Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) The BCCI’s long-term leadership plans are slowly falling into place, and Shubman Gill now sits at the centre of it. With Gill recently appointed India’s T20I vice-captain, his elevation as the country’s all-format skipper is viewed as a matter of when, not if. Already leading…
IndiGo’s chairman, Vikram Singh Mehta, apologized for recent flight disruptions, denying they were deliberate. He stated external experts will identify root causes to prevent future chaos. Mehta clarified that the airline followed new pilot rest rules and did not compromise safety. A combination of internal and external factors, not intentional actions, pushed systems beyond limits,…
Lucknow: Foundation stone for a long-awaited drain construction project in Alambagh, aimed at providing permanent relief from waterlogging, was laid by mayor Sushma Kharakwal, on Wednesday.To be built from Basant Tower to Alambagh crossing, the drain will cover a stretch of about 950 metres and is estimated to cost around Rs 1.48 crore. Officials said…
Lucknow: Health department ordered inquiry after body of a patient, who died at a private hospital in Krishnanagar on Monday morning, was found abandoned outside Lokbandhu Hospital. CMO Dr N B Singh termed the incident extremely shameful and said a committee was constituted to investigate the matter.The probe committee will be headed by nursing home…
Lucknow: Pointing fingers at malfunctioning of mapping app used for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said over four crore voters will have to fill up forms again once the final SIR list is released.“As a result of the SIR underway in Uttar Pradesh the…
Lucknow: A CBI special court in Lucknow sentenced Vijay Kumar Dwivedi, former office assistant at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), to four years’ imprisonment and a Rs30,000 fine in a 2017 bribery case. Dwivedi was caught red-handed while accepting a Rs50,000 bribe from a contractual assistant…
Image credits: getty images Oils are generally viewed with a suspicious lens when it comes to dietary routines. Most popular oils used in kitchens worldwide have been found to cause more harm than good, thus prompting people to give up on them. But did you know, there are certain oils that can truly do magic…
Lucknow: A 6-year-old girl was lured away from her home in Gudamba by a 32-year-old relative, who allegedly attempted to sexually assault her in Kukrail forest. The accused, Ramesh, fell unconscious because of being heavily drunk, allow the child chance to escape. The girl was found 1 km from her home.According to police, on Dec…
Lucknow: The chief electoral officer (CEO) of UP, Navdeep Rinwa has requested the election commission of India (ECI) to grant an additional two weeks to complete the SIR process and ensure an error-free voter list. The extension will allow district election officers to re-verify entries marked as deceased, shifted, or absent voters.Rinwa said that 99.24%…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old make-up artist working at a city salon was found hanging in her rented accommodation in Vikasnagar sector-1 on Tuesday. The matter came to the fore on Wednesday when the family of the deceased suspected foul play, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.Officials said the woman’s live-in partner, who…
