Two students from the department of journalism and mass communication at Lucknow University are making waves online by building their own digital brands ‘Lucknow Wale’ and ‘Legend Photographers’ all while pursuing their academic degrees.Vikas Kumar Singh, 21, hails from Ballia and is the founder of ‘Lucknow Wale’, a content platform that captures the pulse of…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday proposed a G20 Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative, saying for global growth, sustainability and clean energy are essential, and critical minerals have a huge role to play.“Under this, innovations such as re-cycling, urban mining and second-life batteries can be promoted,” said Modi, addressing a G20 meeting in Johannesburg. This comes…
NEW DELHI: The G20 bloc in South Africa adopted a landmark declaration, unanimously agreed upon despite opposition and boycott by the United States. In a break from tradition, the world leaders adopted the joint declaration at the start of the summit as opposed to concluding day of discussions. The US boycotted the event due to…
Gurgaon: A bank officer who noticed consecutive high-value money transfers from a customer’s account and, thinking on her feet, intervened with recipient banks to keep them on hold helped foil a ‘digital arrest’ scam in which a senior citizen could have lost more than Rs 6 crore.Thanks to Meet Sabharwal, a relationship manager with Axis…
Weavers work on handlooms in Assam’s Sualkuchi village; (bottom) Buyers with mekhela chador — traditional two-piece garment worn in the state — made of Pat and Muga silk Sualkuchi operates 12,000 handlooms, producing around 3 lakh sq m of silk fabric a year, and remains untouched by the clatter of machinesIn 1946, when Mahatma Gandhi…
MARGAO: Two women’s organisations in Goa have voiced strong opposition to a proposed ‘Tales of Kamasutra & Christmas Celebration’ event on December 25-28 and called on authorities to investigate and block the festival.Goa Women’s Forum (GWF) and Bailancho Ekvott have lodged separate complaints against the event, which they claimed would damage state’s reputation as a…
(Image credits: X @narendramodi) NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reaffirmed the close and growing partnership between India and France during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg.After the discussion, President Macron posted on X, saying, “Thank you, my friend, dear Narendra Modi….
Travis Head & Mitchell Starc (AP) Australia’s commanding eight-wicket triumph over England in the first Ashes Test in Perth was more than just a dominant win — it rewrote record books, producing three rare feats not seen in over a century, with the match concluding in under two days.England’s rapid double collapse England’s batting woes…
BENGALURU: When Covid-19 struck, 233 children in Karnataka lost both their parents, data from Karnataka State Commission for Child Rights shows. Over time, 232 of them found homes with their relatives or foster families. Except one.As the pandemic raged like a wildfire, a Dharwad boy, then 17, was inducted into a govt home for boys…
Nottingham Forest’s Murillo, centre, celebrates (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson) Liverpool’s Premier League campaign continued its downward spiral on Saturday as the defending champions suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s pursuit of Arsenal was stalled by a 2-1 loss at Newcastle. Liverpool’s sixth defeat of the season leaves them 11th in the…