Lucknow: In view of Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami, to be celebrated next week, the state govt released pensions for destitute women ahead of time.The department of women and child development said that Rs 1,115.64 crore for the second quarter of the year (July to Sept) was released into the accounts of 36,75,623 beneficiaries in the first…
Kanpur: A murder convict given life sentence in 1985 jumped bail, changed his identity and managed to hoodwink the law for over four decades before he was finally caught from UP’s Gonda late on Thursday. Prem Kumar, alias Pappu, is now 70. Pheelkhana inspector Sharad Tilara told TOI, “He, along with his three associates, killed…
Lucknow: Members and office bearers of Akanksha centre paid a warm farewell to outgoing president Rashmi Singh and a rousing welcome to new president Neetu Goyal.The members lauded Rashmi Singh for her impactful tenure during which she led several key initiatives, including the Akanksha Haat inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and recognition of Akanksha…
Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel dissolved the parliament following a recommendation by the interim government led by former Supreme Court chief justice Sushila Karki, and also announced that fresh elections will be held on March 5 next year.President’s decision to dissolve parliament received backlash from several parties. Major political parties denounced his decision, calling it…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal with New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay (File photo-ANI) Negotiations between India and New Zealand on a proposed free trade agreement are likely to be wrapped up soon, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday, signalling progress after multiple rounds of discussions at both official and ministerial levels, PTI…
Nigel Toon, cofounder and CEO of Graphcore MUMBAI: British semiconductor company Graphcore, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, is launching a new AI engineering campus in Bengaluru and planning to create 500 semiconductor jobs with up to $1.3 billion (1 billion pounds) invested over the next decade. The engineering centre will be a core part of…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said India is emerging as a major global player.Speaking at an event in Rajasthan’s Sikar, Bhagwat praised the country’s resilience, democratic strength and ability to respond to global needs.“We are seeing it today that every time the world is in need, India rises. If…
MUMBAI: UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions in September 2025 continued to show strong momentum, with growth evident in both daily transaction counts and values. While the total number of transactions for the month dipped slightly compared to August, the average daily data—adjusted for the shorter 30-day September—indicates a clear upward trend in activity on the…
“Father Mother Sister Brother,” Jim Jarmusch’s quietly humorous relationship triptych, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday. The film about the relationships between adult children, and with their parents, stars Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett. It was an upset win over some of the festival’s bigger hits, including “The Voice…
PM Modi and Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo) NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday hit out at Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli leader offered to “advise”Prime Minister Narendra Modi on “handling” Donald Trump over the US president’s 50 per cent tariffs on India. “India is not so unfortunate that its Prime Minister…