By Shanmuga SundaramOct 30 was a watershed moment in the history of women’s cricket. Whatever may be the result of the grand finale against South Africa on Super Sunday, Jemimah Rodrigues’s epic knock and Indian women team’s world record-breaking effort to beat world champions Australia has, forever, changed the status of the game in India.Skipper…
By: Prof Ram Shankar UpadhayayaOne in three Indians sleeps less than six hours a night and the cost is more than just grogginess. It’s memory lapses, mood swings, weaker immunity, slower metabolism, and higher risks of diabetes, heart disease, and dementia. In our 24×7 world of late-night screens, deadlines, and social buzz, sleep has quietly…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a vigilance inquiry against Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Rishikant Shukla, currently posted in Bhogaon, Mainpuri, after an SIT probe found evidence that he amassed illegal wealth worth nearly Rs 100 crore, allegedly in collusion with a Kanpur-based lawyer’s extortion syndicate.According to an official communication dated October 3,…
GORAKHPUR: Police have arrested a man from Punjab who allegedly made death threats over the phone to Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan on October 30. The accused, Ajay Kumar Yadav from Ludhiana’s Fatehgarh locality, was apprehended on Sunday and sent to jail on Tuesday.According to police, Yadav threatened to shoot the BJP politician if he visited…
When Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula shifted his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow in 1775, Awadhi was already the widely spoken language. While it began incorporating Persian words around this time, its importance in daily life and its contribution to Lucknow’s rich culture remained strong. These facts were highlighted by experts talking to TOI on the completion of…
Lucknow: Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody, 60, who coached Sri Lankan team to cricket World Cup final in 2007, has been appointed first-ever Global Director of Cricket for the RPSG Group which runs Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Durban’s SuperGiants in South Africa’s SA20 league and Manchester SuperGiants in the The…
Lucknow: Four months after the mysterious death of graphic designer Manish Shukla, Chinhat police registered a case of murder against his woman friend and two male associates following a court order issued on Oct 31.Manish’s body was recovered from Kathauta Lake on June 27, a day after he went out with his friends for a…
Lucknow: The wife of a senior scientist from the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) was allegedly robbed of gold jewellery worth around Rs 15 lakh while travelling in the first AC coach of the Rapti Sagar Express, police said on Monday.Station in-charge Dharmveer Singh confirmed that an FIR was registered. “GRP officials are now scanning…
Lucknow: Dr Lokendra Gupta, director of Emergency Medicine and Trauma at Medanta Hospital, Lucknow, participated as an expert Speaker representing India at the Global POCT Summit 2025 held in Guangzhou city of China.This prestigious international conference was organized by Wondfo in collaboration with IFCC (International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine). Dr Gupta was…
Lucknow: In a major security lapse, a man posing as an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer managed to breach multiple security layers and reach the floor where Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha was staying at a prominent hotel in Lucknow’s high-security Vibhuti Khand area, on Oct 31.The accused, identified as Prashant Mohan, a resident of…
