Lucknow: A delegation of the UP Congress visited the Lokbandhu Hospital on Saturday to meet journalist Sushil Awasthi who is recovering from a brutal assault.“The journalist narrowly escaped death, and despite this, no action is being taken by the police. Worse is that the police are not acting even when the journalist provided them with…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act does not address ‘online grooming’ explicitly, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended that a new clause be introduced in the law to clearly define it and provisions be incorporated for punishment, which should not be less than seven years and…
Lucknow: A Bangladeshi national who discreetly travelled across Indian cities for nearly eight years and ran a foreign-currency fraud racket was arrested in Lucknow on Friday night. He allegedly conned a Lucknow resident of Rs 2 lakh. “The accused, Hasan Sheikh, had sneaked into India through West Bengal and lived in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow…
Lucknow: Making entry with his chartbuster ‘Millionaire’, Punjabi pop superstar Yo Yo Singh got a hearty welcome from 35,000 fans gathered for his live performance at Smriti Upvan on Saturday evening. Described by MLA Rajeshwar Singh, organiser of the show as part of Yuva Utsav @ Sarojininagar, Aashiana, as “an icon of comeback,” Honey Singh,…
PM Modi with Australian PM Anthony Albanese and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Johannesburg Modi said in a post on social media platform ‘X’ that he had an excellent meeting with Albanese and Carney on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg and that the leaders were…
Lucknow: In two separate cases of investment fraud, cybercons allegedly siphoned off Rs 87 lakh from a businessman in Rajendra Nagar and another investor in Vikasnagar by promising higher dividends through stock and crypto trading platforms. FIRs have been registered in both cases.Rajendra Nagar-based businessman Subhash Chandra Gupta and three of his relatives lost Rs…
International students in America It appears that the flow of international students to the United States is slowing. Fewer students are choosing to study in the US, and some of the traditional pathways for international education are facing challenges. Still, the significance of this shift is becoming clear for American universities and the economy at…
As part of his focus on Africa at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the continent can benefit from skills transfer. He said Africa’s development and empowerment of its young talent are in the interests of the entire world and proposed a ‘G20-Africa Skills Multiplier Initiative’. This can operate under a…
Lucknow: Review of CCTV footage during investigation into murder of a 24-year-old loan recovery agent in Indiranagar confirmed involvement of four attackers—not three as believed initially. Footage shows two men who carried out the assault on foot and two others waiting on a motorcycle a short distance away, ready to facilitate their escape.Shashi Prakash Upadhyay,…
NEW DELHI: After months of attacks against each other during the high voltage New York City mayoral election, Trump and Mamdani adopted a mutually warm tone during their first meeting at the White House in Washington DC. Reposting on X a video of a media interaction where Trump and Mamdani took questions on their meeting,…
