Lucknow: Opposition’s vice-president nominee B Sudarshan Reddy on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to MPs from outside the opposition’s INDIA bloc who are coming forward to support him. A retired Supreme Court judge, Reddy, who was in town to seek support of MPs from UP to his candidature, appealed to all the Members of Parliament cutting…
India’s Cheteshwar Pujara (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) Former Indian Test cricket stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara concluded his international career on Monday after representing India in 103 Test matches and 5 ODIs, accumulating 7,195 Test runs at an average of 43.60 with 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries to his name.Pujara’s Test journey began in 2010, and he…
New Delhi: Casting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s centenary as both vindication of its importance and presentation of a fresh challenge, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the organisation had endured a century of neglect, hostility and bans to emerge as a force of acceptance, and used the occasion to define Hindu identity as inclusive…
Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj have become the newest power couple on the block, with their engagement turning into a headline-making affair. The star cricketer, who has captured fans’ imagination with his fearless batting, recently revealed how he personally invited team co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to the event, and also recalled a…
HYDERABAD: Suspecting his wife’s fidelity, a city welder allegedly stabbed her to death at a forest in Nagarkurnool district on Aug 21. He later set the body ablaze. Police arrested him and sent him in judicial remand on Monday. The victim was identified as 27-year-old private security guard Sravani from Mahabubnagar. In 2014, Sravani married…
Lucknow: Riding on Adarsh Singh’s unbeaten ton, his second of the season, and a five-wicket haul by Shubham Mishra, Kanpur Superstars thrashed table-toppers Kashi Rudras by a massive margin of 128 runs to record their second victory in the UPT20 League at Ekana Stadium on Tuesday.Batting first, the Superstars got off to a slow start,…
Rescue operations underway NEW DELHI: A section of the Ramabai Apartment in Virar East collapsed during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, potentially trapping around 15-20 people under the debris, eyewitnesses say.Rescue teams from the police, fire brigade, and national disaster response force (NDRF), along with ambulances, arrived at the scene immediately after the…
Lucknow: Director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Tuesday issued strict directions to all police commissioners, SPs and SSPs to ensure time-bound and evidence-based investigations, and file chargesheets and final reports promptly in courts.In a circular, the DGP noted that despite repeated instructions, the compliance has not been effective. “Non-compliance creates an embarrassing situation…
New Delhi: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin in China for the SCO summit, govt on Tuesday said India was seeking a strong condemnation of cross-border terrorism in the Tianjin declaration, the joint statement that will follow the summit.Senior officials recalled that when SCO was established, one of its main objectives was to…
NEW DELHI: Fresh evidence, including a hospital memo suggesting a gas cylinder blast, CCTV footage of her husband Vipin Bhati, and several individual statements—has added new dimensions to the mystery surrounding the suspected dowry murder of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set ablaze in Greater Noida’s Sirsa village on August 21. On the other…
