Lucknow/Ayodhya: Additional district and sessions judge (III) of Gonda Rajesh Kumar sentenced five accused, including Samajwadi Party (SP) Gonda district president Arshad Hussain, to two years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 on each of them. Besides, seven others were awarded seven years’ imprisonment and fined a total of Rs 64,000 in…
MUMBAI: Home loans were a key growth driver for SBI in the June quarter, with outstanding credit rising 15% to Rs 8.5 lakh crore at June-end from Rs 7.4 lakh crore in June 2024. Of the Rs 3.6-lakh-crore increase in its loan book over the year, nearly a third – Rs 1.1 lakh crore –…
Lucknow: A 17-year-old boy, who was under depression after the death of his sister, committed suicide by hanging himself on Raksha Bandhan.The incident took place at Gohanakhurd village in Itaunja police station area of Lucknow. The deceased was identified as Robin.According to the police, Robin went to his farm along with his father. After reaching…
BENGALURU: A clutch of India-origin AI startups secured significant early-stage funding, attracting marquee global investors. With a global-first approach, these homegrown startups demonstrated early monetisation potential and commanded premium valuations, reflecting growing confidence in their scalability and global relevance. These AI-native startup deals that TOI learnt about include GigaML, which offers secure on-premise deployment of…
Lucknow: Panic gripped Bhandra Parshurampur village under the Kudwar police station in Sultanpur on Sunday morning when a 20-year-old youth was shot dead when he went to the fields to relieve himself.The police suspect the murder may be linked to a love marriage the victim entered into three months ago.The deceased, identified as Navneet Kori,…
BHUBANESWAR: A 17-year-old teenager killed his 12-year-old younger brother and buried the body close to their house one-and-a-half months back without giving the slightest hint until police arrested him at Titilagarh in Balangir on Saturday. The accused told police that he committed the crime because he constantly felt sidelined and neglected because his parents paid…
Lucknow: Officials of Lucknow Municipal Corporation were invited to attend the meeting of ASEAN Governors & Mayors Forum (AGMF) in Kuala Lumpur as a ‘Knowledge City’, after gaining recognition for its initiatives in cleanliness, green development and sustainable urban management.The invitation placed Lucknow among six Indian cities selected to share their urban success stories at…
KOCHI: Brother of the Yemeni man for whose murder Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya has been sentenced to death has made a fresh plea for her execution.In a Facebook post on Saturday, victim Talal Abdo Mahdi’s sibling Abdul Fattah said he had met Yemen’s deputy attorney-general (AG) for the third time to demand immediate implementation of…
Lucknow: The year 1922 in Indian struggle for Independence was marked by significant events that shaped the course of the freedom movement, one of the most notable being the Kakori Train Robbery, which, although occurred in 1925, was deeply rooted in revolutionary fervour reignited after suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922.This was stated by…
NEW DELHI: After giving back-to-back extension to two water disputes tribunals, Centre has extended the tenure of a third one, the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal, as well for a period of one year with effect from Aug 16.Constituted in Nov 2010 for adjudicating the dispute over river water sharing among Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka, the…
