Lucknow: The Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal has dismissed speculations of having initiated “any kind” of discussions regarding a seat-sharing arrangement with the BJP for the 2027 assembly elections.“We are very much in alliance with the BJP. But it is premature to discuss the seats from where the party would like to contest the 2027…
Lucknow: Bypassing the traditional JEE Advanced route, IIT-Kanpur has admitted five students to its Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programmes based solely on their performance in international science Olympiads and training camps. IIT-Madras has also launched distinct admission pathways, including Sports Excellence Admission (SEA) and Science Olympiad Excellence Admissions (SCOPE). Recently,…
Lucknow: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday green-signalled the East-West Corridor of the Lucknow Metro rail. The corridor will stretch from Charbagh to Vasant Kunj, and give commuters easy access to densely populated and culturally rich areas of the Old City.The corridor has a length of 11.165 km and will cost Rs 5,801 crore, Railway Minister…
Lucknow: Responding to the Opposition’s allegations over the Monday’s Fatehpur incident, finance and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna on Tuesday told the state assembly that neither the govt nor any part of its administrative machinery was involved. Dismissing allegations as “completely unfounded,” he asserted that the state was committed to maintaining law and order and…
Lucknow: The UP govt has notified the UP footwear and leather development policy, 2025, via an official order, in a bid to position UP as a footwear and leather hub of India and scale up the state’s presence in international markets.“To be effective for a period of five years, the policy outlined the state’s commitment…
Lucknow: Hitting back at Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for his remarks on the Fatehpur incident, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said the SP and the Congress pursue the policy of divide and rule to gain political mileage. Pathak said that for decades, both the parties divided the country and the state on the lines…
Lucknow: A belligerent Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday scaled the Delhi Police barricading near Parliament and staged a sit-in ‘urging’ the Election Commission to initiate action on the affidavit filed by him over ‘illegal deletion’ of 18,000 names from the voters list in 2022 UP assembly polls.Akhilesh was participating in the protest march…
Lucknow: Govt’s decision to pair primary schools with low attendance led to fireworks in the Vidhan Parishad on Monday, with the Samajwadi Party accusing the BJP of violating the principle of the Right to Education.The party staged a walkout in the middle of basic education minister Sandeep Singh’s response to the discussion, alleging that the…
Lucknow: Amid the ongoing row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, the UP BJP plans to coordinate closely with the Election Commission of India to weed out ‘illegal’ immigrants, if any, from the voter list in the run-up to the 2027 assembly elections.BJP sources said that party functionaries have…
Lucknow: Delay in the treatment of symptoms like unconsciousness, confusion, and breathing difficulty can be life-threatening, as they may indicate serious heart or brain conditions.This was emphasised by experts at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) on Monday. Speaking at a workshop on emergency medicine, head of the emergency medicine department, Dr Shiv…
