Pakistan saw a 14% rise in foreign loans and grants during the first five months of the current fiscal year (July–November 2025), reaching $3.032 billion compared to $2.667 billion in the same period last year.Of the total inflows, foreign loans rose 46.2% to $2.521 billion, while grants fell by 43% to $54 million. In November…
Lucknow: The Road Safety Mitra programme and the ‘Rahavir’ scheme are being promoted to prevent road accidents in the state.Following the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directives, the activities under these two schemes have been increased in all districts of the state. The objective of these schemes is to spread road safety awareness among youth and…
MI Emirates booked their place in the playoffs with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Gulf Giants at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. A disciplined bowling display set up the chase before Nicholas Pooran and Muhammad Waseem stitched an unbeaten 140-run partnership off just 89 balls to seal a fourth successive win with 21 deliveries…
Lucknow: A week after his appointment as the UP BJP chief, Pankaj Chaudhary has begun reaching out to his predecessors and the old guard, in a bid to bolster the organisational command ahead of next year’s panchayat elections and 2027 UP elections.Chaudhary, sources said, plans to meet all former UP BJP presidents and senior party…
OTET answer key 2025 expected to be out soon The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2025, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, was held on December 17, 2025 for Paper 1 (Classes I–V) and Paper 2 (Classes VI–VIII). Thousands of aspiring teachers appeared across the state. Candidates are now awaiting the official…
A pilot flying a private aircraft over Rhode Island reported a strange midair sighting after noticing a small silver cylindrical object near his jet. The encounter, captured in air traffic control audio, resurfaced online weeks later and drew renewed attention because of a light-hearted exchange in which a controller joked, “Good luck with the aliens.”…
NAVI MUMBAI: A 25-year-old man, Harsh Patel, collapsed and lost consciousness while on a CSMT-Panvel local train on Dec 2 afternoon.He had boarded at Chembur for Panvel. When the train reached Vashi station, the GRP, alerted on their helpline by a fellow commuter, shifted Patel to an ambulance (108), but the driver had left for…
Lucknow: At a time when public representatives have been complaining that govt officers often do not pay attention to their issues, receive their calls or respond to their problems, minister for social welfare Asim Arun has written to his department, directing them to meet public representatives regularly and ‘benefit from their suggestions and experience’.Calling public…
Lucknow: Opposition MLAs criticised the ruling BJP dispensation over the issue of the deaths of 10 BLOs, who, they alleged, died due to the growing pressure of the ongoing SIR exercise.The issue, which was raised by Congress and SP MLAs under rule 56 of the UP assembly, led to a heated debate between the opposition…
Lucknow: The 150 years of Vande Mataram is not only the journey of the national song but also the story of India’s national consciousness, said Leader of the Opposition in the UP Legislative Council Lal Bihari Yadav.Talking about the history of the national song, Lal Bihari said: “This is not only a composition of words…
