Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, a govt-recognised madrassa teacher from Azamgarh who fraudulently drew salary and retirement benefits for a decade while living abroad, acquiring British citizenship, and allegedly nurturing links with Pakistan-based religious networks.Action was initiated…
Lucknow: PM Narendra Modi said his govt intended to give Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s vision of `Antyodaya’ (uplifting the poorest of the poor), a new dimension through what he called “saturation of welfare schemes” while ensuring there remains no discrimination between various communities in the country.“We have given a new dimension to Antyodaya…
Lucknow: The play ‘Ab Na Banegi Dehari’ brought a compelling story of love, loss, and strength to the stage at Bhartendu Natya Academy on Friday. Directed by senior theatre artist Bipin Kumar, the play is adapted from the acclaimed novel by Padma Sachdev, a Padma Shri awardee and recipient of the Kabir Samman from the…
Lucknow: A 35-year-old man, working as an area sales manager with a private company, died by suicide in a hotel room in Barabanki while talking to his family members on a video call during the wee hours of Thursday.Police said that Shashank Saxena, a resident of Tikait Rai Talab Colony in Lucknow, had gone to…
Lucknow: A 30-year-old booth level officer (BLO) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls allegedly died by suicide in Sitapur district. His family claimed he was under stress over SIR-related duties.Similar suicides involving BLOs on SIR duty were earlier reported from Jhansi, Fatehpur, Gonda, and Moradabad.The victim, Umesh, was an assistant teacher…
Lucknow: Starting January, the Congress party will hold a series of rallies across UP to thank people for showing faith in the grand old party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and to seek their support for the 2027 assembly polls.Party sources said the initiative would mark the formal beginning of the Congress’s preparations for…
LUCKNOW: A 35-year-old man, working as an area sales manager with a private company, died by suicide in a hotel room in Barabanki while talking to his family members on a video call during the wee hours of Thursday.Police said that Shashank Saxena, a resident of Tikait Rai Talab Colony in Lucknow, had gone to…
LUCKNOW: With no trace of the stolen Iranian-breed Duldul (Zuljanah) horse — which used to be the key attraction of Muharrum processions — its owner has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for any information leading to the horse’s recovery.What began as a theft has now turned into an emotional ordeal for Syed Faizi Ali,…
Lucknow: CSIR Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), after receiving the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 for the aroma mission, is all geared up to work on Aroma 4.0 Mission. Phase four of the mission is set to begin in April this year.“In Aroma Mission 4.0, the focus is mainly on those crops…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against the international shooter Vartika Singh in connection with a case of allegedly preparing forged letters at the behest of a central cabinet minister.Passing the order, a bench of Justice Rajeev Singh observed: “There is no evidence of cheating against applicant Vatika…
