Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh mining minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati was injured in an attack inside Lucknow district jail hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, on Tuesday evening. Jail authorities confirmed that Prajapati suffered injury and received three stitches on his head. He was shifted to KGMU later in the night. His condition is said to…
Vijay Mallya (left), Nirav Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: A delegation from Britain’s crown prosecution service (CPS) recently inspected Tihar Jail in New Delhi, as part of India’s efforts to convince UK courts to clear the extradition of fugitives wanted on financial and criminal charges, reported news agency ANI.According to people familiar with the matter,…
Varanasi: A late-night altercation over car parking at an apartment complex in Varanasi turned fatal when a 48-year-old English teacher of a Varanasi school was bludgeoned to death with bricks and rods on Thursday.Police said the attack took place around 10:30pm at Matri Chhaya Apartment in Kabirnagar under Bhelupur police station limits in Varanasi. The…
Harvard FXB leadership change sparks faculty backlash amid Palestine programme scrutiny Mary Bassett, director of Harvard University’s François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, is stepping down following months of criticism surrounding the centre’s Palestine Programme for Health and Human Rights. Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Andrea Baccarelli announced the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly and Kalkaji MLA, Atishi, on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, citing the killing of a sevadaar in the Kalkaji temple and claimed the national capital has turned into the “capital of crime, extortion and gang wars” under the BJP-led government.There was no immediate response…
The makers of Kalki 2898 AD announced Deepika Padukone’s departure from the sequel. Creative differences are cited as the reason. There are talks of fee hikes and entourage costs. Director Nag Ashwin revealed Deepika shot scenes while pregnant. Her unborn child was briefly part of the film. Deepika is now set to join Allu Arjun’s…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of committing a “historic sin” by truncating certain parts of Vande Matram which hailed Goddess Durga.In a social media post on X, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan said that Congress, under Nehru’s presidentship, adopted only a truncated Vande Mataram as the party’s…
Avalanche in Dharamshala (PTI) NEW DELHI: Early Friday, Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh was hit by an avalanche on the snow-covered Dhauladhar Hills.A video captured by PTI news agency showed the powerful slide cascading down the mountains. No casualties have been reported so far.The avalanche comes after heavy rains in the first week of October, which…
Mrunal Thakur faces backlash over an old clip where she insulted Bipasha Basu. Despite criticism, she posted bold Instagram photos captioned “Stop staring!” Rumors linked her to Dhanush, which she denied, calling him “just a good friend” and clarifying his attendance at her film screening. Mrunal Thakur has been making headlines recently, not just for…
Lucknow: The Lucknow University has announced the medal list for its 68th convocation ceremony, scheduled for Sept 10. Out of 198 medals to be awarded, girls have secured a whopping 153 (77%). On the occasion, the university will confer a total of 1.26 lakh degrees, comprising 1.1 lakh undergraduate, 15,200 postgraduate, 242 diploma degrees, and…
