Lucknow: The holy city of Ayodhya turned into a sea of shimmering light on Sunday evening as 33,000 dedicated volunteers came together to light 26.17 lakh earthen lamps on the ghats of the Saryu, setting a new Guinness World Record during the ninth edition of Deepotsav.The volunteers, students from various schools, colleges, and Ram Manohar…
JABALPUR: Time and tide wait for none. Sometimes, not even a smartwatch. This is the lesson a passenger at Jabalpur station learned the hard way last week when his online samosa payment stalled and his train began chugging out.The passenger handed over his watch when a vendor allegedly grabbed his collar, threatening him and demanding…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) is set to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Oct 30 in Kanpur. The meeting is expected to bring significant changes to the association’s leadership, with several new candidates vying for key positions. A senior UPCA official confirmed to TOI that the AGM will take place on…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court recently observed that alimony cannot be granted to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient.Observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice, not a tool for enrichment or equalising the financial status of two capable individuals, a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the…
NEW DELHI: In what will be a major boost for its precision strike capabilities, India plans to begin inducting the new 800-km extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles in a little over two years, while over 200km Astra air-to-air missiles are also slated for production in 2026-27.Tests are underway for the 800-km BrahMos, with a…
Lucknow: A 15-year-old schoolgirl from Vikasnagar attempted suicide by slitting her wrist after being allegedly harassed for over two years by a youth identified as Utkarsh Mishra, 30, of Gudamba’s Abrarnagar locality. The accused was later arrested by police and sent to jail. According to SO Alok Singh, the Class 9 student at a private…
Durgapur/Kolkata: Two accused in the Durgapur gang-rape case, Sk Riyazuddin and Sk Safiq, moved a plea before a local court on Sunday for permission to confess their role in the Oct 10 incident. Police officers involved in the probe said if the court accepts the plea, the two may be treated as approvers during the…
Bahraich: A 50-year-old man, previously convicted of murder, was attacked and killed by unidentified assailants on Friday t in Phulwariya village of Bahraich. Sahboob Ali served life sentence for killing his cousin, Insan Ali, in 2005 over a land dispute and was released a year ago. Police team rushed to the spot after locals reported…
PATNA: The INDIA bloc continues to grapple with mounting internal friction, which is beginning to derail its election campaign in Bihar as the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of closes on Monday. Some seats have witnessed INDIA bloc partners fielding candidates against each other and none of them withdrew their…
A burglary was reported in Lucknow’s Bijnor police station area, where thieves broke into the locked house of a bank employee and escaped with gold and silver jewellery along with a CCTV DVR. The incident took place at Eldeco Shaurya Colony, under Bijnor police limits. Vikas Vishwakarma, employed at BoI’s Kaimganj branch, Farrukhabad, resides there…