NEW DELHI: The annual summary revision of the electoral roll countrywide, with reference to Jan 1, 2026 as the qualifying date, is likely to be converted into a pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) exercise on the lines of the one in Bihar, reports Bharti Jain. A clear indication of this has come with EC convening…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow UP to have at least four cricket teams, citing the state’s population of 25 crore, to ensure more opportunities for local talent.Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the final match of the Uttar Pradesh T20 League…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday discussed ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine conflict with French President Emmanuel Macron, in what was their second conversation in the past few weeks. Macron briefed Modi about the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris this week that discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, including “reassurance forces” with support…
India’s cultural heritage is a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of countless iconic figures. Several remarkable individuals with significant connection to Lucknow have left an indelible mark on the country’s music, film, literature, and dance.BEGUM AKHTARBorn Akhtari in Faizabad in 1914, Begum Akhtar’s musical journey began early. After moving to Gaya and then Calcutta…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi lost no time in deeply appreciating and reciprocating US President Donald Trump’s sentiments, including his “positive assessment” of ties, suggesting this might be the moment both sides can use to turn the tide of negativity in the relationship that nosedived into the ground under Trump after scaling soaring peaks in…
Lucknow: Residents in Lucknow may have lost 6.5 years of their lives compared to those living in a region meeting the WHO stipulated safe guidelines for PM2.5.A report titled ‘From Gridlock to Green Inclusive Mobility – Analysing Traffic Air Quality, and Public Transport Opportunities in Lucknow’ — which was unveiled by The Climate Agenda, a…
NOIDA: A Noida resident has been arrested for allegedly sending a hoax threat message to Mumbai Police, claiming that 14 terrorists had entered the city with explosives. Officials said the accused wanted to frame a man who had filed a case against him and sought revenge.The accused, identified as Ashwani Kumar (51), a native of…
NIA arrested a key accused in the grenade attack on Thakurdwara temple in Amritsar on March 15. Sharanjit Kumar, alias Sunny, was held in Gaya on Friday. NIA claimed a conspiracy by handlers in Europe, US and Canada, who provided terror hardware, funds and logistical support. Source link
NDA MPs’ dinners to be hosted by BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday followed by PM Modi next day ahead of the vice presidential polls have been cancelled in view of the devastation caused by floods in Punjab and other areas in the country.The dinner at PM residence was scheduled a day before V-P elections…
United Nations General Assembly in 2019 adopted September 7 as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Recent global developments of US withdrawing from climate change global mission, geo-political war fronts and economic manipulations giving emergence to new power games are taking our attention away from the more serious area of concern that…
