
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is increasing tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 per cent, in response to a Canadian advertisement featuring late US leader Ronald Reagan.Also Read | ‘Cheated and got caught!’ Trump again blasts Canada over ‘fake Reagan ad’; cites national security The move comes just two…
Lucknow: Panic spread across Sheetalkheda and Eldeco areas on Rae Bareli Road on Friday after a stray dog bit three people within half an hour, including a three-year-old girl. Residents blamed the Lucknow Municipal Corporation for ignoring repeated complaints about growing menace of stray dogs.In the first attack, three-year-old Rakhi, visiting her maternal grandfather’s house…
Lucknow: Women cleaned their homes and prepared ‘satvik’ (pure veg) food for ‘Nahaye Khaye’, which marked the onset of Chhath puja, on Saturday. On ‘Nahaye Khaye’ day, devotees vow to observe the Chhath fast with purity, restraint and devotion for three days. People clean homes, offer ‘arghya’ to the rising sun and cook meals comprising…
BENGALURU: A 26-year-old techie was killed on Friday morning after a truck swerved to avoid a tree branch and hit the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on along Huskur Main Road in Alur, near Nelamangala. The victim, identified as Priyanka Kumari Pooniya, a resident of Alur BDA Phase 2, was riding pillion with her brother…
The new consolidated notification effectively merges all relevant exemptions and procedural details into a single framework, eliminating redundancy while preserving the substance of existing benefits. NEW DELHI: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Saturday rolled out another trade facilitation measure merging 31 Customs duty notifications into a consolidated one. It said the new…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday wished the people of the state on the occasion of Chhath, the festival where the sun is worshipped.In a message, the CM said: “May the blessings of Chhathi Maiyya remain upon all of you. Special wishes from my side to the mothers and sisters who observe this difficult…
Lucknow: Eight days after the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) issued a notice to the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) for violation of its order by making costlier Smart Prepaid Meters mandatory for all new consumers without its approval, the corporation issued a statement on Saturday justifying its action.The UPPCL claims that a proposal…
Andhra Pradesh Bus Tragedy NEW DELHI: As the investigation into the Kurnool bus fire case continues, a new development has emerged. A consignment of 400 smartphones was inside the bus that exploded when the accident occurred. Hyderabad-Bengaluru Bus Tragedy: 20 Passengers Burnt Alive in Minutes, Andhra CM Naidu Orders Probe Forensic experts have suggested that…
NEW DELHI: Govt is planning integration of three key media-nodal bodies – Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC, formerly DAVP), and Press Information Bureau (PIB) – to create a unified and more responsive system for communication and public outreach. The move, as per senior officials, aims to streamline information flow,…