Lucknow

Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L), has achieved the prestigious EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation, a globally recognised marker of excellence in management education.Administered by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), EQUIS is considered one of the most rigorous institutional accreditation systems for B-schools worldwide. Its assessment process goes beyond academic…

Lucknow: After a decade of stalled progress and repeated design changes, the international-standard velodrome, Uttar Pradesh’s first, at Guru Gobind Singh Sports College in Lucknow is finally set to see the light of day. The ambitious project, which began in June 2015, has faced multiple setbacks ranging from cost escalations to redesigns, despite an expenditure…

Lucknow: The tribal department has sent a proposal of approximately Rs 72 crore to the central govt for various schemes related to the overall development of tribal communities in six districts in the state for the financial year 2025-26. This includes Rs 6 crore for Lalitpur, Rs 37 lakh for Balrampur, Rs 44 crore for…

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) organised a review meeting with senior officers and representatives of industrial associations to discuss steps to strengthen investor services, accelerate infrastructure development across industrial areas, optimise land utilisation, and enhance digital systems to improve ease of doing business.The meeting was chaired by the chief executive officer,…

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC has expressed displeasure on issuing a licence to a liquor shop near Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute.The court said, “We are surprised to see that the authorities are not acting on the orders passed by this court and are required to be held in contempt, and only thereafter,…

Lucknow: The two-day Metaphor Lucknow Litfest 2025 has begun from Saturday at Le Press, Hazratganj. The festival offers informative and interesting sessions of poetry, literature, timeless heritage of Lucknow and cinema till Dec14. First day highlights will be a session on cinema as a new literature with senior advocate Jaideep Narain Mathur. Poetry lovers can…

Lucknow: The opening day of the Athrise Badminton & Chess Championship 2025, which commenced at the BBD Badminton Academy on Friday, saw the participation of 1,500 players from over 150 schools. In the qualifying U-19 girls’ doubles category, Aanandita Shree and Pragya Yadav from CMS Gomtinagar clinched the gold medal.Judo: The judokas of Indian Para…

Lucknow: A road accident in Sarojininagar claimed the life of a 13-year-old schoolgirl on Friday, highlighting growing concerns over traffic safety for children. The accident occurred on Thursday morning when Priyanshi Singh, a class 6 student, was cycling to school in Amausi village near the Amausi railway station.According to reports, a van struck Priyanshi from…

A major cross-border cybercrime crackdown by the CBI, aided by the FBI, has busted a Noida-based syndicate. LUCKNOW: In one of its most significant cross-border cybercrime crackdowns in recent years, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), acting on crucial intelligence shared by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has dismantled a sophisticated virtual-asset-driven…

LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday launched a major crackdown across three states—Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gujarat—hours after registering an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against 67 accused in the state’s largest codeine-based cough syrup diversion and trafficking racket.Acting on the ECIR filed by its Lucknow zonal office, ED teams, accompanied by central paramilitary…