Pilibhit: A 28-year-old man from a village under Deoria Kotwali police station in Pilibhit district has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a girl, then 14, multiple times in April 2019.The incident came to light three months later when the minor got pregnant and the accused forced her to take oral pills…
NEW DELHI: With air quality worsening sharply across the Delhi-NCR, authorities on Saturday invoked the strictest restrictions under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan, triggering emergency curbs across the region. This comes hours after implementation of GRAP stage III measured in the national capital region. The Commission for Air Quality Management said its…
Lucknow: Following the intel from Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Lucknow, an FIR has been registered against senior officials of Lucknow’s 127-year-old Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, for allegedly violating foreigner registration laws by failing to report the stay of a foreign national on the college campus. The case stems from the visit of…
NEW DELHI: Football fans in Hyderabad experienced an unforgettable evening as they witnessed Argentine football legend Lionel Messi at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.The event presented a stark contrast to the chaos that had erupted in Kolkata earlier that day. Messi made his entrance under tight security measures while fans enthusiastically cheered…
Broken chairs strewn amid chaos during an event of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi as part of his ‘G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025’, at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari launched a scathing attack on the organisers and authorities after chaos marred Lionel Messi’s much-hyped appearance at Salt…
In the wake of ‘Dhurandhar’ smashing box office records, casting director Mukesh Chhabra firmly refutes rumors labeling the film as propaganda. Passionate about his craft, he insists his commitment lies with the film’s talent, story, and direction, rather than external narratives. With an impressive collection surpassing Rs 239 crore, this action-adventure featuring Ranveer Singh is…
Lucknow: Union minister Pankaj Chaudhary, who is set to become UP BJP chief, is an influential Kurmi leader from eastern UP. A seven-time MP from UP’s Maharajganj, he is considered close to party’s central leadership. Known to be low profiled, disciplined, and non-confrontational, Chaudhary selection aligns with BJP’s preference for leaders who give priority to…
Lucknow: Rohit (name changed), a 23-year-old BTech student, first came into contact with opioids after a road accident five years ago when he was prescribed a strong painkiller for severe injuries. Though he recovered physically, the medication continued for nearly a year. When the drug became expensive and difficult to procure, friends suggested that codeine-based…
Lucknow: More than 48 lakh families have been provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) so far in the financial year 2025–26. Over 31 per cent of these families belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, a state government spokesperson said on Saturday.In the financial year 2025–26, more than…
Lucknow: Amid an ongoing statewide crackdown on the illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrups and narcotics-category medicines, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) instructed drug inspectors to avoid coercive or punitive action against retail chemists for minor procedural lapses.FSDA commissioner Roshan Jacob directed all drug inspectors to ensure that small retailers are…