Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, centre right, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai (Picture credit: PTI) LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted he will not relax visa rules to offer more to Indians just before his flight touched down in Mumbai on Tuesday night in his first major trade mission to India.Accompanied…
The four-day International Science Olympiad ‘Quanta-2025’, organised by City Montessori School, Chowk Campus, was inaugurated by Asif Siddiqui, group director, ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network, Lucknow, on Wednesday. Around 500 students and experts from Brazil, Germany, Russia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and various states of India are participating. Source link
The Punjabi entertainment industry is reeling from the shocking loss of singer and actor Rajvir Jawanda, who passed away on October 8 at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, at the age of 37. The beloved artist had been battling for his life for 11 days following a road accident in Himachal Pradesh on September 27, which left…
Canada Express Entry Draw: IRCC invites 4,500 French-speaking skilled workers Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has once again demonstrated its commitment to strategic immigration planning by inviting 4,500 candidates in the latest Express Entry draw held on October 6, 2025. This draw reflects Canada’s ongoing efforts to align immigration selection with economic priorities, labour…
File photo: Chairman C S Setty MUMBAI: The country’s largest lender SBI is engaging with regulators to simplify its ‘know your customer’ (KYC) process, chairman C S Setty said, underlining the bank’s efforts to improve access and quality of financial services. “Simplifying KYC and re-KYC processes is critical for both customers and banks. We are…
King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has received the FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award 2025 for its work in hospital administration and healthcare management. Vice chancellor (VC) Prof Soniya Nityananda was named “Healthcare Personality of the Year.” The awards, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at New Delhi, recognise institutions and…
PM Modi with communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, his deputy Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Akash Ambani, and Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal at the inauguration of the India Mobile Congress NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a pitch to boost investments in manufacturing in the country, saying, it…
Lucknow: Devotees thronged different gurdwaras in city on Wednesday to pray on Praksh Parv, 491st birth anniversary of Guru Ramdas. Guru Ramdas was fourth Sikh guru, who founded Amritsar city and composed the Lavaan hymns sung in ‘Anand Karaj’, the wedding ritual. Yahiyaganj gurdwara was decorated with flowers, LED lights and white curtains. Shabad kirtans…
Lucknow: An exhibit of city philatelist Dinesh Chandra Sharma won the Vermeil medal at PHILAKOREA 2025, a specialised world stamp championship exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. Titled ‘Enduring Challenges – Summer Olympic Games’, this was Sharma’s sixth participation in Korea since 1986.In a proud moment for the country, Sharma’s two philatelic literature on Olympics —…
BENGALURU: A 45-year-old professor with a private university was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually harassing a 19-year-old girl student inside his Jayanagar residence on Sept 25.The accused, Sanjeev Kumar Mandal, was released on station bail later. He was booked under section 75 (Sexual Harassment) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on a complaint filed by the…