NEW DELHI: Though a push from women supporters on account of incentives, including a Rs 10,000 transfer in their bank accounts, was a big factor in NDA’s landslide win in Bihar, the alliance wasn’t the only beneficiary of high participation in the polls by women. AIMIM walked away with three of the five seats with…
Lucknow: A three-day specialised training workshop on road accident investigation, conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Traffic Directorate in collaboration with the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), Faridabad, concluded at the Police Headquarters in Gomtinagar Extension on Wednesday.The workshop focused on sharpening scientific investigation skills among officers from 20 Zero Fatality Districts (ZFDs) identified as…
JAMMU: J&K police and its counter-intelligence unit conducted simultaneous raids on Jammu’s high security Kot Bhalwal Central Jail and Poonch Jail Wednesday as part of the ongoing crackdown on the terror ecosystem linked to the Faridabad-based terror module responsible for the Nov 10 suicide blast near Delhi’s Red Fort.“These two jails house hardcore Pakistani and…
The US trade deficit narrowed by about 24 per cent in August as sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump reduced imports, according to a delayed Commerce Department report released Wednesday. According to Associated Press, citing the report, the trade gap fell to $59.6 billion in August from $78.2 billion in July. Imports declined 5…
Lucknow: A 62-year-old retired schoolteacher in Lucknow was kept under ‘digital arrest’ for six days and duped of Rs 12.57 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as ATS officers told him that his mobile number and Aadhaar were linked to Pakistan-based terror handlers, reports Pathikrit Chakraborty.The victim received a WhatsApp video call on Nov 7 from…
SRINAGAR: All Kashmiris were being looked at with suspicion in other parts of India because of the actions of a few, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said, adding that even he hesitated going out in Delhi in a J&K registered vehicle.Hitting out at the Centre and the LG administration, he said…
Lucknow: An 18-month-old boy with a 14-cm tail-like abnormal growth on his lower back was recently reported at Balrampur Hospital. The ‘tail’ was increasing in length since birth, and by the time he was brought in, even lying down or taking a few steps caused discomfort, said doctors who removed the structure in a 90-minute…
Lucknow: Highlighting that UP was fast fortifying its position as one of India’s most attractive investment destinations, officials on Wednesday said that Letters of Comfort (LOCs) worth Rs 6.77 lakh crore were issued by the state govt in 2025.“A key indicator of development is the surge in LOCs issued to investors. In 2025 alone, the…
NEW DELHI: Observing that the allegations against him were serious, a Delhi court on Wednesday sent Anmol Bishnoi, accused of operating as a terror-gangster syndicate member and allegedly murdering former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, firing at actor Salman Khan’s residence in April 2024, and killing Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, among other crimes to 11 days…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday participated in a ‘nagar kirtan’ (religious procession) in Srinagar as part of the commemorative events to mark 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.The procession, which started from Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi in…
