Himanshu Tayal alias Shami Lucknow: A 40-year-old Bahraich woman looking for weight-loss advice on Instagram allegedly fell into a blackmail trap after a person posing as a female doctor befriended her online, persuaded her to share photographs and later threatened to circulate them, police said.Bahraich police have arrested Himanshu Tayal alias Shami (46), who allegedly … Read more
Scholar and author Rahees Singh offered a striking perspective on Kaikeyi’s place in Rama’s journey at the Gomti book festival on Sunday Lucknow: What if the woman who is remembered as the cause of Lord Rama’s exile was, in fact, one of the silent architects of his greatness?In the familiar telling of the Ramayana, queen … Read more
Lucknow: Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, a decorated Indian Air Force fighter pilot who shot down a Pakistani Sabre jet during the 1965 India-Pakistan war and was awarded the Vir Chakra, died at the Base Hospital in New Delhi on Friday. He was 87.Cooke is survived by two sons and a daughter. His last rites … Read more
Lucknow: A man carrying meat for a biryani stall was allegedly assaulted and threatened with death by three men in Itaunja on Sunday morning, after they accused him of carrying prohibited meat, police said.According to police, the victim, Rizwan runs a biryani stall near the Badi Masjid in Mahona on Sundays and Thursdays. On Sunday … Read more
Onam celebrations at Ravindralaya Lucknow: Onam’s spirit of togetherness brought people together at a cultural programme organised by the Lord Ayyappa Temple committee in Gomti Nagar on Sunday.‘Ranga Puja’, a tribute to the stage, opened the programme with young Bharatnatyam dancers from Malyali and non-Malyali backgrounds reflecting the unity of traditions. “We shared more than … Read more
For nearly nine hours, a Lucknow businessman was allegedly held captive inside his own car as a gang posing as police officers kept driving him to at least 20 cities between Lucknow to Agra and back to Lucknow threatening him with firearms and repeatedly demanding a ransom from his family. Six were arrested later. Lucknow: … Read more
Lucknow: The 163rd foundation day of the historic Kali Bari Temple at Ghasiyari Mandi turned into a cultural evening blending Bollywood music, Bengali performances and devotional observances on Sunday.The programme opened with playback singer Vinod Rathod making a dramatic entry dressed in the look of Sanjay Dutt’s “Khalnayak” character and performing “Nayak Nahin, Khalnayak Hoon … Read more
The mastermind of the fake international call centre busted in Aliganj Lucknow police arrested 16 people, including four women, for allegedly running a fake international call centre in Aliganj The mastermind of the fake international call centre busted in Aliganj Lucknow police arrested 16 people, including four women, for allegedly running a fake international call … Read more
Bahraich: A 35-year-old woman was seriously injured after a jackal attacked her while she was guarding her paddy field with her son in Ghishnipurwa village of Visheshwarganj area on Saturday night. When the animal suddenly charged at her son, Sunita Devi rushed forward, placing herself between the jackal and the child in a bid to … Read more
Students of Lucknow University hostels staging protest at the central mess against sub-quality food supplies on Sunday Students of Lucknow University hostels staging protest at the central mess against sub-quality food supplies on Sunday Students of Lucknow University hostels staging protest at the central mess against sub-quality food supplies on Sunday Students of Lucknow University … Read more