NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah has constituted inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) each for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and J&K to assess damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides. These teams would make on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief works carried out by state govt, home ministry said on…
Israel releases chilling October 7 attack footage Israel released previously unseen security footage of a Hamas attack on October 7, showing militants killing an Israeli firefighter in front of his two young sons before raiding the family’s home. The clip was presented to diplomats, world leaders and journalists on Friday, but not distributed within Israel…
Lucknow: Warning officials against any laxity, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that any negligence in resolution of people’s problems is unforgivable and will attract disciplinary action.Holding a review meeting with divisional commissioners, district magistrates, superintendents of police and senior administrative and police officers on law and order, Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), CM…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio talk ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Sunday highlighted the decisive role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in liberating Hyderabad from the Nizam’s rule, a milestone that unified India post-independence. Reiterating the country will celebrate ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ next month, the PM said it was Patel who persuaded the cabinet…
NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag’s main aim at the Duleep Trophy was to get some much-needed game time after managing a shoulder injury for most of the season, and the Assam all-rounder was satisfied to have achieved that. The injury, which he picked up late last year, continued to trouble him during IPL 2025, limiting both…
NEW DELHI: Dirty toilets. Delays in baggage retrieval. Long queues at check-in, security and immigration. Airports may soon pay for these lapses with reduced user development fees under a proposal from Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).The regulator has issued a consultation paper to create uniform performance standards for all major airports – those handling more…
Lucknow: In response to the rising cases of diarrhoea in the Jankipuram area, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak conducted an on-ground inspection on Sunday.Pathak reviewed the functioning of the health camp and instructed that it be shifted from an open area to a nearby school for better management. He also issued directives to ensure proper sanitation,…
Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek has reportedly defended snatching the hat from a child at the US open and said the child was slow. Piotr Szczerek, the millionaire CEO who went viral for snatching a signed hat from a child at the US Open, reportedly reacted to the online hate that he and his company are…
Lucknow: An online search for a doctor’s contact number turned into a costly mistake for a Lucknow resident, who lost over Rs 1 lakh to cyber fraudsters.The victim, Mohd Furkan, a resident of Sarojininagar, lodged an FIR on Saturday stating that while searching for the contact number of a neurologist on the internet, he came…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, a state once synonymous with socio-economic challenges, is now witnessing sweeping transformations in welfare, inclusivity, and empowerment. To deliberate on these changes and assess how govt schemes uplifted the underprivileged, the NBT Samvad will be held on Monday.The day-long dialogue will bring together policymakers, ministers, welfare experts, and beneficiaries in a structured…
