Lucknow: Do you know which Indian monument is called the ‘Dream in Marble’? It is the Taj Mahal.What does the divine form of Ardhanarishwar symbolize? It is the unity of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, the balance of masculine and feminine energies. The Khajuraho temples in Madhya Pradesh are inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites….
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra govt has approached Supreme Court for a review of its direction for setting up of a special investigation team (SIT) “comprising senior police officials from both Hindu and Muslim communities” to probe two Akola riot-related offences – a murder and an assault – and said dividing the uniformed force on religious…
Lucknow: Stressing that every minute counts, doctors urged people to act quickly in case of a stroke.The advice came at an event organised to mark World Stroke Day, which occurs on Oct 29. At Chandan Hospital, experts highlighted that up to 80% of strokes can be prevented or treated if detected early. Doctors also urged…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court transferred on Thursday the trial in a hit-and-run case involving death of a motorcyclist from Phagwara in Punjab to Rohini courts in Delhi after his widow expressed apprehensions over fairness of the trial in a state where the accused is a probation judicial officer.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya…
Lucknow: A pregnant woman travelling on the Awadh Assam Express gave birth to twins at Lucknow station after prompt intervention by North Railway staff on Thursday.The incident occurred on train number 15910, where a family was en route from Lalgarh to Samastipur. Before the train reached Lucknow, passenger Hira Devi, a resident of Samastipur, experienced…
Harvard students slam OUE GPA report, warn stricter grading harms mental health. (Getty Images) Harvard students have voiced strong opposition to a new report released by the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) that criticises grade inflation, arguing it misrepresents their academic experiences. The 25-page document suggested that Harvard’s grading system has become overly lenient and…
BENGALURU: A former top executive of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Sivakumar K, has sparked outrage after alleging in a LinkedIn post that he was forced to pay bribes to officials while dealing with his daughter’s death.Sivakumar K, who earlier served as BPCL’s chief financial officer, wrote that his 34-year-old daughter had recently died. In…
Lucknow: Railways has approved major plan to develop passenger holding areas at 76 stations across the country to manage heavy crowds during peak travel periods such as Diwali, Chhath, etc. The initiative, cleared by Union minister for railways, aims to improve passenger convenience and crowd control at busy stations. Under the plan, 12 stations in…
SURI/MIDNAPORE/KOLKATA: The family of a 95-year-old man who died by suicide in his daughter’s Birbhum home on Thursday blamed “SIR fears” for his act, making it the second such case in Bengal in three days. Another man’s suicide attempt in Cooch Behar on Wednesday was also attributed to concerns over citizenship.CM Mamata Banerjee attacked what…
Lucknow: In a landmark judgment aimed at curbing the misuse of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a Special SC/ST Court in Lucknow on Thursday convicted a woman for lodging a false FIR and sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months of imprisonment. The court also ruled that no compensation under the SC/ST Act…
