Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference, at the party office in Lucknow, Wednesday PTI Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said Uttar Pradesh assembly polls may well be the last of the elections if one goes by the manner in which two election commissioners objected to 14 decisions of … Read more
The case was registered in June after the SIT’s preliminary probe flagged suspected diversion of temple donations. LUCKNOW: The Supreme Court-mandated Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday filed a nearly 70,000-page chargesheet against eight arrested accused in the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case before the additional district judge (Corruption) Court in Ayodhya.The chargesheet names Ram … Read more
Filed photo of victim Apple executive Vivek Tiwari LUCKNOW: Contradictions in the testimony of prime witness Sana Siddiqui and inconsistencies between two medical examinations proved decisive in the acquittal of co-accused Sandeep Kumar on the charge of voluntarily causing hurt, a court observed while evaluating evidence in the Vivek Tiwari case.Sandeep Kumar, one of the … Read more
Lucknow: Renowned Odissi dancer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Sonal Mansingh presented a special lecture-demonstration on ‘Panch Kanya’ at Surya Auditorium on Tuesday.In Hinduism, the ‘Panch Kanya’ (five kanyas) is referred to a group of five iconic women of the Hindu epics – Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, and Mandodari. While Draupadi and Kunti are from the … Read more
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has approved 12 real estate projects across six districts, involving an estimated investment of Rs 1,663.85 crore and development of 3,090 residential and commercial units.The project approvals cover residential, commercial and mixed-use developments in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Ayodhya, Prayagraj and Kanpur.Lucknow accounted for the highest number … Read more
From left to right: Dheeraj, Pramod, Hari Prasad LUCKNOW: The bodies of all three men who drowned in the Sai river near Jabraila bridge in Mohanlalganj during Ganesh idol immersion on Tuesday evening were recovered by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Dheeraj, 35, Hariprasad, 40, and Pramod, 22. … Read more
KGMU nursing students withdrew their protest Tuesday after vice-chancellor Prof Soniya Nityananda assured them their demands would be addressed. The agitation began after a nursing student died of fever, with protesters alleging she was denied leave despite illness. Nursing College principal Suchana Rai Bhaumik has resigned. Students also sought action against the dean. The protest … Read more
With rise in complaints of ‘green gas meter update’ cyber fraud, the Lucknow Crime Branch on Tuesday launched a special public awareness campaign against a new cyber fraud in which criminals impersonate Green Gas representatives and send malicious APK files to consumers on the pretext of updating gas meters or bills. Lucknow: Amid a surge … Read more
PRAYAGRAJ: In a first in the history of Allahabad University, Prof Sangita Srivastava has been reappointed as its vice-chancellor for a second term, giving her another five years at the helm of the varsity. The appointment, approved by President Droupadi Murmu in her capacity as Visitor of the university, takes effect from Sept 16, 2026 … Read more
Lucknow: Writing a will could soon become safer and harder to manipulate, as a Lucknow University law faculty team has developed a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to protect wills from tampering and help establish whether they were made voluntarily.The system, developed by law faculty professor Rakesh Kumar Singh, research scholar Varalika Nigam … Read more