NEW DELHI: The online money gaming industry may be crippled after the govt’s ban on their operations, but Korean esports major Krafton — the maker of the popular Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game — is doubling down on India. The company is lining up investments of around $200 million (around Rs 1,800 crore) for the…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt who is known for making the ‘Raaz’ franchise, ‘Kasoor’, ‘Awara Pagal Deewana’ among othershas reportedly been arrested in a ₹30 crore fraud case. The arrest took place during a joint operation by the Rajasthan Police and Mumbai Police at the home of Bhatt’s sister-in-law. Rajasthan Police will now seek transit remand from…
Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal Indian women’s cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has officially addressed the end of her engagement with music composer Palash Muchhal, ending weeks of social media speculation.Mandhana shared her statement on Instagram, marking her first public response to the situation.“I need to clarify that the wedding is called off. I would…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh tourism department is set to develop historic Yahiyaganj Gurdwara in Lucknow as a heritage and tourism site with a fund of Rs 2 crore.The initiative aims to conserve the historical legacy of the gurdwara while improving the visitor experience for devotees and travellers who come to engage with Sikh history.State tourism…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has scrapped its proposed “Second Innings Homes” project for senior citizens in Gomtinagar’s Virajkhand and decided to relocate it to another site. The decision was taken at a recent LDA board meeting after it was found that high-tension power lines were passing directly over the identified plot.Approved in 2023,…
Lucknow: The public outreach initiative, ‘Aapka Vidhayak – Aapke Dwaar’, launched by Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh to ensure doorstep delivery of govt welfare schemes, marked its 146th camp on Sunday in Ashrafnagar.Hundreds of residents participated and presented issues related to streetlights, PM Awas applications, drainage, road repairs, Ayushman cards and old-age pension. A total of…
Lucknow: A 42-year-old finance executive with an MNC in Bengaluru died after allegedly collapsing at the parking of Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow late Friday evening, police officials said on Sunday.The deceased, Anoop Kumar Pandey, suddenly fell ill in the airport’s parking area shortly after arriving to board an Air India flight to…
Lucknow: Three labourers were injured on Sunday afternoon when a portion of a boundary wall collapsed during excavation work for an upcoming govt project in Vibhuti Khand, Gomtinagar. Vibhuti Khand SHO Amar Singh said the incident occurred when digging work near the Gomti Nagar bus depot site weakened an already-tilted portion of the depot’s boundary…
Lucknow: In a major development in the Dubagga blind man murder case, Lucknow Police on Sunday arrested the victim’s elder brother and grandson after CCTV footage and electronic surveillance confirmed their involvement in the crime. The arrests came a day after visually impaired Birendra alias Donga, 50, was shot dead in Tand Kheda village on…
Education Department recalls employees: What families need to know about discrimination complaints. (AP Photo) Dozens of former staffers are returning to the U.S. Education Department after being placed on administrative leave during a series of layoffs, as the agency struggles with a growing backlog of civil rights complaints. The return comes amid legal disputes over…
