LUCKNOW: A video of a delivery made within an apartment complex in Lucknow has gone viral, drawing mixed reactions online. The reel, which was widely shared on social media, triggered a flurry of responses. Some users laughed at the situation and referred to it as a reflection of Lucknow’s Nawabi legacy, while others criticised the…
A Boeing 737 Max 8, carrying 151 passengers and six crew members from Dubai, executed an emergency landing in Lucknow due to low fuel after circling over Nepal airspace awaiting clearance to land in Kathmandu LUCKNOW: A flight ferrying 151 passengers along with six crew members from Dubai made an emergency landing at Chaudhary Charan…
PATNA/LUCKNOW: At least 50 people lost their lives in UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand on Thursday following a deadly spell of severe weather marked by intense thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rains.While 27 people died in Bihar, UP saw 22 fatalities across 11 districts, including 13 resulting from lightning strikes. In Uttarakhand, a 40-year-old man farmer died…
LUCKNOW: Sitapur police on Thursday arrested a temple priest and his two accomplices in connection with the murder of journalist Raghvendra Vajpayee, who was shot dead on March 8 in Maholi. Police said the accused priest, Shivanand Baba alias Vikas Rathore, allegedly orchestrated the killing after the journalist caught him sodomising a minor boy at…
SAMBHAL: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday restored the “historic name” of the 16th-century Mughal-era Shahi jama masjid in Sambhal to ‘Juma masjid‘ and prepared a new blue signboard to replace the green one that stood outside the mosque for several decades. ASI officials said a sign would soon be installed to mark the…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday mocked Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami‘s decision to rename 11 places across four districts, suggesting that Uttarakhand itself should be renamed as “Uttar Pradesh-2.”Chief minister Dhami announced the renaming of various locations in Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts, stating the changes reflect…
LUCKNOW/PATNA: While southern states, led by the DMK, have come together to strongly oppose the central govt’s proposed delimitation exercise, the India bloc in Hindi-speaking states appears to be divided lot. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said he is ‘with the people of Tamil Nadu’ over the issue, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has…
Truck on way to Bihar overturns, hidden liquor bottles tumble out LUCKNOW: A truck loaded with liquor bottles to be smuggled into Bihar overturned on the Purvanchal expressway near Azamgarh on Saturday morning. The truck broke through the expressway railing and plunged 20 feet into a ditch, police said.SHO Pawai in Azamgarh, Pradeep Mishra, said…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested an Ordnance Factory employee, identified as Ravindra Kumar, on charges of espionage for allegedly leaking classified information to a Pakistani intelligence handler. He was arrested from ATS headquarters in Lucknow late on Thursday.According to ATS officials, Kumar, who was employed as a chargeman at the Ordnance Factory…
A file photo of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that people should stop praising foreign invaders because when the truth like Sambhal is revealed it would leave them speechless. Speaking at the ‘Manthan-Mahakumbh and Beyond’ program, organised by Panchajanya and Organizer in Lucknow, the…
