NEW DELHI: As cheque bounce cases continue to clog courts, constituting up to 50% of pendency in some states, SC has issued fresh guidelines for their speedy disposal, including service of summons via WhatsApp and email, and use of QR codes or UPI links for settlement.Expressing concern over the staggering pendency, a bench of Justices…
NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday extended to Nov 30 the deadline for central govt employees to switch from National Pension System (NPS) to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), following a tepid response by central govt employees covered under NPS. The earlier cut-off date was Sept 30.This will enable more eligible existing employees, retirees and legally wedded…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police played a commendable role in ensuring the safety in the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS)-2025, which concluded on Monday. With smart policing and advanced technology, the force set a new standard in security, traffic management, and public safety.The event, attended by foreign delegates, VIPs, and lakhs of daily visitors,…
Actor Devi Chandana recently left fans and well-wishers concerned after revealing the serious health crisis she endured. In an emotional video on her YouTube channel, Devi disclosed that she was hospitalised for over a month after being diagnosed with hepatitis A, cautioning viewers against underestimating the disease. ICU stay and severe symptoms Devi was admitted…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Centre is standing shoulder to shoulder with Punjab and is committed to providing all possible help to the state’s flood-affected people.Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had called on Shah in Delhi and apprised him of the extent of damage in the state in the aftermath of…
Lucknow: As state govt gears up for procurement of millets—named ‘Shri Anna’—from Wednesday, focus will be on jowar (sorghum), which received a significant push, its MSP increasing by record 9.73% in 2025-26 Kharif marketing year. This is highest among all coarse grains, including maize and bajra, whose MSP increased by 7.8% and 5.71%, respectively.MSP for…
There are wide regional variations when it comes to suicides. While Kerala tops the list at 30.6 per lakh population, Bihar has the lowest suicide rate in the country at 0.7.But one factor stands out sharply: income. A vast majority of victims came from households earning less than Rs 1 lakh a year, showing how…
NEW DELHI: Cases of crimes against women rose marginally by 0.7% in 2023 to 4.48 lakh from 4.45 lakh in 2022. As in past years, ‘cruelty by husband or relatives’ accounted for the largest share at 29.8% (1.33 lakh cases) involving 1.35 lakh victims, according to NCRB’s Crime in India 2023 report. In 2022, this…
Lucknow: UP tourism’s cultural pavilion set up at the UPITS 2025 generated over 200 investment queries, said tourism minister Jaiveer Singh on Tuesday. He stated that most of the interested parties discussed their projects, possible sites, and the kind of incentives they could avail from the state’s tourism promotion policy.The minister informed that more than…
NEW DELHI: A staggering 1,217 lives were lost daily in accidents in 2023, an increase of around 3% over the previous year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. While fatalities due to forces of nature, such as lightning, avalanche, flood and landslide, saw a decline of nearly 20%, the overall increase…