Lucknow: As part of the ongoing ‘Operation Prahar’ campaign aimed at curbing criminal and illegal activities, the Nagaram police on Friday launched a large-scale crackdown against the illegal manufacture, storage, and sale of firecrackers.The operation was conducted under the overall direction of police commissioner Amrendra Singh Sengar in south zone. According to police officials, nearly…
Mumbai’s Aqua Line (Metro 3) has finally opened its entire 33.5km underground corridor, connecting Aarey to Cuffe Parade MUMBAI: After almost a decade of anticipation, Mumbai’s first underground Metro line saw a roaring start Thursday, with 1,46,087 commuters using it by 9pm. The entire 33.5km of the Aqua Line (Metro 3) between Aarey and Cuffe…
Lucknow: The Mahanagar police on Friday arrested a radio cab driver for misbehaving with and threatening a female passenger under the Mission Shakti 5.0 campaign being run by the Lucknow Police for women’s safety. Acting on the complaint, the Mahanagar police, along with the Anti-Romeo team, arrested the cab driver who had misbehaved with a…
US Department of Education sends student loan forgiveness notices despite shutdown. Despite the ongoing US government shutdown, some federal student loan borrowers have begun receiving notices that their debt will soon be discharged. These unexpected emails from the US Department of Education confirm that loan forgiveness is proceeding, even though much of the government’s operations…
Google is reportedly adding more restrictions for its remote employees. A new report claims that the tech giant is updating its “Work from Anywhere” policy, which was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy allowed employees to work from any location outside of their main office for up to four weeks per calendar year. According…
National PG College has announced admissions for its PhD programme for the academic session 2025-26. Application forms are available both online and offline. Interested candidates can access the online forms on the college website www.npgc.in. The last date to submit the application form is Nov 10. The entrance exam form fee is Rs 1,000 for…
Lucknow: The Khadi Bhawan in Lucknow came alive on Friday with the inauguration of the Mati Kala Mahotsav 2025, a 10-day celebration of Uttar Pradesh’s traditional pottery and terracotta craftsmanship. The festival was inaugurated by Rakesh Sachan, minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Khadi, Handloom, and Textiles, who described it as a “confluence of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court appears set to allow the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and National Capital Region for Diwali, Gurupurav and Christmas celebrations.While reserving orders on multiple pleas of firecracker manufacturers for allowing manufacture and sale of green crackers, which was supported by Centre and Haryana government, a bench of Chief…
Lucknow: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has strongly opposed the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025, released by the ministry of power, govt of India, which proposes privatisation of the entire power distribution sector.AIPEF has urged UP CM Yogi Adityanath to immediately withdraw the decision to privatise Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam and Dakshinanchal Vidyut…
