Lucknow: Women’s writings are a strong medium of truth, identity, and resilience, helping readers understand women’s experiences clearly. This idea shaped Session 7 of the Koshala Literary Festival, titled “Threads of Grace: Women Shaping Worlds with Words.” The session featured poet Monia Aljlais and author–journalist Anindita Ghose, with Ashwitha Jaykumar as the moderator. The speakers…
NEW DELHI/BHOPAL: Maulana Mahmood Madani, head of Jamiat-Ulama-Hind, Saturday accused Supreme Court and govt of undermining minority rights and said that recent court verdicts, including those in the Babri Masjid and triple talaq cases, suggested that the judiciary was functioning “under govt pressure”.“Supreme Court is entitled to be called ‘supreme’ only as long as it…
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf (AP /PTI) Former Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram criticized pacer Haris Rauf’s performance in the Asia Cup final against India, particularly highlighting his expensive bowling spell where he conceded 50 runs in just 3.8 overs during India’s successful chase to clinch their ninth title in Dubai on Sunday.Rauf’s bowling struggles were evident…
Lucknow: A 26-year-old man was arrested late Tuesday night after he fired a shot in the air outside the DLF My Pad complex in Vibhuti Khand, triggering panic among residents and visitors.The incident occurred when the accused, Aviral Singh, a native of Naka Vikaspuram in Ayodhya, allegedly opened fire after he was denied a room…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has cautioned that non-compliance will have financial consequences. (AI image) PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline: The final date to complete your PAN–Aadhaar card linkage is December 31, 2025. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Income Tax Department will declare all PANs that remain unlinked as inoperative.As per Notification No. 26/2025, issued on…
The central government’s ban on real-money gaming is creating challenges for venture capital investors, as startups valued at nearly $15 billion and having raised around $2 billion try to figure out their next steps.“We’ve made huge investments and are bound to face major capital losses… at this point though the efforts are towards finding out…
Pol Moreno replaced club captain Odei Onaindia at FC Goa Panaji: Pol Moreno is much-loved at Racing de Santander where he spent the last four years. With almost 100 games and nearly 7,000 minutes in a Racing shirt, it was no surprise that there was an outpouring of affection when news of the centre-back’s decision…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will hold lottery for 332 residential plots of its Anant Nagar Housing Scheme (Mohan Road) at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan from Sep 8 to 10. The draw will take place in Mercury Hall in the presence of applicants and will also be streamed live on LDA’s YouTube channel.In the second…
WASHINGTON: The US government noted abuses in India and Pakistan in a shortened human rights report released on Tuesday that said India “took minimal credible steps” to combat the abuses while Pakistan “rarely took credible steps.” The Trump administration scaled back the annual US govt report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some…
NEW DELHI: In a significant development for India’s agri-export sector, Dr Prem Garg, national president of the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) and chairman of Shri Lal Mahal Group, has been nominated as a member of the Non-Basmati Rice Development Fund, a committee constituted under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA),…
