Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Thursday launched a 156-hour cleanliness drive across 110 wards under its ongoing cleanliness campaign. Mayor Sushma Kharkwal flagged off the drive at Power House crossing in Vidyavati Ward, Zone 8, in the presence of corporators and additional municipal commissioner Arvind Kumar Rao. The mayor said the drive aimed…
The Supreme Court ruled that the 11 documents accepted for Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are more “voter-friendly” than the seven required for summary revision, dismissing concerns that excluding Aadhaar was exclusionary. Meanwhile, EAM S Jaishankar is set to visit Moscow on August 21 to meet Sergei Lavrov amid US-India trade tensions over Russian crude….
MUMBAI: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has retained its position as India’s top university for the fifth consecutive year, ranking 59 in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026, slightly lower than last year’s 44. It is followed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (64), and IIT Madras (70). India’s showing this year is…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday highlighted the lack of engagement from the Indian-American community on issues affecting India, such as H-1B visa restrictions and trade tariffs, as he welcomed a visiting US Congressional delegation in New Delhi.Tharoor said the five-member delegation, all Democrats with four of them from…
Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India intensified their Asia Cup 2025 preparations with another full-fledged practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday. While bowlers kept the intensity high, the major talking point of Day 2 was the way India’s top-order batters focused heavily on big-hitting, particularly aerial shots,…
A young woman from Punjab’s Moga district, who recently returned from Iraq after intervention by Rajya Sabha member Bab Balbir Singh Seechewal, said a travel agent from Jagraon lured poor girls from rural areas with false promises.Sharing her experience, she said 20-25 Punjabi girls were still trapped in Iraq after being taken there on pretext…
It’s the time of Ganesh Chaturthi which also includes gatherings and festive vibes with loved ones and lots of good food. B-town celebs are also making the most of each by visiting each other for Ganesh Chaturthi. Aditi Rao Hydari dropped pictures from her visit to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Manish Malhotra’s ‘Ganpati darshan’. She…
NEW DELHI: Average GDP growth rate of 12.2% is needed to start addressing India’s underemployment challenge and a bigger push is needed for a pro-growth, pro-jobs policy agenda to tackle the country’s high youth unemployment problem, a report by investment banking and financial services firm Morgan Stanley has said.“In our base case, India’s GDP will…
Telugu actor Adivi Sesh recently opened up about a memorable story about his first encounter with Hindi cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan. Sesh shared a moment of regret from his early acting days—choosing not to take a photo with the megastar. In a recent interview, he revealed the real reason behind his decision and the lasting…
BJP’s Lakhisarai candidate Vijay Kumar Sinha casts his vote for first phase of Bihar Assembly elections NEW DELHI: Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha was seen reprimanding the Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police (SP) and demanding deployment of a “special force” after his convoy was attacked by people he claimed were supporters of the opposition…
