NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi spoke for the first time Wednesday, looking to advance the strategic partnership and agreeing that stronger India-Japan ties are vital for global peace, stability and prosperity. Significantly, Takaichi underlined the significance of working together in the Indo-Pacific, including through Quad, amid uncertainty…
Lucknow: In a major women-friendly reform under the Mission Shakti initiative, residents in Lucknow will no longer need to visit police stations for routine grievances. Instead, they can now approach their nearest Pink Booth to seek help on matters such as cyber fraud, lost documents, verification requests, or complaint follow-ups, in a safe and approachable…
NEW DELHI: Citizens don’t distinguish between ministries as for them there is only “one Govt of India”, P K Mishra, principal secretary to PM Modi, told top bureaucrats while urging them to ensure that communication meant for the public must reflect “one govt, one purpose, one narrative”.TOI has learnt that Mishra, while addressing secretaries of…
Lucknow: Chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh, Navdeep Rinwa, convened meeting with representatives of recognized national and state political parties to discuss the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list.Rinwa emphasized that an accurate voter list is the bedrock of a robust democracy and called for active cooperation from all political parties and…
Bengaluru’s traffic woes took center stage as MP Tejasvi Surya urged scrapping the tunnel road for Metro expansion BENGALURU: After days of sparring over the controversial tunnel road project, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya met deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday to discuss alternatives to ease the city’s traffic chaos. Surya pitched for…
Lucknow: “Now I can move around the university campus alone without needing any friend to guide me to the library or classroom. Technology will one day remove daily life challenges from the lives of visually impaired people like me, which is something I never thought possible,” said Ajit Singh, a visually impaired MEd student at…
UH community colleges simplify applications with Direct2UH. (Representative Image, Getty Images) Hawai’i is rolling out a new initiative aimed at increasing college enrolment among high school seniors. The program, called Direct2UH, guarantees admission to the University of Hawai’i (UH) community colleges for all Department of Education (DOE) seniors and offers guaranteed entry to UH West…
SHILONG: A Meghalaya sessions court framed charges Wednesday against five suspects in the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, whose killing during a honeymoon trip to Cherrapunjee in May drew national attention – a marriage barely weeks old ending in death in the northeastern state.The accused – Raja’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, her alleged lover Raj…
Lucknow: Lucknow University is all set to spark a wave of creativity and collaboration with its first-ever three-day inter-disciplinary student fest, ‘Eureka’. A fusion of science, art, and entrepreneurship, the fest aims to redefine campus culture by turning ideas into action. The poster release on Nov 10 will officially begin the countdown to the grand…
To Pass Order On 60-Day BNSS Window NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over delay in framing of charges which derail trial in criminal cases, Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to deal with the problem by passing pan-India guidelines for implementation of provision of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) which says that a court shall frame a…
