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Lucknow, Feb 24 (PTI) Chalked out almost like a royal itinerary, a senior BSNL director's visit to Prayagraj was called off after it hogged the limelight for all the wrong reasons - involving nearly 50 officials and every little detail pencilled in, including arranging for hair oil, underwear and combs. According to an office order, which went viral on social media, the proposed two-day visit of Vivek Banzal, director (CFA) of BSNL Board, was scheduled from February 25-26. On Tuesday, some of ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: The Prayagraj Police have intensified their investigation after an FIR was filed against Swami Avimukteshwaranand, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirpeeth, for alleged child sexual abuse. On Monday afternoon, a police team arrived in Varanasi and may question the seer if necessary. The team could also move forward with his arrest. Meanwhile, on Monday morning, the Shankaracharya held a meeting with lawyers at his Varanasi ashram. It is believed he may approach the Allahabad High Court to se ...Read More >
VMPL Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 17: Among the established CBSE schools in Dharmapuri, Senthil Public School located at Adhiyamankottai, Dharmapuri, continues to demonstrate consistent academic performance and competitive examination success across multiple years. The school's results place it firmly among the best schools in Dharmapuri, reflecting a disciplined academic framework supported by long-term planning and student-focused preparation. Consistent Performance in CBSE Boar ...Read More >
Agra: Thirteen people were charred to death and more than 100 suffered injuries in a deadly pile-up involving 18-19 vehicles - including eight passenger buses, cars and SUVs - on the Yamuna Expressway in UP's Mathura district early Tuesday.The accident was reported around 3.40am near milestone 127 under Baldeo police station. Sources said a car and a bus first collided, and as these two vehicles stopped on the road, others coming from the Agra side and heading towards Noida started piling up one ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: Lok Sabha will take up a packed legislative and oversight agenda on Wednesday, with two major Bills slated for consideration and passage, alongside the laying of papers, presentation of committee reports, and statements by ministers, as per the revised List of Business. The House will meet at 11 am and begin with the Question Hour. The session will start with Question Hour, followed by the laying of papers by various ministers, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Megh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), under the Ministry of Defence, celebrated Defence Estates Day 2025 at Raksha Sampada Bhawan, Delhi Cantonment on Tuesday. The celebrations were attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who, in his address, described the Defence Estates Organisation as a shining example of transparency, efficiency & accountability - the administrative ethos needed to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), under the Ministry of Defence, celebrated Defence Estates Day 2025 at Raksha Sampada Bhawan, Delhi Cantonment on Tuesday. The celebrations were attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who, in his address, described the Defence Estates Organisation as a shining example of transparency, efficiency & accountability - the administrative ethos needed to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bh ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16 (PTI) At least 25 people were killed and 59 injured in a series of fog-linked road accidents across Uttar Pradesh, with the worst tragedy unfolding on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura, where a multi-vehicle pile-up turned into an inferno, police said on Tuesday. The maximum number of 13 fatalities was reported from Mathura, while four people each were killed in Basti and Unnao and two each in Meerut and Barabanki. According to officials, all the incidents were linked to poor vis ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16 (PTI) Thirteen people died of burns, and 43 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up in dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday turned into an inferno, according to police. Eight buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each other in the thick fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident occurred under the Baldev Police Station jurisdiction. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday took cognisance of the devastating multi-vehicle collision on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura district that claimed 13 lives, directing immediate financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to those injured in the accident. Expressing profound grief over the loss of lives, the Chief Minister conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families a ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16 (PTI) Thirteen people died of burns, and 35 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up caused by dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday turned into an inferno, according to police. Eight buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each other in the thick fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident occurred under the Baldev Police Station jurisdiction. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some v ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a tragic multi-vehicle accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh and announced ex-gratia assistance for the victims from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF). "The loss of lives due to a mishap on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura is extremely painful. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray for the speedy ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16: A massive pile-up triggered by dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura sparked a massive fire on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 25 others. The crash occurred around 4.30 am under the Baldev police station limits, when at least seven buses and three smaller vehicles slammed into one another amid near-zero visibility. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida stretch of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles also caught ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16 (PTI) Thirteen people died of burns, and 35 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday sparked a big fire, a police officer said. At least seven buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each other in the dense fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident occurred under the Baldev Police Station jurisdiction. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles also ...Read More >
Lucknow, December 16: A chilling murder case came to the fore from Uttar Pradesh, where a taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly killing and beheading his live-in partner before dumping her body in a forested area in Haryana and returning home to prepare for another marriage. According to the report published by India Today, the accused, identified as Furqan alias Bilal, a resident of Saharanpur, was arrested after a week-long investigation by Haryana Police. The victim, Uma (30), was foun ...Read More >
Competitive exam aspirants staged a protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) headquarters on Monday, demanding transparency in the PCS-2024 (Preliminary) and RO-ARO 2023 (Preliminary) examinations. The protest began around 11 am with students holding banners and chanting "Vande Mataram" as they staged a sit-in at the Commission's main gate. Their key demands include the release of the revised final answer key, implementing the migration rule in UPPSC as is done in UP ...Read More >
New Delhi: Noting that the social evil of dowry still prevails showing the ineffectiveness of the anti-dowry laws and at the same time the law is being misused by women for ulterior motives, Supreme Court Monday said this contradiction needed to be resolved as it is creating judicial tension.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol & N K Singh highlighted this issue while convicting a man and his 94-year old mother in dowry death case when a 20-year old girl burnt to death in 2001 for not fulfilling the ...Read More >
New Delhi: More than a decade after declaring sleep as part of right to life, Supreme Court on Monday agreed to adjudicate whether the new schedule extending 'darshan' time for devotees at Banke Bihari temple at Vrindavan disturbed the traditional sleep and rest periods of the main deity.Appearing for the Banke Bihariji Temple Management Committee, senior advocate Shyam Divan complained to a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi that the SC-appointed ...Read More >
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday condemned the "inhuman treatment and misconduct" meted out to students and youths protesting in Prayagraj against alleged corruption at the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC). The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh was displaying "arrogance of power" by resorting to lathi-charge, assault and alleged acts of humiliation, including pulling hair, against unemployed youths who were raising issues related to examinations and recru ...Read More >
Tata Steel shares: The company announced plans to boost domestic capacity by nearly 50%, including a 4.8-million-tonne addition, aimed at strengthening market leadership and securing long-term raw material supplies. Tata Steel shares are expected to be in focus on Monday, December 15, following the company's recent announcements related to large-scale capacity expansion in India and efforts to secure long-term raw material supplies. The steelmaker is planning to increase its domestic production ...Read More >
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed two writ petitions filed by Sintu alias Akhilesh Prakash and Akash Maurya against whom an FIR was lodged with the Kotwali police station of Jaunpur in the codeine-based cough syrup case of UP.The order was passed by Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Garima Prasad. The petitioners had moved the court challenging the FIR lodged against them and also for stay on arrest in the matter. The court dismissed the petitions by saying that the act of pe ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 15 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has approved 16 new real estate projects across nine districts of the state, involving an estimated investment of Rs 3,200.16 crore, with Lucknow accounting for the highest number of projects and investment, officials said on Monday. The approvals were granted during the 190th meeting of the authority held at the UP RERA headquarters here under the chairmanship of Sanjay Bhoosreddy. According to the UP RERA stat ...Read More >
Congress on Wednesday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary | Image: X@INCIndia The Congress on Wednesday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary, with Rahul Gandhi saying that he was inspired to make fearless decisions for India from his grandmother. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at her memorial, Shakti Stha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid heartfelt tributes to her "ideal" late Prime Minister and her grandmother, Indira Gandhi, on her birth anniversary on Wednesday. In a post on X, Priyanka said, "Patriotism, compassion, strength, courage, dedication, and sacrifice -- a steely personality forged from all these sentiments, which made the world acknowledge India's might. Made the country a nuclear power. Strengthened the infrastructure to fortify India's foun ...Read More >
India's Urban Growth Broadens: Dun & Bradstreet's City Vitality Index Highlights New Economic Frontiers Dun & Bradstreet Logo 4 min read Last Updated : Nov 13 2025 | 3:50 PM IST PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 13: Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, has released the City Vitality Index - Q4 2025, offering a granular view of India's urban economy. Powered by satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) data, the Index tracks real-time econ ...Read More >
India's hotel demand is set to outpace supply for the next three years, driving higher prices and occupancies, says ICRA. The rating agency forecasts a 5-6% CAGR in supply vs. 8-10% in demand, with expansion into Tier-II/III cities. Demand for hotels in India is expected to continue to outpace the supply addition, at least over the next three years, rating agency ICRA said Monday, inferring that the demand-supply mismatch augurs well for the pricing environment and occupancies for the key hospi ...Read More >
Varanasi, November 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in his parliamentary constituency,Varanasi on Friday evening on a two-day visit. Around 5 PM, PM's special aircraft landed at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Babatpur, where State Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister and district in-charge Suresh Khanna, MLA Dr. Awadhesh Singh, MLA Sunil Patel, MLA T. Ram, Commissioner S. Rajalingam, Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal, District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar, and others welc ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off the 'Sardar@150 Unity March' organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. On this occasion, he offered floral tributes to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and paid heartfelt homage to the Iron Man of India, the architect of a united and integrated nation, on his 150th birth anniversary. He stated that under the leadership of Prime ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 31 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said the procurement of paddy from farmers in eastern part of the state at a minimum support price for the kharif marketing year 2025-26 will begin on Saturday and continue until February 28 next year. During this period, procurement will also take place in Unnao, Raebareli, and Lucknow districts. Paddy procurement has been underway since October 1 in western Uttar Pradesh, as well as in the Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, and Sitapur distr ...Read More >
Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court on Wednesday acquitted Mohammad Sharif, Sabauddin, Imran Shahzad and Mohammad Farooq, who were sentenced to death in the Rampur case of terrorist attack on CRPF camp on night of Dec 31, 2007. As many as eight CRPF jawans died in the attack and five sustained injuries in the attack. FIR was lodged by SI Om Prakash Sharma at police station, Civil Lines, Rampur on Jan 1, 2008.Capital appeal and reference was filed against judgment and order of Nov 1, 2019 and Nov 2, ...Read More >
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