Lucknow: One person died while 11 other passengers were injured when a bus carrying them collided with a truck on the outer ring road near Anup Kheda in Bijnor on Lucknow’s outskirts on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as 70-year-old Ram Majhor of SultanpurThe bus was travelling from Sultanpur to Etawah with around 35…
International students on OPT face a tough job market, with many applying to thousands of positions without success due to visa sponsorship issues. The number of students on OPT has surged, intensifying competition. Navigating strict rules, tracking unemployment days, and exploring alternative employment options are crucial for maintaining F-1 status while pursuing career goals. Graduation…
Lucknow: Chief guest finance minister Suresh Khanna, in his address, lauded the university’s 105-year legacy as a source of pride and inspiration. He encouraged students to view politics as a meaningful career path and emphasized the importance of family support in this pursuit. Reflecting on his student days, he shared how he supported peers from…
NEW DELHI: Terming custodial death a “blot” on the system that cannot be tolerated any more in the country, Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre and states for not complying with its order to install CCTVs in police stations and offices of central investigating agencies.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta…
Lucknow: A high-level delegation from the Republic of Benin visited the directorate of census operations (DCO) here on Tuesday to study how Uttar Pradesh—one of India’s largest and most administratively complex states—made rapid gains in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS).The team was briefed on the state’s reforms to strengthen birth and death registration, improve…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its reluctance to take cognisance and interfere in cases of hate speeches brought before it from every nook and corner of the country, and said the aggrieved person should instead approach police or the concerned high court to raise their grievances.While hearing an application pertaining to alleged calls…
Lucknow: The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has clarified that consumers have the option to choose either a smart prepaid meter or a smart postpaid meter under RDSS for new connections.According to the commission, while the rules and the RDSS agreement require new connections to be provided through smart prepaid meters, Section 47(5) of the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court‘s repeated disapproval of a colonial-era law that mandated a district magistrate’s wife to be the ex officio president of Zilla Mahila Samiti has forced UP govt to draft a new law removing the anti-democratic provision.The UP govt told a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on Tuesday that…
Lucknow: The Electricity Bill Relief Scheme, to provide financial relief to domestic and small commercial consumers who have defaulted on bill payment, will operate from Dec 1 to Feb 28 next year. Launched by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), the scheme has been launched on the initiative of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said an…
NEW DELHI: Profits from cricket betting will be treated as “proceeds of crime” under the money laundering law if the money is found to be linked to a criminal activity defined as a scheduled offence under PMLA, Delhi high court has ruled.Justices Kshetarpal and Shankar dismissed a batch of petitions filed by several individuals involved…
