Man arrested for ‘raping’ minor girls after spiking their soft drinks (Representative image) BENGALURU: Two college students and an electrician have been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old student and blackmailing her with an obscene video recorded without her consent. The accused — G Vikas, 20, a student of Allied Health Sciences; N…
Lucknow: Powered by spectacular batting performances by skipper Abbas Rizvi and Devesh Pandey and a three-wicket haul by Ishtiyaq Raza, The Times of India (TOI) defeated DD-AIR by 37 runs to clinch the Media Premier League (MPL) title at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium on Friday.Batting first, Abbas Rizvi (71 not out, 59 balls) and Devesh…
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Lucknow, on Friday arrested a long-absconding accused in a chit fund fraud case linked to the Lehgna Web World Company of Kanpur Nagar, officials said on Friday.The arrest was made as part of an ongoing EOW drive aimed at tracking down wanted accused involved in economic crimes. The accused…
Lucknow: A 25-year-old man was allegedly driven to suicide by sustained harassment, blackmail, and a false criminal case in Gonda on Thursday evening, police said.The deceased, identified as Abhishek Srivastava, a resident of Gayatripuram locality, was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside his room. The FIR was lodged on Friday. Police reached the spot…
Lucknow: Giving more powers to the housing development authorities to promote urbanisation, the state govt has delegated the powers for land use change to the board of a development authority. In case a big land parcel is required to be acquired to create a township, the board governing the key affairs of housing authorities would…
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has provided for extensive rights and protections of air travelers. It gives clear guidelines on flight delays, cancellations, baggage, ticket management among other things.These provisions become significant to understand to ensure consumer rights especially after the recent flight disruption crisis. Here’s a glimpse at certain key provisions to ensure passenger…
Gorakhpur: UP minister Vijay Laxmi Gautam inaugurated the annual function of Scholars Senior Secondary School and Kidzee, Raghav Nagar in Deoria on Friday. The event showcased a vibrant blend of culture, creativity and youthful energy, reflecting the spirit of holistic education. School director Rajkumar Agarwal, deputy director Nikunj Agarwal and principal Sapna Kejriwal welcomed the…
Dense fog crippled Delhi’s airport on Friday, leading to 79 departures and 73 arrivals cancelled NEW DELHI: Dense fog across Delhi and northern India on Friday morning disrupted flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), with 79 departures (including 2 international) and 73 arrivals (including 2 international) cancelled and over 200 flights delayed.The India…
Lucknow: Your power bill may rise further if electricity regulators adhere to the advice of the Union ministry of power to allow recovery of smart meter maintenance costs from consumers. This fixed cost proposed to be recovered under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) would be over and above the cost of smart meters already…
Image credit: Getty Images There was a time when the college you studied at defined your worth in society. This is not the telling of an obsolete fable; it was quite recent that parents prayed their children would enter an elite institution. And what followed? A silver platter of opportunities.Now comes the present moment, when…