Lucknow: The state cabinet on Thursday approved the Uttar Pradesh MSME Industrial Estate Management Policy 2025. With this, industrial plots and sheds will now be allotted via e-auction on lease/rent. The interested parties who apply for the e-auction will have to submit 10% of the cost of the land as earnest money.An official spokesperson said…
Ahead of Sridevi’s 62nd birthday, Khushi Kapoor shared a rare 1990s photo of her mother on Instagram, touching fans deeply. The late actress, India’s first female superstar, passed away in 2018. Khushi and Janhvi continue to honor her legacy while Khushi builds her acting career in Bollywood. Just before what would have marked Sridevi’s 62nd…
JAMMU: Two CRPF personnel died and 16 others were injured Thursday when a vehicle ferrying them skidded and rolled down a ravine in J&K’s Udhampur.Official sources said the accident took place around 11am when the personnel were returning from an operation in nearby Basantgarh. The deceased jawans were identified as Anand Koach (27) from Meghalaya…
Lucknow: Amending the outdoor hoarding policy, the state cabinet on Thursday extended the lease time period being offered to private vendors and agencies that take up outdoor space on rent.While the contract and lease between urban local bodies and private agencies was allowed to be renewed for two years, making such commercial operations lucrative the…
Before Jai and Veeru became legends, before Basanti danced with Dhanno and Gabbar Singh ruled the ravines, Sholay started with a much simpler setup, two former army men dismissed for indiscipline. That’s how the seed of the iconic film was first sown in the minds of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar.Looking back at 50 years…
Lucknow: The state cabinet on Thursday approved the Uttar Pradesh Rural Population Records Bill 2025, which aims to simplify and make transparent the process of updating documents for the rural population. This bill will ease the process of transferring, amending, and updating ownership documents called gharauani, prepared under the Swamitva scheme. The new bill will…
TOI correspondent from London : Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a close friend of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, has described US president Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on India as “brave, principled and logical”.He wrote on X: “After three years it is Donald J Trump who has finally made India pay a price for enabling…
Shabana Azmi recounted her experiences with Rajesh Khanna in 1980s commercial cinema, highlighting chaotic shoots and incomplete scripts, contrasting sharply with the structured parallel cinema. She recalled a challenging trek for the song “Chalo, Bulaawa Aaya Hai” from Avtaar, enduring harsh conditions with the entire crew, including Khanna, showcasing their resilience. Shabana Azmi recently reflected…
In 2025, a surprising trend is unfolding across US higher education: some of the country’s wealthiest and most prestigious universities are laying off staff in large numbers. With endowments in the tens of billions, institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins might seem financially bulletproof. But this year’s sweeping federal funding cuts have revealed just…
GURGAON: A woman has lodged a police complaint alleging she was sexually harassed by a passerby while she was waiting for a cab near Rajiv Chowk last week.While there was no response from the women’s helpline number, police also refused to lodge her complaint online, she alleged. The incident occurred around 11am on Aug 2….
