Lucknow: Patrons of drama, Urdu poetry and classic Hindi film songs are in for a musical treat with the play ‘Sahir – Har Ik Pal Ka Shayar’, to be staged at Sant Gadge Auditorium, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Gomtinagar on Sept 21. The musical play, a tribute to Urdu poet and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, is produced…
Gorakhpur: An eerie silence gripped Mahuachaphi village in Gorakhpur’s Pipraich area on Wednesday as residents mourned the loss of 19-year-old Deepak, a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant brutally killed by alleged cattle smugglers.In grief, villagers refrained from lighting stoves or cooking through the day, while heavy police deployment was made to maintain order…
Actor Vicky Kaushal suited up in style as he walked the red carpet at the much-anticipated premiere of ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’. Dressed to impress in a tailored suit, the actor, still rocking his ‘Love and War’ look, hit the red carpet early Wednesday evening. However, unlike the other B-town star couples like Ranbir Kapoor…
SRINAGAR: J&K separatist leader, academic and former chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Prof Abdul Gani Bhat died Wednesday evening at his home in north Kashmir’s Sopore. He was 89.Born in 1935 in Sopore, Bhat studied Persian, economics and political science at Srinagar’s Sri Pratap College before earning a postgraduate degree in Persian and…
Lucknow: Haryana-made liquor worth over Rs 10 lakh was recovered from a private vehicle on Tuesday night in the city. Over the past fortnight, more than half a dozen cases of seizures of illegal or illicit liquor were reported from the city.District excise officer Karunendra Singh Sachan said that acting on a tip-off, a team…
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed chargesheet in a money laundering case against Bhagwati Prasad Verma and Athar Parvez for alleged misappropriation of MGNREGA funds in seven districts of the state between 2007 and 2010.ED had initiated investigation on an FIR lodged by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),…
Lionel Messi has sent a signed jersey to PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of his birthday (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello) Lionel Messi has sent Prime Minister Narendra Modi a signed Argentina jersey from the 2022 FIFA World Cup triumph, as a gesture ahead of his upcoming visit to India in December. Promoter Satadru Dutta, who…
Lucknow: A team of doctors at Balrampur Hospital removed a 20-kg tumour from the stomach of a 45-year-old woman from Faizabad through complex surgery. Hospital officials said the patient’s condition was stable and she was recovering well.According to doctors, this was the first time such a large tumour was removed at the hospital. The growth…
SRINAGAR: After a 20-day closure, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway (NH-44) reopened for traffic Wednesday, enabling hundreds of trucks to move towards Jammu. The day saw only “down” traffic — movement from Kashmir towards Jammu — as vehicles are allowed to ply on each route every alternate day.National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, meanwhile, dismissed any…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old man brutally attacked his seven-month pregnant wife with a baanka (sharp-edged weapon), killing her on the spot. The attacker also injured his mother when she tried to intervene. Locals overpowered the accused and handed him over to the police.The accused, Ankur Lodhi , was living in a rented house in Dasouli village,…
