Lucknow: A conference titled ‘Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047′, the centenary of prosperity, was held at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation headquarters on Thursday as part of the state govt’s initiative to outline a roadmap for a prosperous and self-reliant UP. The event was presided over by Mayor Sushma Kharkwal. Mayor said that education, health and self-reliance…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission told SC on Thursday that NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Yogendra Yadav had filed petitions with “ulterior and mala fide motives” to disrupt SIR in Bihar and create a narrative suiting the electoral interests of political parties.EC made the charge on a day the court virtually ruled out intervention…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority celebrated women’s empowerment under Mission Shakti with ‘Shakti Utsav’ at the Gomti Riverfront on Thursday with a pledge to take the movement further. The event drew a large turnout of women, school and college students, and civic officials, who came together to promote awareness about equality, safety and self-reliance. Cultural and…
CJI Gavai, Rakesh Kishore New Delhi: Supreme Court has expressed reluctance to accede to requests from SC Bar Association president Vikas Singh and solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore for attempting to hurl a shoe at CJI B R Gavai, and restrain social media from glorifying the…
Kanpur: Two Thai tourists died on the spot after being hit by a speeding car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Unnao on Thursday evening. A group of four foreign nationals was travelling by car. As two of them alighted along the expressway to relieve themselves, tyre of a speeding SUV approaching from behind burst. The…
A 37-year-old Hyderabad man, Mohammed Ahmed, was allegedly defrauded by a job agent and sent to Russia HYDERABAD: A 37-year-old man from Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Mohammed Ahmed, has allegedly been defrauded by a job agent and sent to Russia, where he has reportedly been drafted to fight in the war against Ukraine. “He has been given…
Lucknow: If you have a strong idea that can bring change in the field of medicine, govt will help you develop it and even bear the cost of getting it patented. This was announced during a workshop on the Patent Mitra Initiative held at Brown Hall of KGMU on Thursday. The event aimed to promote…
Bobby Deol, who recently featured in Aryan Khan’s directorial debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, has opened up about his struggle with alcoholism and the role his wife, Tanya Deol, played in helping him overcome it. The actor credited her for being his anchor and the reason he is who he is today. “No one…
Lucknow: Suicide proved to be cause of death of a 13-year-old boy, who was found unconscious at home in Indiranagar on Wednesday. Post mortem report on Thursday confirmed hanging as cause of death. Initially, his sisters had said he was found unconscious. Police said family dispute led the boy to taking the extreme step and…
Lucknow: Suicide proved to be cause of death of a 13-year-old boy, who was found unconscious at home in Indiranagar on Wednesday. Post mortem report on Thursday confirmed hanging as cause of death. Initially, his sisters had said he was found unconscious. Police said family dispute led the boy to taking the extreme step and…