Across the United States, thousands of children from low-income households have been shut out of early education as the ongoing government shutdown halts funding for Head Start, the federal preschool programme established nearly sixty years ago as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. Dozens of centres that were due to receive federal…
Representative Image (AI-generated) The Metropolitan Police on Friday said that an Indian-origin woman and man have been charged with the murder of a 3-year-old girl nearly two years ago.Manpreet Jatana, 34 and Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court following the charges. The case relates to the death of the toddler identified by…
Lucknow: The transport department will establish a ‘centre of excellence’ at the Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in Rae Bareli, with the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune engaged as the knowledge and training partner under a proposed MoU.CIRT formally agreed and sent the draft MoU for final approval. Transport commissioner Brajesh…
The Punjabi music industry is mourning the loss of one of its greatest music composers, Charanjit Ahuja, who passed away on Saturday. Various news reports claimed that the music stalwart, widely regarded as the “emperor” of Punjabi music, had breathed his last. However, the cause of his demise is still unknown. Over a career spanning…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set up a national coordination team to monitor the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and flag any “discrepancies,” along with issues faced by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the country. The seven-member committee will be headed by BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh. Its…
Suryakumar Yadav shakes hands with ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi during the Asia Cup press conference with the captains. (Image: Screenshot) India captain Suryakumar Yadav was one of the eight skippers who sat down in the pre-tournament press conference for the 2025 Asia Cup in Dubai on Tuesday. Before taking questions from the media, all captains…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that Governors cannot indefinitely sit on Bills passed by state legislatures, stressing that India’s cooperative federalism demands dialogue with elected Houses rather than obstruction.At the same time, the Constitution Bench made it clear that constitutional courts cannot prescribe hard timelines for governors or the president to act…
File pic – Afghanistan cricket team (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan have withdrawn from a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month following the killing of three local cricketers in an attack, the country’s cricket board confirmed on Friday. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), the players had travelled from Urgun to…
Parth Samthaan (BCCL/ the_parthsamthaan) From campus dramas like Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan to family sagas such as Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 and even a stint in crime investigation with CID, Parth Samthaan has moved between genres with fluid ease. Parth, who was in Lucknow, opened up about returning to television, his take on love and marriage,…
The ‘workload management’ buzzword in Indian cricket doesn’t seem to apply to Shubman Gill at the moment. (AFP Photo) Being Shubman Gill must be exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. Only 25, he is the face of Indian cricket, tasked with overseeing an era of transition as both Test and ODI captain. That means…