Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP state president Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday engaged with traders and consumers at Cantt Sadar Bazaar in Lucknow under the “GST Savings Festival” campaign. He highlighted the benefits of recent GST reforms and encouraged support for locally made products to strengthen India’s economy.Singh emphasised the role of the reforms in promoting Atmanirbhar…
Lucknow: Six security personnel were arrested in connection with the firing and brawl that broke out at a bar of a prominent mall in Sushant Golf City on Sunday.Officials said more arrests are likely as the identities of other security staff involved are being verified. The incident took place when a woman doctor, Swati, a…
Indian author Kiran Desai (File photo) LONDON: Booker Prize -winning Indian author Kiran Desai is a favorite to win the coveted fiction trophy for a second time with her first novel in two decades. “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny” is on a US-dominated six-book shortlist announced Tuesday by a judging panel that includes Irish…
Lucknow: Balram Singh from Hetapatti village in Prayagraj had enrolled in the Territorial Army’s Kumaon Regiment in 1981 and served until 1993 when Eales Disease stole the vision in his left eye. Declared unfit at 30% disability by the Invaliding Medical Board (IMB), Balram was discharged from service.The IMB deemed his condition service-related, yet the…
Lucknow: The UP govt would establish Mission Shakti Centres in every police station of the state that would be dedicated to prompt and sensitive handling of women’s complaints, counseling and effective monitoring of crimes against them.This initiative, directed by Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna, aims to create specialized units within police stations for…
Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas: Legal battles and changes to the US immigration programme. (AP Photo) President Donald Trump has introduced a controversial $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, setting the stage for a legal fight over the limits of presidential authority and the future of a key immigration programme. This unprecedented surcharge…
NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N K Singh allowed CBI on Tuesday to register FIRs in six instances of builder-bank nexus allegedly exploiting subvention schemes in the housing sector to harass and fleece thousands of homebuyers while denying them their flats for decades. The order came after…
Lucknow: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh, Navdeep Rinwa, has issued show-cause notices to 127 lesser-known political parties registered in the state for failing to submit their audited annual accounts and election expenditure reports within the stipulated time.The action comes under the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act,…
Lucknow: A simple blood test every three months could save the lives of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients by predicting sudden flare-ups. These tests can also assess the risk of dangerous blood clots that may lead to heart attacks, strokes, or blockages in the lungs.This was revealed in a study conducted at KGMU. Published…
Keanu Reeves is reacting to speculation that he secretly married longtime girlfriend Alexandra Grant. Keanu reacts to marriage rumours Responding to reports alleging that he wed his partner in a private ceremony, Reeves’ publicist confirmed to E! News, “It is not true. They are not married.” How the rumours started According to Radar Online, the…
