Lucknow: UP deputy CM and BJP’s co-incharge (election) Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said Bihar elections results would surpass Exit polls predictions and the return of BJP ally and incumbent CM Nitish Kumar was now a formality.There was no confusion at all about Nitish being appointed as the next CM, Maurya told TOI. “The election…
Lucknow/Gujarat: Uttar Pradesh took centrestage at Bharat Parv 2025 at the Statue of Unity complex on Wednesday with a vibrant showcase of its spiritual, cultural, and tourism heritage. The 15-day national festival, being held from Nov 1 to 15, marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and is themed ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.Chief…
Renu Prakash & Padma Singh (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal) Continuing their decades-long tradition of teaching and preserving the ancient Japanese art of bonsai, the Awadh Bonsai Association marked its Silver Jubilee while commemorating their founder, the late Santosh Arora’s journey, with a two-day event titled Mega Bonsai Exhibition, which brought together nature enthusiasts, bonsai masters, and…
Lucknow: On National Education Day, the Maulana Azad Memorial Academy rekindled the timeless ideals of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India’s first education minister, through a seminar at Eram Girls Degree College on ‘Reconstruction of Indian Education and Maulana Azad’s Vision for an Educated and Developed India 2047.‘ The event became a collective call from scholars…
Lucknow: Accusing the BJP of ‘misusing’ the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to selectively remove Samajwadi Party supporters from the electoral rolls, former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday called upon party MPs, MLAs and MLCs to keep a close watch on the entire drill being conducted by the Booth Level Officers (BLOs).“The BJP is…
Lucknow: Eminent human rights activist, poet, and educationist Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra, who passed away at 83 in Lahore on Monday, shared a unique bond with Lucknow.A communicator par excellence herself, she was in awe with Lucknow’s ‘zubaan’ and ‘zaika’ — a confession she proudly made at various platforms across the globe. As she once…
Lucknow: Despite its claims of practising only development politics, Aam Aadmi Party has not been able to escape the reality of caste politics in Uttar Pradesh, a state where it is now working to establish a foothold. Its challenge to BJP comes in the form of a 12-day ‘padyatra’ to demand social justice and employment,…
Lucknow: The place that marked the advent of Kaliyug, the current epoch in Hindu faith, is set to be developed as a tourist spot, following budget of Rs 2 crore allocated for the project. Ashram of Maharishi Shringi in Meerut’s Parikshitgarh is a key destination of UP’s Mahabharat Circuit and references from Mahabharata and Srimad…
Lucknow: A day after Jammu & Kashmir Police arrested Lucknow-based doctor Shaheen Shahid from Faridabad for alleged links with the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the J&K Police and Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday jointly conducted searches at two locations in the state capital — a house on Madion on the city’s outskirt…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board was declared a non-profit making govt body after the Central Board of Direct Taxes exempted it from paying income tax. A spokesperson from the Uttar Pradesh Avas evam Vikas Parishad on Tuesday said: “The board is exempted from paying income tax on its collection and revenue generated…
