NEW DELHI Riders of two-wheelers had the highest share of road deaths – 45% or 77,539 – in 2023 while 48,818 people were killed in accidents caused by these vehicles in that year, according to the Union ministry of road transport & highways recently published road crashes report. Cars and taxis followed as the second-highest…
NEW DELHI: Accepting a major demand of the opposition, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar cards, in addition to the 11 documents specified under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), as a proof of identity of a person to enable him to file application for inclusion in the Bihar electoral…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday criticised previous govts, stating that their recruitment processes were so riddled with corruption that even now various recruitments were under scrutiny. If investigations were completed in time, the guilty would have to spend time in jail. He said that the actions of such individuals, who were only interested…
CHANDIGARH: In an order with wider ramifications on recruitment disputes in Punjab, Punjab and Haryana high court has held that apprehending armed militants can also be treated as an “encounter” for purposes of granting reservation benefits to wards of police personnel. “It is, in fact, an achievement of police officers if they succeed in apprehending…
A 30-year-old man making Insta reels was caught for playing “dead in a dam” for almost 20 minutes in Gwalior. Tinku Singh had been floating motionless on the Veerpur dam. A police team arrived soon after along with a diver to retrieve the “body”. That’s when Tinku sprinted out of water. Police gave chase and…
Suryakumar Yadav and Haris Rauf NEW DELHI: Veteran match referees Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft will lead the panel of officials for the Asia Cup T20, which gets underway on Tuesday.The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday announced the match officials for the group stage of the tournament. Who did what in India’s first Asia…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the third edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) which will be held at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida from Sept 25-29. Russia will participate as the partner country in the event, which aims to position UP as a global investor hub.This information came to…
Lucknow: A Special Court for Anti-Corruption/CBI/ED in Lucknow on Monday sentenced former LACCFED MD BP Singh (66) to six-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh under the PMLA, 2002. BP Singh served as the managing director for Labour and Construction Cooperative Federation (LACCFED).This is his second conviction in the scam which…
Lucknow: Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the chief guest at the 23rd convocation ceremony of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) on Tuesday.He will also be awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the university. A total of 88 medals will be given medals in the ceremony, comprising 37 gold medals,…
Lucknow: Ayodhya is gearing up to set a new Guinness World Record with over 26 lakh earthen lamps this year, said tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh on Monday.“Preparations are in full swing to ensure that this year’s Deepotsav surpasses all previous editions in grandeur and devotion. Deepotsav in Ayodhya is no longer just a…
