A 30-year-old man making Insta reels was caught for playing “dead in a dam” for almost 20 minutes in Gwalior. Tinku Singh had been floating motionless on the Veerpur dam. A police team arrived soon after along with a diver to retrieve the “body”. That’s when Tinku sprinted out of water. Police gave chase and…
Suryakumar Yadav and Haris Rauf NEW DELHI: Veteran match referees Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft will lead the panel of officials for the Asia Cup T20, which gets underway on Tuesday.The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday announced the match officials for the group stage of the tournament. Who did what in India’s first Asia…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the third edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) which will be held at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida from Sept 25-29. Russia will participate as the partner country in the event, which aims to position UP as a global investor hub.This information came to…
Lucknow: A Special Court for Anti-Corruption/CBI/ED in Lucknow on Monday sentenced former LACCFED MD BP Singh (66) to six-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh under the PMLA, 2002. BP Singh served as the managing director for Labour and Construction Cooperative Federation (LACCFED).This is his second conviction in the scam which…
Lucknow: Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the chief guest at the 23rd convocation ceremony of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) on Tuesday.He will also be awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the university. A total of 88 medals will be given medals in the ceremony, comprising 37 gold medals,…
Lucknow: Ayodhya is gearing up to set a new Guinness World Record with over 26 lakh earthen lamps this year, said tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh on Monday.“Preparations are in full swing to ensure that this year’s Deepotsav surpasses all previous editions in grandeur and devotion. Deepotsav in Ayodhya is no longer just a…
NEW DELHI: The mean age at effective marriage for females at the national level was 22.9 years, the Sample Registration System (SRS) statistical report 2023 has revealed. That’s a tad up from 22.7 in 2022. The report also highlighted that in a majority of states, most girls marry after the age of 18.However, in states…
Lucknow: Proving that perseverance can overcome all odds, two students from humble farmer families have carved a place of honour in the academic world.Veerna Tiwari from Sitapur and Priyanshi Yadav from Lucknow not only excelled in their studies but also shouldered the responsibility of funding their education through giving tuition. Their determination, discipline, and self-belief…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the vice-presidential election on Tuesday, with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan holding a commanding lead against opposition INDIA bloc candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy.The poll was triggered by Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation on July 21.With BJP-led NDA commanding approximately…
Lucknow: The state govt will be celebrating a two-week-long ‘Sewa Pakhwada’, starting from PM Narendra Modi’s birthday on Sept 17 to Oct 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. The Pakhwada will also mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on Sept 25.On Monday, CM Yogi Adityanath reviewed preparations…
