NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Tuesday gave the initial nod for the procurement of 87 new heavy-duty armed drones and over 110 more air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, which IAF used as the primary weapon to strike Pakistani airbases and radar sites in May, among several modernisation proposals collectively worth Rs 67,000 crore.The acceptance…
A month-long women’s cardiac health camp was launched at Command Hospital (Central Command) on Tuesday. Organized by the Army Women Welfare Association and Medical Branch, HQ Central Command, the camp focuses on raising awareness, promoting lifestyle changes, and facilitating early detection of cardiovascular diseases among women. It began with an engaging health lecture, followed by…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday reactivated stalled construction activities related to housing, industrial sheds, schools, colleges, universities and hostels with covered area between 20,000 and 1,50,000 square metres by ruling that these can go ahead with the state environmental authority’s nod, exempting them from the rigours of securing environmental clearance from the Centre.On Feb…
Lucknow: A Lucknow-based businessman was duped of Rs 1.77 crore in an online trading scam that began with a WhatsApp message and ended with his investment account being blocked.The case was registered at the cyber crime police station on Tuesday.The victim, Vivek Verma, originally from Safedabad in Barabanki and currently residing in Indiranagar Sector-16, alleged…
NEW DELHI: As the mystery surrounding the ‘ghost litigant’ in Supreme Court refuses to die down with all the lawyers involved in the case shrugging off their involvement, the court on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the controversy by the Bar Council of India and said that it would consider a police investigation after getting…
The National Statistical Office, regional office, Lucknow organized a training programme on Tuesday to mark the discontinuation of the 2017-18 series survey and the launch of the 2022-23 series survey for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), Producer Price Index (PPI) and Index of Industrial Production. Manoj Kumar, deputy director general, central zone office, Lucknow, spoke…
NEW DELHI: Enraged by what it termed “one of the worst and most erroneous orders we have come across”, Supreme Court has pulled up Allahabad HC’s Justice Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case. Questioning Kumar’s competence in deciding criminal cases, SC, in an unprecedented order, directed he shouldn’t be given…
Lucknow: The Lucknow traffic police, in collaboration with the municipal corporation, will launch a no-parking enforcement drive across eight major city zones starting Aug 6.The initiative will see the deployment of 16 cranes to tow away vehicles found parked in designated no-parking areas.The decision comes in response to rising complaints of illegal and haphazard parking…
From a modest home in Madurai to the billionaires’ club: Sundar Pichai has come a long way. The soft-spoken CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc. started life with limited technology and resources. Little did his folks know, his bright mind and his parents’ belief in education would propel him to the front row seat in…
NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc on Tuesday termed as “unwarranted” Supreme Court‘s remarks on Rahul Gandhi, asserting that they encroach on the democratic rights of political parties, which have a responsibility to speak on issues of national interest. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the Supreme Court cannot decide who is a “true Indian”,…
