Lucknow: A minor dispute over dumping garbage turned violent in Dilawalpur village under Pisawan police station area of Sitapur on Tuesday morning, leading to a bloody clash between two groups. The altercation escalated when a group of men armed with sticks and spears attacked their neighbours, leaving a 14-year-old girl dead and five members of…
Gomtinagar was the most air polluted with both PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations rising. In residential areas, Gomtinagar was the most air polluted locality, with a superfine PM2.5 average concentration recorded at 63.6 micrograms, followed by Aliganj (63), Indiranagar (60.9), and Vikasnagar (55.5 micrograms). PM10 levels were also recorded highest in Gomtinagar, with an average concentration…
Lucknow: The Election Commission on Tuesday began the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Uttar Pradesh to clean the voter list.The exercise was launched under the theme ‘Shuddh Nirvachak Namavali – Majboot Loktantra’ (Clean Electoral Roll-Strong Democracy).As part of the exercise, booth-level officers, or BLOs, will visit every household till Dec 4 to verify and…
Varanasi: A passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained after he tried to open the plane’s emergency exit before takeoff. The incident took place aboard flight QP 1497, which was scheduled to depart for Mumbai at 6.45pm on Monday from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.When the plane was taxiing towards…
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…
