Lucknow: Taking lessons from how ‘offensive’ Bhojpuri songs by folk singers on social media majorly dented the electoral prospects of Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday appealed to all not to associate him or his party with any and every folk song or reel uploaded on social media.“Main…
Fans of Stranger Things can rejoice as the highly anticipated Season 5 has arrived on Netflix, offering a final adventure for the Hawkins crew. The season is strategically released in three volumes, with the first four episodes now available. Subsequent volumes are set for Christmas and New Year’s Eve releases, promising a thrilling conclusion to…
NEW DELHI/BHOPAL: Maulana Mahmood Madani, head of Jamiat-Ulama-Hind, Saturday accused Supreme Court and govt of undermining minority rights and said that recent court verdicts, including those in the Babri Masjid and triple talaq cases, suggested that the judiciary was functioning “under govt pressure”.“Supreme Court is entitled to be called ‘supreme’ only as long as it…
MUMBAI: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran Saturday said Air India, which is undergoing a transformation, is not just a business opportunity but a “responsibility” for Tata Group. In his keynote address at an event here to celebrate the 121st birth anniversary of Tata Group founder JRD Tata, Chandrasekaran said when the group bought Air India…
The ex-boyfriend of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has said she felt her deployment to Washington DC was “pointless,” just days before she was fatally shot by an Afghan national.In an interview with CNN, Adam Carr described how his 20-year-old girlfriend grew frustrated with the restrictions placed on her and other Guardsmen. “It was mixed,”…
Lucknow: The state govt has set a target of making all differently abled women in the state digitally literate by 2026.This is part of a larger campaign to make such women self-sufficient and to make the state disabled friendly. In 2017, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath implemented a 4% reservation for disabled persons in the state,…
Lucknow: The Kabir Festival lit up Sangeet Natak Akademi on Saturday with an evening soaked in music, verse and the timeless spirit of Kabir. From soulful bhajans to evocative poetry, the venue turned into an assembly of voices where rhythm and emotion flowed freely.The session Mohabbat Ke Mayne saw Vipul Rikhi cast a spell with…
Lucknow: A 45-year-old school bus driver allegedly died by suicide on Saturday afternoon after jumping in front of a moving Swarna Shatabdi Express in Banthra. Police identified the deceased as Ram Prakash.Police said Ram Prakash was a bus driver at a private public school. He left the home around 6am for duty. After picking up…
Lucknow: About 10,000 residents of Aishbagh’s Bhadeva locality faced drinking water outage on Saturday after a key supply line of Jalkal department ruptured near First Step School.The incident, reported in the morning, halted water supply to Bhadeva and adjoining areas, prompting residents to file multiple complaints. A Jalkal team was immediately deployed to the site,…
Lucknow: Following the court directives, the Gomtinagar Extension police filed an FIR against two people for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 98 lakh on the pretext of selling a heavy-duty drill machine.The complainant, Mohammad Salim Mansoori, owner of AS Traders, said that he met Chennai resident Mohammad Gulab through social media in Dec 2023….
