Lucknow: Students performed yoga on third day of a 7-day Lucknow School games organised by Pragatisheel Bharti Foundation at KD Singh Babu stadium on Thursday. Around 600 students from 18 schools performed ‘vakrasan’, ‘tadasana’, ‘sukhaasana’ and vajrasana’. Artistic yoga was performed with music yoga performed under guidance of Malvika Bajpayee, Yogasana sports convenor. CMS Station…
Oklahoma University. (Getty Images) An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student received a failing grade on a Bible-based essay discussing gender. The paper argued that belief in multiple genders was “demonic,” prompting a complaint that has sparked nationwide debate over academic freedom, as quoted by the Associated…
Madurai: Madras high court initiated contempt of court proceedings against the Dindigul district collector and a few other revenue officials for having issued prohibitory orders under Section 163(1) of BNSS, citing law and order issues, after the court had ordered Karthigai Deepam festival at Mandu Kovil in Perumal Kovilpatti.“The Executive cannot sit in judgment over…
Lucknow: Police on Thursday detained the man who was key suspect in the case of Neelima Srivastava, 74, who was strangled to death after she resisted a robbery attempt in her home on Tuesday afternoon. The man, said police, worked at the house of a senior administrative officer living right opposite the Janaki Vihar colony,…
Lucknow: Krishnanagar police on Thursday arrested a man who was absconding for almost three years after being convicted under the Pocso Act.“The accused, Rahul Kumar, was on the run since Feb 3, 2023, when he escaped after giving police the slip during a court appearance. Rahul was convicted in a 2015 case involving the rape…
Lucknow: In a concerted push to strengthen the child protection framework and advance the vision of a ‘Child-Friendly Lucknow’, key stakeholders from across the city came together on Thursday for a multi-agency consultation. The dialogue was organised by Childhood enhancement through training and action (Chetna) in collaboration with the Lucknow police commissionerate and HCL Foundation,…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police achieved 106 convictions across 70 serious criminal cases of crime against women and children under Operation Conviction–Nov 2025, marking the highest monthly conviction tally since the commissionerate system was introduced in the city.The action—implemented under the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and guided by DGP Rajeev Krishna—was led by police commissioner…
DEHRADUN: A Pocso court in Dehradun has sentenced a swimming coach to five years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 for molesting a Class 9 student at a boarding school in Rajpur in Dec 2018. Additional district and sessions judge (Pocso) Rajni Shukla also ordered Rs 1 lakh compensation to the survivor…
NEW DELHI: Lakhs of passengers have been left stranded across India as IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, faced massive disruptions over the past few days, primarily due to a shortage of pilots and cabin crew. Since Tuesday, over 100 flights were cancelled daily, and on Wednesday, more than 200 flights were grounded, with delays stretching…
File photo (Picture credit: ANI) The Indian rupee’s slide past Rs 90 per US dollar for the first time ever has shifted sentiment in the equity market and raised fresh concerns for investors. The breach of this psychological level has come on the back of weak capital flows, steady demand for dollars from importers, and…
