A view of Ekana Cricket Stadium shrouded in dense fog (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: The BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has confirmed that the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) will handle refunds for ticket holders after fog and poor visibility led to the abandonment of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa.The match cancellation…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will hand over appointment letters to 2,425 newly selected chief assistants and 13 pharmacists in the child development and nutrition department under Mission Rozgar on Wednesday.A govt spokesman said the eventwill mark the largest recruitment in the department in the past two decades. Director of the department Sarnit Kaur Broca…
In a rare mishap, a different song was played momentarily instead of the national anthem of Pakistan ahead of the IND-PAK match (Credit – Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) The Asia Cup 2025 encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai began under the pretext of a viral blunder after a mix-up during the national anthems. Just before the…
Lucknow: Heart attacks, once common after the age of 55, are now increasingly striking people below 40, warned experts at the Cardiac Conclave organised by Medanta on Sunday.Rakesh Kapoor, director of Medanta, said sedentary lifestyles, obesity, stress, smoking, and untreated conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol are driving this alarming trend. He stressed that…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday called on India to urgently address the perception that the country is unsafe for women if it wants to strengthen its tourism sector. Tharoor warned that India’s global image was holding back growth in a sector he described as vital for jobs and…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned heads with her show-stopping appearance at Paris Fashion Week, and there by her side, sharing the spotlight was her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan.The Bollywood star and former beauty queen shut the show down with her glamorous ramp walk. Ash, who is the face of the beauty brand, joined a host of international…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged “some people” had approached party supremo Uddhav Thackeray, first during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and then ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, and promised to ensure victory on “tricky seats.”These individuals, he claimed, were the same two unnamed persons who had allegedly approached…
Lucknow: Underlining the need for an education system rooted in Indian values, culture, and devotion, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said, “Education must instil values, respect for great personalities, love for the motherland, and a spirit of nationalism; without these, it becomes mis-education.“During the foundation laying ceremony of Saraswati Shishu Mandir (SSM) in Basti,…
Lucknow: Noida Power Company Ltd (NPCL) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to carry out load research and demand side management (DSM) studies for Greater Noida. The agreement was signed at NPCL’s corporate office in Greater Noida by MD & CEO, NPCL, PR Kumar and director general,…
Lucknow: The UP govt said on Saturday that it places a special emphasis on the “economic prosperity” of farmers. “On one hand, the state govt is providing all facilities by establishing 4,645 procurement centres for the sale of paddy at the minimum support price, on the other it is also sending money directly to farmers’…