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Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur boy strangled to death with his school tie
Kanpur: A class 12 student, who was found dead at a secluded place near a railway track in Kanpur, was strangled to death with his school tie, the police said. The post-mortem…
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Gola Gokarannath bypoll: SP alleges booth capture by BJP
Lakhimpur (UP): An average voter turnout of over 23 per cent has been recorded in the first two hours of polling in the Gola Gokarannath constituency of Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are…
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‘Guilt proved’, SC rejects review plea of death row convict in Red Fort attack case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the death penalty for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq for carrying out the December 2000 Red Fort attack. Rejecting Arif’s review petition,…
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‘Courts cant be seen engaging in activities promoting any religion’: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has objected to the use of the term ‘kodathi vilakku’ (court lamp) in connection with a religious event at the Guruvayur temple in Thrissur district, saying it gives…
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SEWA founder and Gandhian Ela Bhatt passes away at 89
Ahmedabad: Ela Bhatt, noted Gandhian and women’s rights activist who founded the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 89. “It is with profound…
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UP: Two-and-a-half feet man gets married
Shamli : Thirty-two-year-old Azeem Mansuri, who stands two- and-a-half feet tall, finally realised his dream on Wednesday evening when he married Bushra, two feet tall, at a ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli…
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‘Bharat Mata not widow’: Activist refuses to speak to journalist for not wearing bindi
Maharashtra activist Sambhaji Bhide on Wednesday refused to speak to a female journalist as she had not put a ‘bindi’ on her forehead. The incident caught on camera, took place after he…
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Polling begins for by poll in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri : Polling has begun in the Gola Gokarannath Assembly constituency, which is witnessing a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP). The main contest is between…
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Ayurveda, Unani colleges disqualified from Lucknow University
Lucknow: The Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital and the Government Unani College in Lucknow, have been disaffiliated from the Lucknow University (LU). The two colleges will now be affiliated with Ayush University,…
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India should leverage southern Africa’s rare earth mineral resources: Exim Bank report
Johannesburg: India needs to form strategic alliances with southern African countries where critical rare earth minerals are produced, as the world looks to the continent to fulfill the ever-increasing demand for them,…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Court sends four accused to police custody
Gujrat: Out of nine persons arrested pertaining to the October 30 collapse of the century-old suspension bridge, killing 135 people, Gujarat’s Morbi Court on Wednesday has sent four people to police custody…
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Run a campaign to remove encroachment from enemy properties: UP CM
Lucknow: Chairing a high-level meeting of the Home Department, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued various guidelines in view of public interest. The Principal Secretary, the Home also gave a presentation during the…
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UP: Groom test drives new car, kills aunt
Etawah: Marriage celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah went awry when the bridegroom crushed his aunt and four other relatives while test driving the new car that had been gifted to him. The…
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SC reserves order on sale of FAR in Amrapali housing projects
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order in connection with a proposal to sell the unused and additional floor area ratio (FAR) in Amrapali housing projects to raise funds…