Lucknow: As dawn breaks over the Jamboree Township, light spreads across rows of tents pitched in neat rows. Thousands of Scouts rise to a whistle, morning chatter and sound of tents unzipping and step into a space where routine and learning shape the day. Flag hoisting unites contingents from across India and the Asia–South Pacific,…
Lucknow: The city recorded its coldest night of this winter as the minimum temperature dropped to 10 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degrees below normal, on Tuesday-Wednesday. Weatherman attributed the drop in mercury to the revival of cold westerlies wind coming from the neighbouring hill states, replacing warm easterlies. Temperatures are likely to remain low for the…
Lucknow: A major train tragedy was averted on Wednesday night when a truck lost control, crashed into the railing of an overbridge, and plunged nearly 25 feet on a railway line in Burhwal junction yard of Barabanki. The incident occurred at 9.10pm. No passenger was injured in the incident. The driver of the dumper truck…
President Murmu, V P Radhakrishnan and PM Modi read the Preamble during Constitution Day celebrations at Samvidhan Sadan Wednesday NEW DELHi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said women representation in judiciary, legislature and executive continues to be low despite Parliament amending the Constitution to enact Women’s Reservation Act in 2023 to reserve one-third of seats…
Lucknow: A 26-year-old man was arrested late Tuesday night after he fired a shot in the air outside the DLF My Pad complex in Vibhuti Khand, triggering panic among residents and visitors.The incident occurred when the accused, Aviral Singh, a native of Naka Vikaspuram in Ayodhya, allegedly opened fire after he was denied a room…
Lucknow: Under the ongoing crackdown on organised crime in Lucknow, the Wazirganj and Thakurganj police teams on Wednesday seized properties worth Rs 1.10 crore belonging to three members of a criminal gang. Acting on the orders of the Police Commissioner, officials verified and identified assets allegedly amassed through illegal activities by gang leader Ashish Singh,…
Disagreement essays in elite Ivy Leagues Preparing for Ivy League colleges always included Advanced Placement courses, varsity leadership roles, prestigious extracurriculars, or even mastery of Latin. But how about learning to disagree? Yes, it is no longer just a skill for your personal life but also for your professional life. American colleges are chronicling a…
NEW DELHI: India’s plan to acquire another five squadrons of the S-400 Triumf air defence systems as well as a large number of its surface-to-air missiles for already inducted systems, which performed exceedingly well during Operation Sindoor, are likely to figure in discussions during the Modi-Putin summit here on Dec 5.However, India is yet to…
Lucknow: Sleuths from central intelligence agencies have reached Bahraich to question a Chinese national arrested for filming security installations along India-Nepal border in the district’s Rupaidiha area. Liu Kunjing (49) was caught on Nov 24 by SSB’s Border Intelligence Team and UP Police when he was recording videos close to Border Pillar 651/07 — barely…
Lucknow: Rajya Sabha MP and BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid down a clear roadmap for India’s journey through the Amrit Kaal, beginning with the pledge to make India a developed nation by 2047. He was addressing a professionals’ conference organised under BJP’s Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan at the…
