Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is likely to be released from Sitapur district jail on Tuesday morning after spending nearly two years behind bars in connection with multiple criminal cases lodged against him. Jail authorities confirmed that his release process would begin around 7 am, following which Khan will leave directly for Rampur,…
BENGALURU: Even amid protectionist rhetoric from successive US administrations, the Indian IT industry has invested over $1 billion in local upskilling and hiring, driving a sharp rise in local recruitment. Over the years, Indian and India-centric firms in the US have steadily reduced their dependence on H-1B visas while expanding their domestic workforce. According to…
Lucknow: A pencil that laughs, a bottle that frowns and stick figures that suddenly come alive, this was the magical world children stepped into at the Chitrotsav Utsav, part of the 4th Gomti Book Festival at Lucknow University on Monday. The children’s pavilion turned into a vibrant hub of imagination during the two-day celebration, where…
Sai Pallavi, often celebrated for her simplicity and traditional on-screen image, recently found herself at the center of online trolling after vacation pictures with her sister Pooja Kannan surfaced. The duo had gone on a beach getaway, and Pooja shared glimpses of their time together on Instagram. Trolls target Sai Pallavi for swimsuit pictures While…
Lucknow: The literary corners dedicated to English, Hindi, and Urdu are drawing admiration from literature lovers visiting the ongoing Gomti Book Festival in Lucknow University.Shelves are filling fast as visitors revisit old classics while also embracing bold, contemporary voices. In the English section, timeless names such as William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth, Jane Austen’s Pride…
Lucknow: More than 1,100 complaints about faulty or missing streetlights are pending with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC), but residents say the issues remain unresolved for weeks.The complaints include 200 filed through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), 700 submitted online and around 200 lodged manually. The worst-affected areas are in Zone 8, particularly Fazullaganj…
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return on Tuesday, the studio announced, following a week-long suspension. In a statement, Disney confirmed the decision to bring back the show, noting the temporary pause was meant to avoid escalating an already volatile national moment. “Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further…
Lucknow: As part of the ongoing fifth phase of Mission Shakti, lakhs of students, teachers, and parents participated in a wide range of activities organised in primary, upper primary, composite, and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs). These included rallies and street plays to spread awareness about women’s safety, education, and their role in society.A govt…
Lucknow: In a bid to promote GST reforms, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, along with BJP president (Mahanagar) Anand Dwivedi, engaged with traders and consumers at Hazratganj Janpath Market. Finance minister Suresh Khanna met shopkeepers at Aminabad, while MLA Neeraj Bora visited the Engineering College intersection. MLA Mahendra Singh and OP Srivastava interacted with vendors…
Lucknow: In a relief for patients, King George’s Medical University (KGMU) expanded its emergency services by increasing the number of beds at the casualty department of the New Emergency and Trauma Centre.Twenty new beds were added, taking the total to 40, along with a dedicated six-bed ventilator facility. The upgraded unit was inaugurated on Monday…