Lucknow: Volunteers of Aadaab Arz, a social awareness group, on Sunday, paid tributes to over 2,000 freedom fighters who died during the first war of Independence at Sikandar Bagh.The history enthusiasts revisited the event in which rebel soldiers of the Bengal Regiment, forces linked with Taluqdars, and several civilians and women were among those killed…
New Delhi: Anil Ambani of Reliance Group Monday skipped the second summons issued to him by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning at its headquarters in the national capital in connection with ongoing investigation in a case of alleged violations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).The central probe agency may issue fresh summons to Ambani asking…
Lucknow: A five-year-old boy is likely to lose his leg after a road-cleaning machine ran over him in Thakurganj on Monday afternoon, police said.They said the child had stepped out to deliver food to his uncle when the machine, belonging to the firm hired by LMC for Lucknow Swachhta Abhiyan (LSA), ran over him. Witnesses…
PATNA: A visibly emotional Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who has been publicly accused by sister Rohini Acharya of misbehaviour and attacked by elder brother Tej Pratap, on Monday told RJD MLAs that they were free to elect someone else as their legislative party leader before his father and party patriarch Lalu Prasad quickly intervened to say…
Lucknow: A grand “Sardar @150 Ekta Yatra” was organised in Sarojininagar to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The 2.5 km march began from Scooter India Crossing and concluded at Sainik Inter College Ground, drawing participation from locals, traders, social groups and BJP workers.The atmosphere reverberated with patriotic fervour as participants carried…
NEW DELHI: Expressing its anguish over high courts for not following its rulings and ignoring judicial precedence in passing orders, Supreme Court on Monday said that it was against judicial discipline which cannot be ignored.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said that high courts cannot ignore Supreme Court’s precedence in…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a major hub for artificial intelligence, data centres, and cutting-edge technologies such as robotics and drone systems.Addressing the convocation ceremony of Babu Banarasi Das University, the CM urged universities to integrate emerging technologies into their academic framework by introducing short-term, certificate,…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday ordered a ‘special revision’ (SR) of the electoral roll in Assam, due for assembly polls next year, with Jan 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The SR will involve mandatory house-to-house (H2H) verification but differs from the special intensive revision (SIR) in that it will not seek documentation from…
Ayodhya/Lucknow: To minimise inconvenience to local population in view of ‘dhwajarohan’ (flag hoisting) ceremony at Ram temple on Nov 25, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra will use technology and global positioning system (GPS) to provide directions to guests who will attend the event.With over 6,000 guests, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath…
NEW DELHI: A day before scrutiny of nomination papers for the Maharashtra civic body elections is scheduled to begin, Supreme Court on Monday said it would not permit total reservations for SC, ST and OBCs to exceed the 50% limit, and warned that it would stop the nomination process in those constituencies where quota breached…
