Lucknow: The public outreach campaign to take suggestions and feedback from residents and the diaspora of Uttar Pradesh for the Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047 initiative has gathered around 11 lakh suggestions till Saturday. Of these, about 8.5 lakh came from rural areas and 2.5 lakh from urban areas.The largest number of suggestions, 5.5 lakh, came from…
Lucknow: Even as the footfall of visitors soared on the third day of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS 2025), as many as 288 MoUs worth Rs 89 crore were signed in various activities, an official spokesperson said on Saturday.“The International Buyer-Seller Meet, organised by FIEO, enabled cross-border collaboration, resulting in 288 MoUs worth…
Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who has shaped Indian cinema for nearly five decades and is a five-time National Award winner, is in the spotlight with his latest love story, Tu Meri Poori Kahani. In a recent interview, Bhatt opened up about his family, his daughters, and his lively granddaughter, Raha.Speaking about his legacy, Mahesh expressed…
NEW DELHI: With the final electoral roll for Bihar set to be published on Sept 30, the Election Commission will immediately start the warm-up for announcement of assembly poll dates, starting with a meeting with poll observers on Oct 3 and a visit by the full commission to the state on Oct 4 and 5.This…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court saw red earlier this week when it had its brush with the ubiquitous paan stains that occupy most corners in the city of ‘adab’ (etiquette). Noticing fingerprints in red on pages of a petition, a bench of Justice Shree Prakash Singh expressed serious concern on use…
NEW DELHI: A record 24 judges have been appointed to Allahabad high court in one order notified by law ministry Friday, bringing down the vacancies of judges in the country’s largest high court from 74 to 50 against a sanctioned strength of 160 judges.Ten of the new appointees are advocates who have been elevated as…
Lucknow: Barabanki District Judge Pratima Srivastava on Saturday sentenced Rakesh Kumar (27), Nagendra Kumar Verma (32) and Satish Upadhyay (35) to life imprisonment and fine of Rs 30,000 each for murder of Anand Kumar.According to prosecution, Anand Kumar was beaten to death with iron rods on Aug 3, 2024, while returning home from his uncle’s…
Veteran actor and politician Nafisa Ali Sodhi, who first fought cancer in 2018, has once again found herself facing the disease head-on. The 68-year-old revealed earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with Stage 4 peritoneal cancer and has resumed chemotherapy. Yet, in her own words, she refuses to let the illness dim her…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against businessman Raj Kundra, accusing him of being a beneficial owner of 285 Bitcoins worth Rs 150.47 crore received from late crypto-scam mastermind Amit Bhardwaj. The chargesheet, filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court, states that Kundra concealed crucial evidence and failed to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, while adjudicating a matter related to inexplicable delays in disposal of cases in trial courts last week, observed that a speedy trial, as part of the right to life, is an unimpeachable right. But what happens when counsels are not available in over 62 lakh cases, accused are absconding in…
