Lucknow: An 18-year-old girl from Lucknow’s Madiaon was allegedly abducted by two men and a woman on the pretext of offering her a lift, drugged, and gang-raped before being held captive for four days. Two accused, Anshuman, a law student, and Junaid, a carpenter, have been arrested while the other two are absconding. Inspector Shivananad…
AI-generated representational image. BENGALURU: Bengaluru Rural police have arrested three youths in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 27-year-old woman near Nelamangala Tuesday night. The survivor, originally from West Bengal, works as a beautician for weddings and other functions and lives with her husband and two sons. Another woman from her hometown and a…
Lucknow: To groom its staff and officers under the Centre’s Mission Karmayogi programme for making governance more efficient, transparent and accountable, the department of social welfare is on the fast track to train them through the iGOT Karmayogi digital platform.By Sept this year, 3,900 officers, regular and contractual employees and teachers were registered on the…
Jammu and Kashmir Police (PTI/Used only for representation) JAMMU: Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma suspended eight cops — including a sub-inspector and seven special police officers — for negligence after a video of an alleged attack on a vehicle carrying religious preachers from Kerala went viral on social media. The clip apparently showed that police were…
Lucknow: Govt has planned the rollout of the second phase of the zero poverty programme under which emphasis will be given to ensuring that families identified under the programme are saturated with six schemes, including PM Ujjwala Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, electricity connection, education and Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana.So far, the focus…
Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Thamma is making waves at the box office. The film, the fifth installment in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe (MHCU), has emerged as a special milestone for Ayushmann, marking his career-best opener on Diwali.Recently, the actor hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Instagram, interacting with…
A peculiar new phrase is taking over classrooms across the United States, leaving teachers exasperated and students gleeful. “6-7,” pronounced “six-seveeeen,” is not a mathematics problem. It is, rather, the latest linguistic fad among Generation Alpha, an expression that seems to exist purely to unite peers in shared amusement.“It’s like a virus that has taken…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority on Friday extended the special Diwali discount offer on ready-to-move flats till Nov 6. So far, 589 flats were booked this festive season, while 1,100 ready-to-move flats remain vacant for prospective buyers.Under the offer, buyers can avail a direct discount of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh, along with previously…
Released on 24 October 2000, Linkin Park’s debut album Hybrid Theory turns 25. Image: X It’s hard to believe that Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory, turned 25 today. This album wasn’t just a record; it was a cultural moment that helped define a generation’s angst, blending genres in a way no one had really…
Lucknow: A 55-year-old man, identified as Basantu Pal, a resident of Haripur village in Sultanpur district, was murdered with a sharp-edged weapon, allegedly in connection with witchcraft-related activities. His body was recovered on Friday evening from bushes near a culvert in Fattupur village, close to Babuganj market in the Sujanganj area of Jaunpur district. According…