Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday inaugurated development works worth Rs 2.17 crore in Lucknow under the Uttar Pradesh Rapid Economic Development Scheme 2024-25.In all 14 projects – four in Lucknow Cantonment and 10 in Lucknow central assembly seats – worth Rs 83 lakh and 1.34 crore, respectively, were inaugurated by Pathak.The deputy…
Deepika Padukone’s push for structured working hours in Bollywood has sparked a larger conversation across the film industry, with several stars weighing in on the issue. The latest to share her perspective is South actress Priyamani, who believes that while the idea of fixed hours is valid, flexibility remains essential on film sets.In a recent…
RANCHI/GUWAHATI: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable Mahendra Laskar was killed and two colleagues were wounded after two IEDs planted by Maoists exploded during an anti-insurgency operation in Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district Friday night.Police said Saturday that Laskar, a 45-year-old native of Nagaon district in Assam, died during treatment at a…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court has ordered the removal of an alleged objectionable video circulating on social media platforms targeting the vice-chancellor of Jagatguru Swami Ram Bhadracharya Divyang University, Chitrakoot, Swami Ram Bhadracharya. The court further directed Meta Platforms Inc. and Google LLC to remove the material within 48 hours. The…
KOLKATA: A judicial magistrate in Bangladesh has asked the Indian high commission in Dhaka to take steps to repatriate 26-year-old Sunali Khatun and five others, who were pushed into Bangladesh by the Indian authorities on the grounds that they were illegal immigrants.The magistrate noted in the Sept 30 order that all six — a pregnant…
NEW DELHI: Justice Surya Kant, who will take over as CJI next month, on Saturday said that while eastern and north-eastern India are rich in diversity and potential, the young generation there faces grave challenges such as child marriage, narcotic substance abuse, and marginalisation of tribals and tea garden workers.Inaugurating the National Legal Services Authority’s…
Lucknow: UP is expected to contribute 10 to 12% of the national goal in pulses production in the country under the ambitious Pulse Self Reliance Mission project which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.Official sources in the state agriculture department said the state has already managed to raise its pulses production from…
Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand NEW DELHI: Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand will hold talks with her counterpart S Jaishankar and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal as both countries move toward establishing a framework for strategic cooperation on issues such as trade diversification, energy transformation and security, Global Affairs Canada announced Saturday.Anand will arrive…
Lucknow: Over 500 science models will be on display during the three-day state-level science exhibition and project competition organised by department of science & technology in collaboration with National Innovation Council (NIC) under the INSPIRE programme, aiming to encourage innovation and creative thinking among students from classes 6 to 12. UP recorded highest, 2.8 lakh…
Lucknow: The International Girl Child Week concluded on Saturday with a ‘Shakti Samvad – A Platform for the Voices of Girls and Women’.The programme, organised as part of the ongoing Mission Shakti 5.0, saw the department of women and child development bring together over 2,000 beneficiaries to understand how collaboration between the govt and society…