Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while chairing a high-level review meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Expressway Development Authority (UPEIDA) on Wednesday, directed the officials to complete the construction of Ganga Expressway by December 2025.He also ordered weekly reviews of every project’s progress and stressed that no compromise on quality would be tolerated. The 594-km…
VIJAYAWADA/HYDERABAD: Cyclone Montha weakened into a deep depression Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction across Andhra and Telangana – from overflowing lakes and collapsed homes to snapped power lines and stranded trains, report Madhu Rasala, Amisha Rajani & Shiva Kumar Pinna.A 90-year-old woman, of Palnadu in Andhra, was killed after a mud wall collapsed…
Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Wednesday, in a message on X, said, “The Earth is crying, now it’s our turn. We keep our homes clean but continue to pollute the very home — Mother Earth — where we all live. If nature stops, human existence will stop.” He said small actions like replacing one…
Spiritual leader Sadhguru has spoken out in defence of actor Ranbir Kapoor, who will next be seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s epic ‘Ramayana‘. The actor will take on the role of Lord Ram, opposite Yash’s Ravana. With months to go before the film’s relase, Ranbir has often found himself in the line of fire, over his…
A video has sparked outrage in Canada and in India after showing a young man using racist slurs against an Indian-origin female employee, demanding she return to India, amid reports of repeated targeting of South Asian staff by a group of teens.In the video, a boy could be heard saying, “Go back to your f*****g…
NEW DELHI: A new UN report, released Wednesday, warned that developing countries will need at least $310-365 billion per year by 2035 for taking adaptation measures to protect lives, livelihoods, and economies from the impact of climate change, but the current financing lags far behind at around $26 billion (2023 values) – 12-14 times less…
Lucknow: With atrocities and injustice rising under the BJP govt, feudal forces are out to rewrite the Indian Constitution after erasing Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name from it, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday.Akhilesh’s statement came hours after he tweeted on X a video of a group, allegedly led by a lawyer, who…
‘Rahul Insulted Chhathi Maiya, Her Devotees, Will Face Consequences’ PATNA/NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted in Darbhanga that there is no vacancy for the post of prime minister of India or chief minister of Bihar as the present incumbents will continue on the two posts while exuding confidence that NDA is…
Lucknow: To strengthen the state’s judicial infrastructure, the cabinet, by-circulation on Tuesday, approved a proposal to create 274 additional posts in the state judicial services. The newly created posts span administrative, officer, and support roles.The move to add posts to the state judicial dpartment, a govt spokesperson said, reflects the state leadership’s commitment to strengthening…
PATNA: Missing in action for weeks, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi opened his campaign for INDIA bloc in Bihar Wednesday with a barrage of personal attacks targeting PM Narendra Modi, saying the latter would “happily dance for votes” if he needed to.“Modi ji just wants your votes… He can perform Bharatanatyam,” the Rae Bareli MP…
