Kanpur: A 70-year-old man was sent to jail Sunday for allegedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in Bidhuna area of Auraiya four months ago, police said. The matter came to light on Friday, when the girl complained of stomach pain. She was taken to hospital where doctors said she was four months pregnant. On…
Lucknow: A 14-year-old student was killed while his two brothers were injured after being hit by a speeding truck in Ikauna area of Shravasti on Saturday morning, police said. The deceased, Deepak Rao, was a Class 7 student and a native of Budhni village of Bahraich. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when Deepak was…
Lucknow: Former Indian all-rounder Gyanendra Pandey has been appointed head coach of the Uttar Pradesh Under-23 team for the CK Nayudu Trophy. He will soon join the team’s camp in Kanpur.Since retiring in 2006, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has entrusted him with various roles to utilise his vast experience. Gyanendra has previously coached…
More than two weeks after Beijing announced easing restrictions on rare earth exports, supplies of critical magnets from China are yet to resume, leaving Indian automakers and component suppliers struggling to manage the shortfall on a day-to-day basis. Industry executives expressed concern that while high-level talks are underway between the two countries, the situation on…
China will no longer claim benefits available to developing nations at the World Trade Organization, announced Chinese Premier Li Qiang. He is currently in the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly. WTO director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the decision on X, calling it “a culmination of many years of hard work” and thanking…
MUMBAI: The rupee closed at 89.98 a day after breaching the 90 mark against the greenback. Dollar sales by foreign banks and likely inflows halted a six-session decline in the domestic currency.The rupee hit 90.42 intraday before closing higher. Wider trade deficits, weak investment flows and stalled US trade talks have slowed inflows and pushed…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will grant tariff exemptions from Monday to trading partners who reach agreements on industrial exports.The move covers key materials such as nickel, gold, pharmaceutical compounds and chemicals, according to Reuters. PM Modi Responds To Donald Trump’s ‘Will Always Be Friends’ Remark, Says India-US Ties Remain Strong…
NEW DELHI: India’s major naval combat edge over Pakistan will begin to somewhat erode from next year onwards when the latter begins inducting eight advanced Hangor-class diesel-electric submarines from China. India’s long-pending conventional submarine-building plan, in sharp contrast, is yet to even kick off.Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf has confirmed in interviews to Chinese…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission now requires an applicant seeking fresh enrolment or inclusion/exclusion of a voter from the electoral roll via online mode to mandatorily verify his identity through OTP-based Aadhaar authentication.While online applications related to the electoral roll – through Form 6 (fresh enrolment), Form 7 (objection to inclusion/exclusion of voter in roll) and…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak on Friday said while the govt was doing its bit to strengthen public health infrastructure, the role of professionals and innovators was equally crucial to improving access.He was speaking at the 7th CII UP Health Summit– “Swasth Bharat, Samarth Bharat: Together for a Healthier Future”. “Over the past 7…
