Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday said the announcement by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to hold seminars and other events on the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram on Oct 9 is a “blatant deception.”“The attitude of the opposition parties, especially the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, towards Kanshi Ram Ji has always…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the PDA community was no longer ready to tolerate hatred born out of authoritarian mindsets. He said the battle was about self-respect and dignity, and that PDA — pichrde, Dalits and Alpsankhyaks — will emerge victorious.Akhilesh’s remarks came shortly after a lawyer tried to attack CJI BR Gavai…
Lucknow: The Om Prakash Rajbhar-led Suhaildev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a constituent of the NDA in UP, on Tuesday threatened to contest the Bihar assembly elections independently if not given any seat by the BJP in the poll-bound state.“Our party held almost 42 rallies across 32 districts of Bihar in the past few months. We…
Lucknow: Pratham Singh of Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, will lead Railways in their Ranji Trophy opener against Haryana on Oct 15. In the squad announced on Tuesday, another UP player, Upendra Yadav of Kanpur, has been named his deputy. Besides Pratham and Upendra, six more players from Uttar Pradesh, Kunal Yadav (Jhansi), Karn Sharma (Meerut), Shivam…
As the world’s diplomatic compass spins amid the Gaza conflict, political strategist and futurist Vimal Singh believes that the next three to four weeks — stretching through Oct and into Nov — will be decisive in shaping a new phase of India–US relations and the global economic order.Singh said Washington’s preoccupation with the Middle East…
Lucknow: Cyber fraudsters defrauded a businessman living in the PGI area of over Rs 2.54 crore on Tuesday. The fraudsters lured five family members into investing money from different accounts by promising substantial profits in share trading.Later, when the victims attempted to withdraw the profits, the fraudsters blocked their accounts and disappeared. The family has…
Lucknow: The iconic Kudiya Ghat, located in the heritage zone of the old city, is fast turning into a dumping spot, with garbage piling up along its parks and pathways. The neglect causes serious inconvenience to devotees, residents, and visitors who frequent the area.Surrounded by several temples, Kudiya Ghat has long been a spiritual and…
Lucknow: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Gosaiganj police arrested a notorious opium smuggler, Rohtas alias Fauji, who was on the run for nearly a year.“The 39-year-old, a resident of Sirsa district in Haryana, was produced before a Lucknow court and sent to jail following a transit remand,” said ACP, Gosaiganj, Rishabh Runwal. Rohtas,…
Lucknow: An unusual surge in air traffic was witnessed as nine flights were diverted to Lucknow Airport on Tuesday. The diversions were due to adverse weather conditions in Delhi and Varanasi and non-availability of runway in Prayagraj because of Indian Air Force exercises.Among the flights diverted were: IndiGo 6E 2211 from Delhi to Varanasi, re-routed…
Lucknow: Eminent criminal law expert Upma Gautam commended the Yogi govt for the remarkable progress reflected in the latest NCRB report, which highlights a historic improvement in crime control across Uttar Pradesh.Drawing on her two decades of experience in the field of criminal law, Gautam noted that the NCRB data serves as a true reflection…
