Lucknow: Building on the success of its flagship One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, the Uttar Pradesh govt has prepared an elaborate plan to scale up the scheme by deepening value chains, expanding product base and enhancing its global presence.Additional chief secretary, MSME, Alok Kumar said the next phase of ODOP would focus on “deepening…
CHENNAI: Music composer Ilaiyaraaja, fighting a copyright battle against a batch of music labels, informed Madras high court on Wednesday that yet another Tamil movie, ‘Dude’, starring director-turned-actor Pradeep Ranganathan, used two of his songs in the film without his authorisation.“I am being cheated by the music companies who continue to exploit my compositions without…
NEW DELHI: India may soon adopt stricter rules for power banks on board aircraft following recent instances worldwide, including one in the country, of lithium-ion batteries catching fire.On Sunday, a passenger’s power bank caught fire on a Dimapur-bound IndiGo flight when the aircraft was taxiing at Delhi airport. Now, Directorate General of Civil Aviation is…
FILE – A woman walks by a giant screen with a logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) OpenAI‘s announcement of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser, triggered a dramatic $150 billion plunge in Alphabet’s…
BHOPAL: Will donkeys go extinct in Madhya Pradesh? The latest livestock census paints a grim picture — the state now has just 3,052 donkeys, a sharp fall from 49,289 in 1997, marking a 94% decline in less than three decades.Nine of the 55 districts have reported zero donkeys, signalling near-total disappearance of the animal that…
New Delhi: Making it to a waitlist for admission or in job recruitment is not enough as Supreme Court has said that a candidate on the waitlist has no vested right to be appointed except when the selected candidate did not join the post.Quashing Calcutta High Court order directing Parasar Bharati to appoint a technician,…
Lucknow: Four days after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stoked a row by questioning Yogi Adityanath govt’s spending on Deepotsav celebrations, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday termed the remark as an “act of self-destruction”.VHP international president Alok Kumar said Akhilesh’s remarks exposed SP’s “anti-Ram” stance, which in 1990 drove party patriarch and former CM…
There has been widespread public speculation that Janhvi Kapoor has undergone plastic surgery, though the actress has never officially confirmed it. While there is no confirmed information, the most frequently cited alleged procedures include rhinoplasty (nose job), buccal fat removal for a slimmer face, and lip fillers for fuller lips. Janhvi opens up on beauty…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted home minister Amit Shah on his 61st birthday and praised his dedication to public service and his work ethic.In a post on X, Modi said, “He has made commendable efforts to strengthen India’s internal security apparatus and ensure every Indian leads a life of safety and dignity. Praying…
NEW DELHI: Even if one FIR is closed, the existence of other FIRs with the same or similar allegations will be valid ground for continuation of ED’s investigation under PMLA, Allahabad high court has ruled while dismissing a petition of Sahara group companies, which sought to restrict the ED from probing allegations of money laundering…