Lucknow/Gujarat: Uttar Pradesh took centrestage at Bharat Parv 2025 at the Statue of Unity complex on Wednesday with a vibrant showcase of its spiritual, cultural, and tourism heritage. The 15-day national festival, being held from Nov 1 to 15, marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and is themed ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.Chief…
AHMEDABAD: For Suresh Dantani, the lanes of Meghaninagar no longer hold the same meaning. They are reminders of the day his 13-year-old son Akash was taken away in the June 12 Air India crash near the IGP office campus.“We will never return to that place. We will never start the tea stall where he died….
IBPS, SBI, RRBs: Major changes in bank recruitment; FinMin standardises result declaration process NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry has unveiled a series of reforms aimed at streamlining recruitment examinations and result declarations for public sector banks, including the State Bank of India (SBI), Nationalised Banks (NBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The move seeks to…
Google is bringing back in-person interviews after AI-powered cheating has made virtual hiring unreliable, CEO Sundar Pichai announced. “We are making sure we’ll introduce at least one round of in-person interviews for people, just to make sure the fundamentals are there,” Pichai said on the Lex Fridman podcast in June.The problem has become so widespread…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami delivered another strong performance in domestic cricket, taking 4 for 13 to help Bengal beat Services by seven wickets in a Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Hyderabad on Thursday. This was Bengal’s fourth win in five matches in the…
Despite a difficult funding climate, this year emerged as a comparatively stable year for India’s startup ecosystem, with shutdowns falling sharply from last year’s highs. Around 730 startups ended operations in 2025, a major decline from the 3,903 closures recorded in 2024. According to the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT),…
Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal is learnt to have pulled up officials for the slow progress in the registration of farmers for the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.With norms barring financial aid to farmers who have not registered, the govt has launched a registration drive to include the maximum number of beneficiaries under the scheme. In…
Lucknow: To uplift tribal communities, the state govt has launched the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan and Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, reaching 517 tribal-dominated villages across 26 districts. Thes e are part of 150th birth anniversary celebrations of tribal icon Birsa Munda.A govt spokesperson said that these areas are now fully saturated by welfare…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj on Tuesday nominated Chanchal Singh as its candidate from Raghopur for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, reported ANI.The announcement comes amid speculation that jan suraaj chief Prashant Kishor himself might contest from the RJD stronghold. Raghopur has long been associated with the Yadav family – represented over the years by Lalu…
NEW DELHI: After his two-day visit to New Delhi, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is set to travel to Pakistan to attend the annual strategic dialogue aimed at reviewing “all-weather” ties.This comes amid Islamabad’s growing engagement with the United States against the backdrop of President Trump’s tariffs.Pakistan’s foreign office said Wang is visiting at the…
