NEW DELHI: With the final electoral roll for Bihar set to be published on Sept 30, the Election Commission will immediately start the warm-up for announcement of assembly poll dates, starting with a meeting with poll observers on Oct 3 and a visit by the full commission to the state on Oct 4 and 5.This…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court saw red earlier this week when it had its brush with the ubiquitous paan stains that occupy most corners in the city of ‘adab’ (etiquette). Noticing fingerprints in red on pages of a petition, a bench of Justice Shree Prakash Singh expressed serious concern on use…
NEW DELHI: A record 24 judges have been appointed to Allahabad high court in one order notified by law ministry Friday, bringing down the vacancies of judges in the country’s largest high court from 74 to 50 against a sanctioned strength of 160 judges.Ten of the new appointees are advocates who have been elevated as…
Lucknow: Barabanki District Judge Pratima Srivastava on Saturday sentenced Rakesh Kumar (27), Nagendra Kumar Verma (32) and Satish Upadhyay (35) to life imprisonment and fine of Rs 30,000 each for murder of Anand Kumar.According to prosecution, Anand Kumar was beaten to death with iron rods on Aug 3, 2024, while returning home from his uncle’s…
Veteran actor and politician Nafisa Ali Sodhi, who first fought cancer in 2018, has once again found herself facing the disease head-on. The 68-year-old revealed earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with Stage 4 peritoneal cancer and has resumed chemotherapy. Yet, in her own words, she refuses to let the illness dim her…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against businessman Raj Kundra, accusing him of being a beneficial owner of 285 Bitcoins worth Rs 150.47 crore received from late crypto-scam mastermind Amit Bhardwaj. The chargesheet, filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court, states that Kundra concealed crucial evidence and failed to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, while adjudicating a matter related to inexplicable delays in disposal of cases in trial courts last week, observed that a speedy trial, as part of the right to life, is an unimpeachable right. But what happens when counsels are not available in over 62 lakh cases, accused are absconding in…
Lucknow: Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership under which India emerged as a confident nation on the global stage, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the country is undeterred by threats and is emerging as a leader in digital revolution.Speaking in Lucknow at the inauguration of the indigenous BSNL 4G network and BharatNet project by…
DHAKA Amid a number of incidents of attacks, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has said there is growing concern and anxiety among devotees regarding the Sharidya Durga Puja celebrations that begin on Sunday. The organisation said that though devotees are being assured by the highest levels of the govt, including the chief adviser,…
Lucknow: Spearheaded by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) has attracted investment proposals worth Rs 33,896.16 crore, marking a significant leap in India’s journey toward defence self-reliance. Spread across six strategic nodes—Kanpur, Jhansi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Agra and Chitrakoot—the corridor is witnessing accelerated industrial activity. Of the…