Driving the newsThe MGNREGA – a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural households – has been replaced by the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G Act.Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan framed it as a bold leap forward: “This is a far better scheme…
Lucknow: City witnessed a celebration of grassroots sports as the grand finale of the Inter-School and Inter-Club Football Championship under the Sansad Khel Mahotsav and Sarojininagar Sports League (Phase-8) was held at Jai Jagat Park in LDA Colony. The event, organised under the leadership of Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh, was dedicated to former Prime Minister…
Players of Alpine SG Pipers pose with trophy after winning the Global Chess League 2025. (PTI Photo) NAGPUR: Two of the three Global Chess League (GCL) debutants, and three Candidates who will soon become opponents, took time to settle into their groove. Once they started gelling well, they underlined their supremacy in the third edition…
Lucknow: Doctors at KGMU successfully treated a 25-year-old man who developed an extremely rare and life-threatening complication called cystic artery stump pseudoaneurysm after gallbladder surgery performed at another hospital, officials said.Doctors explained that in this condition, an abnormal balloon-like swelling develops in a small vessel supplying blood to the gallbladder. If it bursts, it can…
Lucknow: Police crackdown on a major fake marksheet and degree racket operating in state capital widened, with seven more suspected members of the gang coming under police radar, officials said on Wednesday. Investigators believe network has deep links with universities across the country and added that some names of those who took jobs using the…
NEW DELHI: No sportsperson has been recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2025, marking the first time in a decade that the nation’s highest sporting honour has not been conferred. The selection panel that met in the Capital on Wednesday picked 24 names for the Arjuna award but decided not to…
India’s premium and luxury housing segment is undergoing a structural expansion, with demand steadily moving beyond traditional metropolitan markets into Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, according to industry reports and developers.As per Magicbricks, India the country’s luxury housing market is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35 per cent, expanding from…
Lucknow: In a move aimed at easing traffic congestion and ensuring smooth movement of emergency services, Lucknow Police shifted the Mangal Bazaar under Krishnanagar police station to a newly designated location.The market was moved from Bangla Bazaar crossing area to service lane of PWD Road near irrigation department colony, where it has been arranged in…
NEW DELHI: Seeing the consequences of a duopoly in Indian skies earlier this month when IndiGo schedule collapsed, the aviation ministry has stepped up its efforts to ensure Indian flyers have more choices when it comes to airlines. It has issued no objection certificates to two proposed airlines this week.“Over the last one week, met…
Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar’ has been receiving massive praise since its release in theaters. However, a section of people has labelled it as a “propaganda film.” YouTuber Dhruv Rathee recently criticized the movie for the same. And now, it seems that the filmmaker took an indirect dig at the YouTuber. Aditya Dhar takes an indirect dig…
