NAVI MUMBAI: PM Modi said here on Wednesday that Congress should tell the nation who had caved in to foreign pressure and prevented India from mounting a military response to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Referring to a recent interview of P Chidambaram, PM Modi said, without naming him, “A Congress neta, who has been…
Lucknow: SP chief’s visit to Rampur to meet party veteran Azam Khan triggered sharp political reactions with state ministers accusing Akhilesh Yadav of indulging in “vote bank politics” and “political drama” to retain Muslim support.Minister of state for cooperation (independent charge) JPS Rathore said Akhilesh ignored Azam Khan for 23 months while he was in…
Chief minister Pramod Sawant held discussions with officials from Barca Academy Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant held discussions with officials from Barca Academy on the support required from the state govt for setting up an academy in Goa.The Barca Academy is operative in over 50 different countries, taking the famous FC Barcelona values to more…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the central government’s plea seeking victim- and society-centric guidelines for award of sentences, particularly death sentences, in place of the present system which is accused-centric and takes into consideration various mitigating factors relating to convicts.The central government also sought a directive for the introduction of a timeframe…
Lucknow: In a major step toward combating human trafficking and improving the investigation of missing children cases, DGP Rajeev Krishna has issued directives to all zonal additional DGPs, police commissioners, Range IGs/DIGs and district police chiefs emphasising the strengthening of anti-human trafficking (AHT) police stations across UP.The DGP said human trafficking is a global organised…
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh deputy CM and health minister Rajendra Shukla on Wednesday visited the homes of two-year-old Nihal Dhurvey and four-year-old Kabir Yadav in Betul district, whose families said they died of renal failure after taking Coldrif cough syrup.TOI had reported how the boys’ fathers had been pleading with officials to acknowledge that their sons’…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the state govt and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to file their replies on the plea filed by Sahara India Corporation Limited, challenging the LMC’s orders sealing its Sahara Shaher.The court has directed that the cattle, if there are any left inside the Sahara Shaher,…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav flew down to Rampur on Wednesday and met party veteran Azam Khan at the latter’s residence. After the meeting, Akhilesh compared Azam with a “deep rooted tree” which has offered “shade” of protection to him and his ilk in the party.“Aaj main adarniya Azam Khan sahab se milne aaya…
BHOPAL/NAGPUR: The cough syrup tragedy spread beyond MP’s Chhindwara on Wednesday, with the state confirming three deaths from neighbouring Betul and Pandhurna districts. The toll rose to 21, with another death in Chhindwara, even as CM Mohan Yadav admitted to lapses, saying, “Chook se dukh hota hai”. Chhindwara has reported 18 deaths, while five kids…
Lucknow: City airport won five gold awards at chapter convention of the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) on ‘Quality Concepts – CCQC 2025’.The Chief Airport Officer encouraged the team. The winning projects include Predictive and Preventive Maintenance (Team E&M), Digitalization and its Impact on Business (IT Team), Digital Twin (Design Team) and Enhancing Safety…