Lucknow: Chief judicial magistrate, Gonda, Amit Singh II on Wednesday directed the registration of an FIR against six officials, including a basic shiksha adhikari (BSA) and principal of a school, on a petition filed by secretary of Jan Samvad Manch Pradeep Kumar Pandey in connection with the infamous Anamika Shukla teacher recruitment scam.Nagar Kotwali police…
UCLA faces higher penalty than Harvard as Trump administration targets universities The Trump administration has demanded $1 billion from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) whilst seeking only $500 million from Harvard University, despite Harvard having significantly more frozen federal funding. The stark difference in settlement figures has raised questions about the political calculations…
US President Donald Trump (Photo credit- AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: The Trump White House has begun to use the term “sanctions” to describe the additional 25 per cent penalty on top of the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India, aggravating the growing political and diplomatic differences with New Delhi. White House spokesperson Karoline…
Lucknow: Renovation of the State Lalit Kala Akademi building that began last year is complete and the institute campus is now ready with better facilities to welcome students, artists and visitors in its new avatar. Total budget sanctioned for the renovation by UP culture department was Rs 1.5 crore. The building was strengthened earlier following…
Lucknow: As many as 63 lakh women travelled free in UPSRTC buses during three days of Rakshabandhan this year. There were 15 lakh male co-passengers who travelled free with these women during the period. State govt allowed free travel in all categories of UPSRTC buses for three days during the festival this year, from Aug…
Lucknow: The directorate of enforcement (ED), Lucknow, filed a prosecution complaint (equivalent to chargesheet) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002, against M/s Unnati Fortune Holdings Ltd and its former director and major shareholder Anil Mithas.An anti-corruption court has taken cognizance of the complaint, finding sufficient material on record to proceed against the…
Lucknow: A three-day seminar on the dimensions of cyber warfare, multilateral legal frameworks, forensics, and strategic countermeasures, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPSIFS), concluded in Lucknow on Wednesday. Participants thanked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for turning the ‘Law with Labs’ vision into reality.Over three days, discussions focused on spreading awareness about…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt will launch a statewide campaign on Sep 16 to achieve 100% farmer registration before the release of the next instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan).A govt spokesperson said district magistrates will review progress daily in the run-up to the drive. The revenue department was directed to issue…
Fazal KhanLucknow: Priyam Garg‘s fine half-century helped Lucknow Falcons register their second consecutive victory in the UPT20 League, beating Kanpur Superstars by 13 runs at the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday. After posting a formidable total of 184/5, Lucknow’s bowlers restricted Kanpur to 171/6, handing the Superstars their third consecutive loss.Priyam Garg smashed 69 runs off…
From Oxford to the US FED: Lisa Cook’s academic journey and professional milestones. (Getty Images) Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has come under scrutiny following allegations of mortgage fraud made by a US housing official. On August 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump called for her immediate resignation via his social media platform, Truth Social….
